BEST WALKS AROUND NEWCASTLE AND PORT STEPHENS

Newcastle and the regions to its north and west are home to a wide variety of dramatic hiking from significant hill country to some of Australia’s most beautiful beaches. This brand-new guide in Australia’s bestselling walking guide series introduces some forty walks (plus many suggestions for varying them), ranging from leisurely coastal strolls to exhilarating hill-climbing adventures, and more rugged tracks deep in some of the state’s famous national parks. This guide includes walks from the Lower Hunter to north of Port Stephens and west to the Barrington Tops and includes hidden gems as well as the better-known trails.