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OUR LITTLE SECRET OZ

THE BATHERS WAY

Newcastle, New South Wales

Where: The Bathers Way links Newcastle’s beaches from Merewether Ocean Baths – the largest baths in the southern hemisphere which opened in 1935 – to Nobbys Beach. It forms part of the Great North Walk which stretches from the baths to Sydney.

Distance: 6km one way

Easy to moderate. The City of Newcastle has

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