Sunday 28/02/2021 Boyds Tower – Red Point – Leather Jacket Bay – Mowarry Point
Light to Light Walk
Beowa National Park ( Ben Boyd National Park, until September 2022), NSW
Yuin Country
Participants: Beth Davies, Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report), Pablo Ureña Vega
We were on a short break to Merimbula so decided to sample a section of the Light to Light Walk as a day trip.
We started with a short detour to the historic Boyd’s Tower located on Red Point. It was built by Benjamin Boyd but was never commissioned as a lighthouse. The lookout was closed and appeared to be fire damaged. From Red Point there were great views of the Pacific Ocean, Eden and Twofold Bay.
Max elevation: 59 m
Total climbing: 698 m
Total descent: -697 m
Average speed: 4.41 km/h
Total time: 05:34:21
Boyds Tower at Red Point
The full Light to Light multi-day walk starts from the Boyd’s Tower carpark and finishes at Green Cape Lighthouse, about 30km to the south. With no public transport, it would be desirable to do a car drop. It is known as one of the best walks on the far south coast of NSW. This top section that we completed from Red Point to near Mowarry Point was scenically rewarding, even after the devastating fires of 2019-2020. It was heartening to see some regrowth, mainly low-level scrub and unfortunately some weeds amongst the burnt trees. The coastal scenery is stunning with white sandy beaches, secluded coves and impressive red rock formations.
We enjoyed a relaxed pace on this easy grade walk, stopping for many photos, a swim and admiring the greenery and wildflowers.
Sydney Morning Herald 30th September 2022 “The name of an infamous slave trader has been officially erased from maps after a tract of coastal cliffs and beaches on NSW’s South Coast was renamed Beowa National Park amid a plan to transfer land titles of all national parks to Aboriginal owners under consideration by the state government.
Ben Boyd National Park was given the new name, which means “orca” or “killer whale” in Thaua language, on Friday at a ceremony attended by NSW Environment Minister James Griffin.”
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