When

Contact Positive Energy Adventures and Retreats for tour dates.

Where

Limeburners Creek National Park in North Coast

Accessibility

No wheelchair access

Grade

Medium. Moderate fitness required.

Price

Contact Positive Energy Adventures and Retreats for tour pricing.

Entry fees

Price includes park entry fee

Bookings

Bookings required. Book online or email Positive Energy Adventures and Retreats.

Unwind as you walk across some of the NSW Mid-North Coast’s most beautiful beaches on this 3-day, 2-night walking retreat.

Connecting Settlement Point, Port Macquarie to Crescent Head, your qualified guides will usher you along 34km of pristine national park walking tracks and stunning stretches of sandy beaches. Stopping regularly along the way, you’ll learn about the area’s cultural significance. You’ll also have the opportunity to unwind and enjoy yoga, meditation and mindfulness activities.

Keep an eye out for the abundance of wildlife that call this place home, including unique birds, whales and dolphins (seasonal).

Leave the finer details to Positive Energy Adventures and Retreats, who organise all accommodation, food and transport. They’ll also carry your pack so you don't have to.

Positive Energy Adventures and Retreats is a licensed commercial tour operator with a Parks Eco Pass.

For directions, safety and practical information, see visitor info

Visitor info

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A place of historic heritage

Back in the early days of the Port Macquarie penal settlement, lime for building mortar was in great demand. They used to collect and burn enormous quantities of oyster shells from this area, giving the park its unusual name. Many of the landmarks in the park were named after some of the more colourful pioneers of the past. Barries Bay was originally a whaling station, named after the Barrie family who lived there for many years. Big Hill was named after Kevin Hill, reputedly a hermit who lived on the northwest side of the hill during the Great Depression of the 1930s.

Strong Aboriginal cultural connections

The Dunghutti People from Kempsey and the Biripai people from Port Macquarie continue to have a strong connection with the area surrounding Limeburners Creek. Point Plomer and Big Hill in particular are Aboriginal sites of outstanding significance. Several sites and artefacts tracing Aboriginal settlement in this region back to at least 6,000 years have been found, including burial sites, shell middens, a quarry for stone tool production and axe grinding grooves in rock outcrops around Point Plomer.

Wildlife and bird watching haven

Limeburners Creek National Park is a hot spot for animals. Spotted tail quoll, dingos, butterflies, micro bats, giant pythons and even brolgas make their home here. Birdwatchers will also be in heaven. You'll see rare pied oystercatchers and little terns along beaches, osprey and other large birds of prey circling above and migratory seabirds on their journey north. You might also see the rare ground parrot out in the grass and heathlands.

Plants and animals protected in this park