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I took a trip south from the city one Saturday in March to the Royal National Park, a huge preserve of bush and undeveloped beaches starting about 50 km from Sydney. There is train service from Sydney through the park with a couple of stops actually in it. One of those is the hamlet of Otford. My goal was to visit the legal clothing-optional beach called Werrong Beach. Upon exiting the train platform and station go up a footpath that climbs the hill next to the station. Follow this paved path up more until you come out to a road with views of the ocean. You can decide here if you need provisions or not. If so, there is a restaurant and takeaway to your right. Make sure you have plenty of water. There are NO facilities of any kind in the park or beach. The beach is to the left. Carefully walk along the road and cross when you see a parking area/overlook. Locate the trail (there will be signs) and start hiking. It took me 40 minutes to get on to the beach from the carpark and I hike fairly fast. It is a good workout which discourages most from going. The beach of golden sand is set in a steep ampitheatre of green hills. Breathtaking location. Only seven others were there when I arrived, 3 nude males and 4 nude females. That was it. Bracing cool water. It is an east facing beach, so it is only good in mornings and until 2 p.m. latest. The hills are so high behind the beach the sun is lost early.

Getting there:

CityRail train ( Southern Line) leaves from Sydney Central station at 7:37 am weekdays gets into Otford at 8:35 am. Weekdays leaves Otford at 4:06 pm arrives Sydney at 5:06 pm Distance is 52 km. Weekends leaves Sydney Central 8:42 am arrives Otford 9:40 am. Weekends departs Otford 4:18 pm arrives Sydney 5:14 pm. Weekday return fare is $12.00. Discounted weekend "off peak" fare is $7.40.

CityRail: www.cityrail.nsw.gov.au Telephone: 131 500

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