Exploring the Cronulla Beach Walk

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Well known for rips if you decide to take a swim while on your walk make sure you stick to the flagged areas."},{"type":"text","content":"Wanda usually offers the best surf along the beach and a great place to watch the surfers do their thing. It’s also an ideal spot to give your legs a workout by walking on the sand for the first part of the walk.\n\nRecent storms have caused a significant amount of errosion, so the beach may be looking a little different this month. "},{"type":"audio","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRd72xHSXm5KMNCeHFInv%2FCronulla%20Beachstop1.mp3?alt=media&token=36a27b56-18fa-434d-9962-5d375b41364f"}]},{"address":"Elouera Beach","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-34.046110440912706,"longitude":151.15970527297057},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Elouera Beach"},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":667},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRd72xHSXm5KMNCeHFInv%2F6188612722_b9e6cf40a5_b.jpeg?alt=media&token=9b26f72f-feb7-48ea-ab2f-d1453464a467"},{"type":"text","content":"Elouera Beach is a wonderful escape when North Cronulla gets busy, and you want a patch of sand to yourself. The very popular Summer Salt restaurant overlooks the beach and is a lovely spot for a special lunch or dinner."},{"type":"link","content":"http://www.summersalt.com.au/"},{"type":"audio","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRd72xHSXm5KMNCeHFInv%2FCronulla%20Beachstop2.mp3?alt=media&token=211ddfc0-c98c-4ec4-95ee-2940ccdd7c67"}]},{"address":"North Cronulla Beach","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-34.04971823410116,"longitude":151.15711595000002},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# North Cronulla Beach"},{"metadata":{"width":750,"height":464},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRd72xHSXm5KMNCeHFInv%2FNorth-Cronulla-beach-nippers.jpeg?alt=media&token=24b08806-8b71-4a3e-8838-d5f784ab316b"},{"type":"text","content":"Dunningham Park has been a popular spot for picnics since the 1920s. The extensive park leads down to North Cronulla Beach, and if you have travelled by train, you can cheat and begin the walk here."},{"metadata":{"width":750,"height":464},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRd72xHSXm5KMNCeHFInv%2FNorth-cronulla-cafes.jpeg?alt=media&token=d5fefb42-d413-445f-a14b-de877b69db14"},{"type":"text","content":"If you visit on a Saturday morning, you will find nippers out competing up and down the beach – if you have never watched them training before, grab a juice or coffee from one of the nearby cafes and sit for a while."},{"metadata":{"width":750,"height":464},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRd72xHSXm5KMNCeHFInv%2FSouth-cronulla-rock-pool-cronulla.jpeg?alt=media&token=7980c3a9-6b9c-47fa-bc1c-f32dd5301b71"},{"type":"text","content":"Two ocean pools sit on the rock shelf between North and South Cronulla. The North Cronulla pool is relatively shallow and the best choice for kids and best at low tide.\n\nThe South Cronulla pool is an excellent spot for swimming laps."},{"type":"audio","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRd72xHSXm5KMNCeHFInv%2FCronulla%20Beachstop3.mp3?alt=media&token=92a9578f-bddd-4e63-8e26-3267e1d19916"}]},{"address":"South Cronulla Beach","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-34.05489460301814,"longitude":151.1544208629992},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# South Cronulla Beach aka Cronulla Beach"},{"type":"text","content":"Most of the time, this is the busiest beach along the strip. It’s the closest to the station and is surrounded by cafes, takeaway food options and the Cronulla RSL with its great balcony. If hunger strikes, this is a great place to stop for a while."},{"metadata":{"width":750,"height":464},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRd72xHSXm5KMNCeHFInv%2FSouth-Cronulla-Beach-Walk-small.jpeg?alt=media&token=80fff645-4176-4717-ade1-00c520d0224b"},{"type":"text","content":"The beach has a beach wheelchair and mobi mat service. Cronulla Park backs the beach and offers lots of shaded grassy places to relax."},{"type":"audio","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRd72xHSXm5KMNCeHFInv%2FCronulla%20Beachstop4.mp3?alt=media&token=1bdd337a-518f-4c55-9071-4c9198f64a9d"}]},{"address":"Blackwoods Beach","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-34.06027593145549,"longitude":151.15677032154392},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Blackswood Beach"},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":665},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRd72xHSXm5KMNCeHFInv%2F4170529090_3fc5c4fc41_b.jpeg?alt=media&token=14965c66-15ec-4067-905a-5fd2afc8eeb1"},{"type":"text","content":"The smallest beach along this section of the coast at only 40m is hard to see from the path, which is probably just as well cause I am not sure everyone would be ready for what they might see on this said to be “Clothing optional” beach. \n\nIf you decide to swim here, watch out for the rocks underfoot which can trip you up. Disappearing sand over the years seems to see this beach getting smaller all the time, sadly."},{"type":"audio","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRd72xHSXm5KMNCeHFInv%2FCronulla%20Beachstop5.mp3?alt=media&token=668cbffc-155f-4081-bc5b-51509a6bd833"}]},{"address":"1 The Esplanade","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-34.06406327199277,"longitude":151.15537536507597},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Shelly Beach"},{"type":"text","content":"Like many of Sydney’s ocean pools, Shelly Beach Rock Pool was built by locals. The first incarnation appeared in the early 1900s, and in the 1930s, it was formally rebuilt. There is ramp access to the pool.