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Walgun / Cape Byron

Byron Bay, Australia

The most easterly point on mainland Australia 

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Aerial view of Walgun / Cape Byron AyanA123 / CC BY-SA 4.0
Aerial view of Walgun / Cape Byron AyanA123 / CC BY-SA 4.0
View over the fence graemelovell (Atlas Obscura User)
‘Most Easterly Point’ Signage graemelovell (Atlas Obscura User)
Wategos Beach - Voted 4th Best Beach in the World, and the start point of the walk graemelovell (Atlas Obscura User)
Koala and Joey seen in a tree at the end of the walk graemelovell (Atlas Obscura User)
Whales and Dolphins breach regularly, this time next to a couple of surfers graemelovell (Atlas Obscura User)
Steep steps - and lots of them! graemelovell (Atlas Obscura User)
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At the top of a steep stepped path, along the way to the Cape Byron Lighthouse, lies the most easterly point on the Australian continent.

It affords spectacular views of whales and dolphins, but also occasional borders re-locating from the celebrated Wategos Beach (voted fourth-best beach in the world by Condé Nast) to the more inaccessible Tallow Beach.

Know Before You Go

It is very steep, and a challenging walk for the elderly

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