Length: 9.3km
Duration: 3 hrs 30 mins
Grade: 4
Style: Return
Start: Boyds Tower Rd, Edrom
End: Edrom Rd, Edrom

Location: Ben Boyd National Park
Closest Town: Eden
Distance from CBD: 581 km
State: NSW
Latitude: -37.10466344
Longitude: 149.9512822

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Boyd Tower to Leather Jacket Bay is a 9.3km, grade 4 return hike, located in Ben Boyd National Park, New South Wales. The hike should take approximately 3 hrs 30 mins to complete.

Hike Summary

Leather Jacket Bay is a rocky and wonderful bay. The walk through Ben Boyd National Park starts at Boyd Tower car park and passes through Red Sands bay with its stunning contrast of colour. The walk not only passes some beautiful coast line to Leather Jacket Bay but some superb examples of geological processes with rock folding and banding. There is a small clearing at Leather Jacket bay with some shade making it a nice place for lunch before heading back.

Download maps and tracknotes for Boyd Tower to Leather Jacket Bay hiking track from wildwalks.com.

About the region

Ben Boyd National Park spans 47km of rocky coastline and sheltered inlets. Located near the whale watching town of Eden on the far South Coast of NSW, its crystal clear waters are perfect for snorkelling and swimming.

Ben Boyd National Park is separated into 2 areas, split by Twofold Bay. Take your pick from the sparkling lakes and surf beaches in the park’s Pambula-Haycock area to the rocky cliffs and beachside campgrounds in the Green Cape area.

Its spectacular sea-carved landscape is a striking display of folded red rock platforms that contrast against the sapphire blue water of the ocean.