Kiama Coastal Walk

The Kiama Coastal Walk is a 22-kilometre marked coastal trail in the Kiama local government area on the New South Wales South Coast, stretching from Minnamurra in the north to Gerringong in the south via Kiama. Notable for dramatic cliffs, sandy beaches, rock platforms, and headlands including Bombo Headland and Cathedral Rocks, it passes the famous Kiama Blowhole. The walk showcases natural coastal scenery, Aboriginal and geological heritage, and offers lookouts, beaches and picnic areas along its length.

Visitors can expect a well-marked coastal walking track following cliffs, beaches, headlands and rock platforms between Minnamurra and Gerringong. The route is divided into three main sections and can be walked in full or as shorter sections. Along the way are ocean lookouts, sandy beaches such as Jones Beach and Werri Beach, basalt columns at Bombo Headland, the Kiama Blowhole and Little Blowhole, picnic areas, interpretive signage and opportunities for photography, whale watching in season and swimming at patrolled beaches.

The coastline lies within Dharawal Country and contains sites of Aboriginal significance. European settlement developed around Kiama from the 1830s as a port and quarrying centre. Bombo Headland preserves remains of the former Bombo basalt quarry and historic basalt columns formed by volcanic activity, illustrating the region's geological and industrial history.

The walk traverses Dharawal Country and highlights Aboriginal connection to the coastal landscape. It also showcases the maritime heritage of Kiama, including the Kiama Blowhole, historic lighthouse and harbour, and the cultural landscape of fishing villages between Minnamurra and Gerringong.