While visiting the NSW South Coast town of Moruya, a beautiful winters day saw us do a short out and back from Mullimburra Point to Bingi Bing Point. This walk provides a sample of the Bingi Dreaming coastal walk from Congo to Tuross. We didn’t have another car to do the car shuffle needed for the whole walk.
Bingi Dreaming Track
The Bingi Dreaming track is a 14 km coastal walk that follows the ancient Song Lines of the Yuin Aboriginal people, from Congo south to Tuross. Often a car shuffle is needed, so we selected the short middle section from Mullimburra Point to Bingi Bingi, and did this as an out and back. Its only about 3 Km each way but provides a very good sample of the coastal landscapes and scenery. You can vary the walking terrain by using the beach as part of the excellent loop track from Bingi Bingi to Kellys Lake.
Bingi Bingi is supposedly a good whale watching location and I imagine Mullimburra Point is too, though we were not quite in the right season and didn’t spot any.
Mullimburra Point
There is a small carpark at Mullimburra Head just back from the beach, which looks north back to Congo. Walking back up the road and soon the Bingi Dreaming Track from Congo crosses the road and a left turn starts you on the path.
The wide foot trail weaves its way behind the frontal dunes through light brush forest towards Grey Rocks, a rocky promintory half way down the beach towards Bingi. The forest is quite open and mixed, and the trail weaves around a small creek.
Grey Rocks
The track comes out of the forest at a rocky promintory about half way to Bingi Bingi, called Grey Rocks. The sea washes over the granite boulders here. We had great views north and south along the coast.
The track descends to the beach and heads south on the sand, towards an outflowing creek, first passing some shoreline rocks and then between some rocks and the sea which might mean a short wade at high tide.
Kelleys Lake
Its only a short distance down the sandy beach until you reach a small lagoon behind the beach front. It turns out that this is the outflow from a small lake, ‘Kelleys Lake’ which sits behind the dune system. It is a resting and breding ground for migratory waterbirds including swans.
The track continues around Kelly Lake and makes its way towards Bingi. This section has a few installed story boards describing the native flora and fauna and their use by indigenous peoples. This is a very beautiful section, really idyllic.
Bingi Bingi Point
From the track behind the beach you soon reach the road and car park at Bingi Bingi behind the point. Walking through to the point gives great views north back to Mullimburra and Congo, and south to Tuross Heads with Gulaga (Mount Dromedary) (a walk for another day) rising behind.
This is a fabulous place, great open expansive views, sea breezes, grassy slopes, bird life, and a rusty old shipwreck boiler. It great to just wander over the rocks and take it all in.
Return
We walked back up the beach to Grey Rocks, then followed the trail back to Mullimburra Point Beach, for a late lunch and relax in the sun, concluding a very pleasant day out.
This is a very beautiful daywalk highlighting a spectacular and interesting section of coast. Its very easy walking and so highly recommended for a couple of hours if your in the region.