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Port town to Windmill Hill lookout
Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
AustraliaNew South WalesPort Macquarie

Port town to Windmill Hill lookout

Length2.9 mi
Elev. Gain219.8 ft
Est. Steps6500
River
Scenic views
Quiet place
Beach
Bathroom
Playground
Created by Beach_Breeze

Port town to Windmill Hill lookout Introduction

Port town to Windmill Hill lookout is a 2.9 mile (6,500-step) route located near Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia. This route has an elevation gain of about 219.8 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
The first part of the walk is flat with a concrete path suitable for wheelchairs and strollers but the last bit is narrow, rocky and sloping. The views are spectacular of the river (including a few dolphins) and the breeze on a warm spring day is enlivening. No need to walk on the sand as you pass by a couple of beaches as there are formed paths the entire length. I walked for half an hour before stopping at the lookout at the base of windmill hill before returning via the same route. You can even stop along the way for a drink as there are bubblers and coffee shops. A great walk at any time from sunup to sundown

Attractions Near Port town to Windmill Hill lookout

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Hastings River

Water
Hastings River (Birpai: Doongang), an open and trained intermediate wave dominated barrier estuary, is located in the Northern Tablelands and Mid North Coast districts of New South Wales, Australia.

Old Port Macquarie Courthouse

Place
Old Port Macquarie Courthouse is a heritage-listed former courthouse and now justice museum at Clarence Street (cnr), Port Macquarie, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by James Barnet and built in 1869 by Butler and Bourne. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.

Oxley Oval

Place
Oxley Oval is an Australian cricket ground situated in Port Macquarie, New South Wales which hosted a 1979 World Series Cricket (WSC) match between the WSC West Indian XI and WSC World XI sides. The match, which began on January 2, saw a seven-wicket West Indian victory thanks largely to four wickets by Wayne Daniel and a score of 83 by Viv Richards.

Overseers' Cottages Remains, Port Macquarie

Place
Overseers' Cottages Remains is a heritage-listed archaeological site, now incorporated into the Glasshouse entertainment centre, at 30-44 Clarence Street, Port Macquarie, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, New South Wales, Australia. It is the remains of cottages for convict overseers', built from 1823 to 1830 by convict labour.

Hastings Historical Society Museum

Place
Hastings Historical Society Museum is a heritage-listed former retail store and now museum at 22 Clarence Street, Port Macquarie, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1835 to 1840 by William Stokes. It is also known as Port Macquarie Historical Society Museum and Port Macquarie Museum.

Port Macquarie First Burying Ground

Place
Port Macquarie First Burying Ground is a heritage-listed former cemetery and now public park at Clarence Street, Port Macquarie, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, New South Wales, Australia. The site was chosen by Captain Allman, and it was in use from 1822 to 1824. It is also known as Allman Hill Burying Ground, Port Macquarie Burying Ground and Old Port Macquarie Cemetery.

Port Macquarie Government House Site

Place
Port Macquarie Government House Site is a heritage-listed archaeological site at 2 Clarence Street, Port Macquarie, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1824 to 1826 by convict labour. The property is owned by Port Macquarie-Hastings Council. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 3 August 2001.

Port Macquarie Campus

Place
The Port Macquarie Campus of Hastings Secondary College is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school campus, located in Port Macquarie in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.Established in 1962 as Port Macquarie High School, the campus enrolled approximately 635 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom 14 percent identified as Indigenous Australians and nine percent were from a language background other than English.

St Thomas' Anglican Church, Port Macquarie

Place
St Thomas' Anglican Church is a heritage-listed church at Hay Street, Port Macquarie, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1823 to 1827 by convict labour under military supervision. The property is owned by the Anglican Diocese of Grafton. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 18 October 2002.

Flagstaff Hill

Historical

Comments

Marie
2024/04/14
Alicia
2025/02/05
Noah Spillane
2025/06/12
Last updated: Dec 1, 2025

Route Details

Length

2.9 mi

Elev. Gain

219.8 ft

Est. Steps

6500
Created by
Beach_Breeze
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