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6 – Granite Beach to Lion Rock

Approximate Walking Time: 5-7.5 hours

Whilst most people head from Granite Beach to South Cape Rivulet, we decided to go an extra 4 kms to Lion Rock.

This was to make the last day nice and easy.

The 13 kms to cover started with a forested climb of some 400 metres elevation.

It was quite a rough track with plenty of mud leading up to our first rest spot on Flat Rock Plain.

Heading to Flat Rock Plain

Heading to Flat Rock Plain

This gave us a lovely view back over the beaches and water.

Flat Rock Plains view

Flat Rock Plains view

More scrubby up and down, with plenty of mud, eventually gets you to Trackcutters Camp – a small campsite at the start of a nice, long descent.

Muddy Flat Rock Plain

Muddy Flat Rock Plain

The descent track is rough much of the way, with a boardwalk in some sections.

Flat Rock Plain track

Flat Rock Plain track

There’s another small climb before the track once again descends through forest to come out at the South Cape Rivulet.

A wade across this and you’ll see the campsites about 100 metres up the side of the bank of the rivulet.

Then you have a nice flat walk along the beach (gotta love those beach walks) before you climb up a headland and go down to the next beach in South Cape Bay.

South Cape

South Cape beach

Along that you’ll see markers for the track heading inland a few hundred metres before the end of the beach.

It’s a nice sharp climb up over Coal Bluff that affords a great view.

View from Coal Bluff

View from Coal Bluff

You start your descent and you’ll see Lion Rock on your right.

Lion Rock South Coast Track

Lion Rock South Coast Track

Here’s a magical shot of Lion Rock by Mark Ashton.

Lion Rock – Click for larger image

Down onto the sandy/rocky beach and you’ll spot the creek a few hundred metres along where the campsites are (fill up your water bottles here).

2 Main Campsites

There are 2 main campsites here – beside the creek on the right (a bit of a way in) and at the top of the steep wooden steps on the right.

We camped up the top in a well protected spot.

View of Lion Rock from top of steps to campsite

View of Lion Rock from top of steps to campsite

Difficulty Rating – Moderate

A nice day with some short sharp climbs.

You’ll be well and truly walk fit by now if you weren’t already, so it will be a fairly comfortable day if the weather is half decent.

Read on for:

  • Day 1 – Melaleuca to Point Eric
  • Day 2 – Point Eric to Louisa River
  • Day 3 – Louisa River to Little Deadman’s Bay
  • Day 4 – Little Deadman’s Bay to Prion Beach
  • Day 5 – Prion Beach to Granite Beach
  • Day 6 – Granite Beach to Lion Rock
  • Day 7 – Lion Rock to Cockle Creek

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