Back Creek picnic area
Back Creek picnic area, set in a beautiful dry eucalypt forest, offers great spots for picnics and cricket games, is close to easy walking tracks and features a maze.
- Where
- Blue Gum Hills Regional Park in North Coast
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Riverside Park
The family-friendly Riverside Park, near Newcastle, is the perfect base for cycling, walking, fishing and birdwatching on Ash Island.
- Where
- Hunter Wetlands National Park in North Coast
Village Green picnic area and playground
With picnic tables, barbecues, mountain biking trails, an interactive and accessible playground and bushland setting, Village Green picnic area and playground is ideal for families and large groups.
- Where
- Blue Gum Hills Regional Park in North Coast
Rainforest walk to Riverside Park
Rainforest walk to Riverside Park, near Newcastle, is suitable for walking or cycling and crosses Ash Island, ending by the river where you can fish and birdwatch.
- Distance
- 2km one-way
- Time
- 1hr 45min - 2hrs 15min
- Grade
- Grade 3
- Wheelchair
access - Medium
- Where
- Hunter Wetlands National Park in North Coast
Minmi Cemetery walk
Take this gentle walk to Minmi Cemetery, a charming historic site that dates back to the coal-mining boom of the mid-1800s.
- Distance
- 1km loop
- Time
- 15 - 45min
- Grade
- Grade 4
- Where
- Blue Gum Hills Regional Park in North Coast
Scotts Point Way to Riverside Park trail
Enjoy an easy walk or bike ride along the river on the Scott Point to Riverside Park trail, Ash Island, as it takes you past excellent spots for fishing and birdwatching.
- Distance
- 1.4km one-way
- Time
- 45min - 1hr 15min
- Grade
- Grade 2
- Wheelchair
access - Medium
- Where
- Hunter Wetlands National Park in North Coast