Bay sights in North Coast
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Horseshoe Bay
The crescent-shaped, golden-sand beach is easily the best of the island's accessible beaches. It has a stinger enclosure , water-sports equipment for hire, a row of cafes and a good pub. Bungalow Bay Koala Village has a wildlife park where you can cuddle koalas ($14 including photos), or tuck into a bush tucker gourmet breakfast. A monthly craft market sets up along the beachfront.
Walking tracks abound on Magnetic, and DERM produces a leaflet for the island's excellent bushwalking tracks. Walks are mainly along the east coast and vary in length from half an hour to half a day.
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Nelly Bay
This bustling harbour is where the island experience begins and ends if you come by passenger or car ferry. Nelly Bay has a wide range of eating and sleeping options and a decent beach. There's a children's playground towards the northern end of the beach and good snorkelling on the fringing coral reef.
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Radical Bay
Radical Bay once housed a resort, and a replacement is in the pipeline. In the meantime it's a peaceful spot. You can walk across the headland to Horseshoe Bay, taking a detour down to the unofficial nudist beach of Balding Bay (3.4km return).
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