Formed 65 million years ago, the Pinnacles red and white cliff is a Sapphire Coast icon.
A snapshot of earth history, its white sands mark the level of an ancient water table, while the red gravel clay above is actually rust (iron oxide). There are two lookouts here which offer views south to Lennards Island and north to Haycock Point, both which are in the northern section of Ben Boyd National Park.
The short walk takes you through forest, woodland, heath and a moist gully and also offers access to Long Beach, where the flathead could be biting.