Trail Map of Yarramalong to Somersby on the Great North Walk

Moderate: 20.5 miles, Multiple days

Overview: YARRAMALONG TO SOMERSBY STORE (2 days)
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Part 1: BEAVENS POINT ROAD TO BUMBLE HILL TOP: 10.0 km (moderate to easy)
From Beavens Point Road follow Cedar Brush Road past studs and riding stables. Arriving at the village of Yarramalong note the beautiful St Barnabas Church on the left and turn right at the Yarramalong Store. Trail runs alongside the road up Bumble Hill and then follows a powerlines service trail to Greta Road.

Part 2: BUMBLE HILL TOP TO SOMERSBY: 22.6 km (moderate)
From Greta Road onto Cherry Lane and then follow trail to Tooheys Road. After the archery site trail runs south along Milligan’s Ridge to the Stringy Bark Point campsite. Follow Ourimbah Creek to Ourimbah Creek Road turning off to right near Palm Grove. Join Kilkenny Road and follow this to Somersby Store.

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Tips: Safety, Food & Water
Yarramalong Store and Somersby Store are adequate general stores but there is nothing in between. Carry adequate water in the summertime. Take care to check on bushfires and (early in season) on back-burning.

Visits
Ourimbah Rainforest Reserve and Yarramalong macadamia Nut Farm are both worth a visit.

Accommodation
There are several places to stay in the Yarramalong Valley including, in Yarramalong itself, Yarramalong Manor, offering B&B (6 rooms all with ensuites) and also other meals.
There is also accommodation on the GNW route itself at the Bumble Hill Retreat, a property with 7 bedrooms, four with ensuites plus a one bedroomed studio with ensuite. This 26 acre bushland property has a minimum stay of 2 nights and is for adults over 25 yrs only. A little offtrack (about 3 km) in the Yarramalong area is the Forest Park Country Retreat with two bedrooms, one with ensuite. Breakfast on the first morning plus hens providing daily fresh eggs to collect.