Off the beaten track – quiet and peaceful, a wonderful easy stroll of about 4.6km (return) from Whitford Beach alongside the Turanga Creek estuary.  Beautiful water views, huge trees, green pastures and majestic houses grace this walkway.

This track is accessed from the end of Clifton Rd from Whitford Beach. 

Coastal walkway along Turanga Creek
Coastal walkway along Turanga Creek

Quick facts about this walk

Walk time: 60 – 90 minutes
Surface: Dirt and Gravel
Difficulty: 2 – easy walking, some steepish sections
Buggies/Wheelchairs: Yes – be aware some sections are quite steep
Facilities: No facilities
Highlights: Good wide walkway, water views, swimming possible, large trees, very peaceful. Horses allowed and dogs on a lead.
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Map location and how to find Whitford Beach – Turanga Creek Walk

Note: the yellow line shows the possible return loop via the road.

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Tree-lined track towards Potts Rd
Tree-lined track towards Potts Rd

Whitford Beach Walkway Description

Huge trees, water views, farmland, majestic houses, wonderful track and plenty of birdlife – this is a beautiful and peaceful walk. The walkway is wide and a wonderful undulating track, making it suitable for most walkers.

Park your vehicle at the Whitford Beach carpark and commence your walk through the gate. The initial part of this track hugs the farms fence-line until it reaches the coast. 

Turanga Creek
Turanga Creek

Continue along the coastline, zig-zagging in and out of little coves and up and down the undulating track. At approximately 2km, the track turns hard left and back up toward Potts Rd. This is a particularly beautiful section of the walk, tree-lined with huge mature trees.

Once at Potts Rd, either turn around and walk back down the coastal track or walk back along the roadway – about 1.9km vs the 2.37km via the track.

Note: there are no facilities along this walkway.

Buggies and Wheelchairs

The walkway is a wide and easy mostly hard dirt track. There are aspects of relatively loose gravel, especially on some steeper undulations.

This track is suitable for buggies and wheelchairs – the first km very easy. The remainder of the walkway is suitable but would require significant strength on some of the hills.

Whitford Beach Turanga Creek Track Elevation
Whitford Beach Turanga Creek Track Elevation

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