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How to get to this magical natural infinity pool off the beaten track near a major Australian city
- Travelers are obsessed with a little-known walk and bay an hour from Sydney
- The 9.6km return loop features a natural infinity pool, waterfall, beach, bay and bush
- The ‘walk with everything’ can be found in the heart of Ku-ring-gai National Park, NSW
- Refuge Bay is an off-the-track ‘hidden gem’ and accessible by path and boat
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Travelers are obsessed with a six-mile trail dubbed the ‘hike with it all’ thanks to its magical natural infinity pool, waterfall, beach cove and pristine bush setting.
Refuge Bay, a ‘magic’ beach in the heart of New South Wales’ Ku-ring-gai National Park, is 30 minutes from the Sydney CBD and can be reached by land or boat.
The moderate walk takes three hours and while hikers have said the ‘lack’ of signage is difficult, the ‘wow factor’ makes it worth it.
Refuge Bay is a 9.6km loop called the ‘hike with it all’ thanks to its natural infinity pool, waterfall, beach, bay and wild bush
The hidden gem can be accessed by a trail or by boat, if accessed by a trail, the walk will take approximately three hours
The waterfall has been described as popular with hikers
The walk begins at the Salvation Loop on a maintained fire trail, which is followed for 1.7 km.
Walkers then turn left onto the signposted Wallaroo Track and follow this track for 400 meters before entering the bush.
British travel couple Cat and Joe who run the blog’Walk my world‘ outlined that the start of the track looks ‘overgrown’, but the rest of the way is well marked with cairns.
However, the pair said that several parts of the bush were so overgrown that they looked like ‘dead ends’.
Once explorers are on the trail for 4.3 km, they will reach a point distinguished by a large rock platform. They can choose different paths to reach the different features and viewpoints, but each one has a different path and they don’t connect.
The incredible walk and destination is less than an hour outside of Sydney if traveling by car
The waterfalls and an infinity pool are located above the waterfall and the waterfall leads to the beach.
The falls are on a path leading west from the platform marked by red flags, the overflow pool is slightly northwest of the rock platform and unmarked, and the route to the beach runs northeast from the rock platform past the national flags tied to the trees,” Cat and Joe said.
To return, hikers should head back to the large rock platform and keep an eye out for the cairns, as the trail is more difficult to follow on the way back.
The amazing ‘natural’ infinity pools are a huge draw for travelers, bringing adventurers from all over Australia
The view from the top of the bay offers a pristine bay of the coast and blue waters
Travelers rave about this hidden gem after discovering it.
“There are many good things in this world, like pasta, chocolate and these kinds of views,” one couple said after their visit.
“Nature’s answer to a spa,” another woman called it.
Others are desperate to visit the off-the-track destination.
“This seems like a goddamn trek to do,” one man said.
‘Looks like this place is worth a visit! By boat or on foot,’ a woman commented.