\n\nThere is a lovely Art Deco style pavilion here and the second a little further along at Oak Park."},{"metadata":{"width":309,"height":452},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRd72xHSXm5KMNCeHFInv%2FShelly-beach-rockpool-cronulla.jpeg?alt=media&token=5b20050d-8200-493d-b768-de2b1cfd82d3"},{"type":"text","content":"The vast playground at Shelly Beach is a big draw card for anyone taking kids to the beach. I love that it’s fenced; allowing you to relax a little when supervising little ones, I find it less stressful than visiting unfenced playgrounds."},{"type":"text","content":"### This Cronulla beach walk is a great pram walk with almost all the trail flat. "},{"type":"audio","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRd72xHSXm5KMNCeHFInv%2FCronulla%20Beachstop6.mp3?alt=media&token=b6d6c274-2945-41aa-bef2-2792d3760142"}]},{"address":"Oak Park Beach","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-34.06960306073948,"longitude":151.15519125000003},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Oak Park Beach"},{"type":"text","content":"Looking very much like Shelly Beach, with a matching yellow pavilion and ocean pool, Oak Park may not have a playground, but it has plenty of open space and two covered BBQs."},{"metadata":{"width":318,"height":464},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRd72xHSXm5KMNCeHFInv%2FOak-park-rock-pool-cronulla-bech-walk.jpeg?alt=media&token=855d3e5f-7c07-441f-8eff-a990c9f8f8d8"},{"type":"text","content":"Oak Park Rock Pool offers flat entry to the water from the sand, but there are stairs to access the beach. A rock ledge below the path provides some shade later in the day, and there is a small patch of grass for those who don’t like sitting on sand but like to be close to the water.\n\nFacilities, which include showers and toilets, are usually pretty clean. If you arrive early, there is parking, but it can be a bit of a hike if you turn up at lunchtime."},{"type":"audio","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRd72xHSXm5KMNCeHFInv%2FCronulla%20Beachstop7.mp3?alt=media&token=5cfbfac6-a929-4832-a4e4-77a137f0abc3"}]},{"address":"Bass and Flinders Point","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-34.07281076074079,"longitude":151.15344524999998},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Bass and Flinders Point"},{"type":"text","content":"This sandstone monument commemorates a visit by Matthew Flinders and George Bass when mapping Botany Bay.\n\n“sailed past this point in Tom Thumb II on 30 March 1796 and named it Port Hacking.”\n\nThe top of the monument was dedicated in 1947, and the area was renewed in 1998."},{"metadata":{"width":750,"height":464},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRd72xHSXm5KMNCeHFInv%2FBass-and-flinders-point-cronulla-beach-walk.jpeg?alt=media&token=52e1f11c-c2c3-480d-b65f-8e4a51f857a8"},{"type":"text","content":"While the walk is officially over, once you reach Bass and Flinders Point, we always keep going. Just 200m further, you come to a favourite local spot that many don’t bother continuing on to."},{"type":"link","content":"https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/landscape/exploration/display/20959-matthew-flinders-and-george-bass-"},{"type":"audio","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRd72xHSXm5KMNCeHFInv%2FCronulla%20Beachstop8.mp3?alt=media&token=4c273d02-f832-4f33-9b95-659975d2d5ad"}]},{"address":"Salmon Haul Reserve","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-34.072308310740596,"longitude":151.15187889999999},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Salmon Haul Reserve"},{"type":"text","content":"A brand new pirate ship adventure fort opened here last year, making this spot very popular for local families.\n\nIf you are looking to get away from the crowds mid-week on a sunny day at Cronulla, this is one of your best bets. Pack your snorkel and see what you can spot off the rocks here."},{"metadata":{"width":750,"height":462},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRd72xHSXm5KMNCeHFInv%2FSalmon-Haul-Cronull-Beach-Walk.jpeg?alt=media&token=c7091694-8cbe-45fe-a492-f012aeae54b2"},{"type":"text","content":"If you want to keep walking, we usually follow the path as far as it goes and then make your way up the path away from the water to join Nicholson Parade to Darook Park.\n\nAt the tip of the Cronulla peninsula is Hungry Point. Much of the point is home to the Marine Rescue Base, although there are some areas of reserve you can enjoy if you can find them!"},{"type":"audio","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRd72xHSXm5KMNCeHFInv%2FCronulla%20Beachstop9.mp3?alt=media&token=0b0f5260-8314-48a0-8eb4-b21dcfc888ce"}]},{"address":"Darook beach","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-34.0690792607393,"longitude":151.14811185000002},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Darook Beach"},{"type":"text","content":"Adjoining the park is the pretty little Darook Beach, which is another popular picnic spot. With plenty of lawn and shady trees, it’s popular for picnics and get-togethers."},{"metadata":{"width":750,"height":464},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRd72xHSXm5KMNCeHFInv%2FDarook-Park-Cronulla-small.jpeg?alt=media&token=e124811f-6d70-4b32-96a3-cfe1e112a25e"},{"type":"text","content":"Darook Beach provides a safe swimming spot on the calm waters of Gunnamatta Bay.\n\nIf you need to get back to Cronulla Station, just follow Nicholson Parade to Gunnamatta Park. It’s about 1.5km all up and an easy flat walk."},{"type":"link","content":"https://sydneyexpert.com/cronulla-beach-walk/"},{"type":"audio","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRd72xHSXm5KMNCeHFInv%2FCronulla%20Beachstop10.mp3?alt=media&token=b8847055-27dc-4a82-9656-93c4f4087cbb"}]}]