No boat at Corindi: Wooli is a valid finish
The Yuraygir coastal walk has no commercial boat at Red Rock / Corindi. Why finishing at Wooli is success, not failure — and what to book before you leave Angourie.
By Ian Piggott · Farming Domains · Unofficial guide · ~9 min read
Updated · re-check NSW National Parks before travel
Best for: Groups booking the 65 km walk for the first time
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Coastal walk corridor
Maurice van Creij · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The decision is simple: do not treat the last river as a swim. Official coastal-walk visitor info says there is no commercial service at Corindi / Red Rock. Many first-time parties still leave a sedan at Red Rock and hope.
Wooli is a village with a boat you can actually book. If that is where the walk ends, you finished.
The decision
Book Wooli River Boat Hire before you leave (official number on the walk page and river-crossing alert: 0439 409 909 — [VERIFY]). Decide the finish car: Wooli versus Red Rock. Do not leave a 2WD at Pebbly.
If Corindi cannot be crossed safely, extract at Wooli. That is the plan, not a speech you invent at the waterline.
What official pages actually say
Coastal walk corridor
Maurice van Creij · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
River-crossing contacts (still posted on alerts): Wooli 0439 409 909; Sandon 0429 520 255; Corindi / Red Rock — no commercial service. Safest crossings on an incoming tide.
The Brooms Head–Illaroo track page has listed a different Sandon number (0407 362 118). Confirm the live Sandon contact with Grafton NPWS (02 6641 1500, weekdays) before you walk. Numbers change.
Plan B on the last day
Grade 5 Wooli–Red Rock is 15.5 km, 5 hrs 30 min–6 hrs 30 min, isolation, Station Creek wade, Pebbly country. If the boat is cancelled or the tide window is wrong, stay in Wooli.
Support drivers use the three road zones. There is no shuttle. There is no vehicle ferry.
Who this is for
Anyone booking Angourie to Red Rock as a badge. Anyone who has not yet phoned a boat. Anyone confusing Pebbly Beach (Yuraygir) with Murramarang.
Failure modes
No boat booked → you do not start the last segment. Fix: Wooli phone first, then camps.
Finish car at a 4WD-only pin → a sedan recovery. Fix: Wooli or Station Creek 2WD-typical parking.
Official vs this page
Boats, tides and track status are live official problems. This page only names the finish rule official pages already imply.
FAQ
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Is finishing at Wooli cheating?
No. Official notes say there is no commercial boat at Corindi / Red Rock. Stopping when the crossing is unsafe is competence.
Do I need a walk permit?
Current official baseline: no walk permit beyond vehicle entry. Book camps separately. Trip Intention Form recommended. [VERIFY] any future change on NPWS.
More articles
- How to plan the Yuraygir coastal walk without getting stranded
Practical planning for the 65 km Angourie–Red Rock walk: boats, tides, camps, water, alerts, packing and the Wooli finish if Corindi cannot be crossed.
- Coastal emus and other wildlife you might actually see
Yuraygir’s endangered coastal emus, shorebirds at Station Creek, whales from headlands, night driving and how to watch without wrecking habitat.
- Whale season from Yuraygir headlands
Where official park pages send you for humpbacks — Red Cliffs lookout, Brooms Head and Wilsons Headland — and how to watch without standing on unstable rock.
- Spring heath wildflowers on the Clarence coast
When official park pages say the heathlands put on a show — Wilsons Headland and the coastal walk — and how to look without leaving the track.
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