Uloola Track (Heathcote to Waterfall)Crossing Heathcote Brook and Karloo Pools, this bushwalk climbs in and out of two rocky, forested valleys and offers a campground at Uloola Falls.
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The Coastal Track – Bundeena to Otford
Location New South Wales, SydneyA much loved two-day walk along the coast of the oldest national park in Australia.
The Coastal Track – Wattamolla to Otford
Location New South Wales, SydneyCoastal and rugged, this long walk promises rocky lookouts and open beaches
Scenic World to Echo Point and the Three Sisters
Location Blue Mountains, New South WalesAn easy clifftop stroll above the Jamison Valley and Federal Pass, this popular walk is a great introduction to the Blue Mountains.
Echo Point to Scenic Railway via the Giant Staircase
Location Blue Mountains, New South WalesThe railway – the world’s steepest – is fantastic fun, a rattling ascent across the valley walls through lush ferns.
Prince Henry Cliff Walk (Leura to Echo Point)
Location Blue Mountains, New South WalesHaving crossed these inhospitable ranges the British settlers surveyed (with awe) the abundant pastoral plains of Bathurst that sustained NSW from infancy to it’s adolescence.
Clovelly to Maroubra
Location New South Wales, Sydney… snorkeling here is so popular, there are a series of stainless steel plaques positioned in the water to guide snorkelers from one underwater feature to another.
Erith Coal Mine Track
Location New South Wales, Southern HighlandsThe mine area, now sealed, is incredibly peaceful – lush and still, bar the gentle rain of water floating from the rockface to rocky pond belw.
Fairy Dell to Lawson’s Lookout
Location Blue Mountains, New South WalesLess than one hour long, this rewarding stroll follows a trickling creek to a fern grove and up to a rocky lookout over Magdala Gully
Glenbrook Gorge
Location Blue Mountains, New South WalesThe descent ends at the water’s edge – take a left and you can head downstream towards the Nepean River. Take a right and you’re heading towards Jellybean Pool.
Mt Ku-ring-gai to Apple Tree Bay and Bobbin Head
Location New South Wales, SydneyEasily accessed from the city, and with the opportunity for a coffee at the halfway point, this is another great walk for a weekend afternoon.
Coastal Track – Bundeena to Wattamolla
Location New South Wales, SydneyHighlights: Dizzying clifftop views of the Pacific Ocean and sandstone coastline, abundant bird life, whale watching (seasonal), eucalyptus forests, wild beaches
Campfire Creek to Red Hands Cave
Location Blue Mountains, New South WalesPrior to settlement by the British colonials, Glenbrook, just one hour by train from Sydney’s Central Station, was occupied by the Dharung Aboriginal people, who sheltered and hunted in the area.
Spit Bridge to Manly
Location New South Wales, SydneyThe Spit Bridge to Manly Scenic Walkway is a series of short tracks, mostly less than 1-2km, including the Fairlight, Dobroyd and North Harbour walks. Each track covers a themed section of the harbour, so covering all of them in one walk is a great way to experience the diversity of Sydney Harbour’s bays, beaches [...]
Bondi to Bronte Walk
Location New South Wales, SydneyThis is the most famous, most walked track in Sydney, no question, and for good reasons. Sure, it’s easy to get to, and passes between two of Australia’s best-known beaches, Bondi and Bronte. And sure, it’s a great place for celebrity spotting, or being seen. But it’s the sunny, coastal views that bring walkers by [...]
The Bay Run, Iron Cove
Location New South Wales, SydneyNever more than 20 metres from the water, this flat, breezy walk is also bicycle, pram and dog friendly.
Taronga Zoo to Chowder Bay
Location New South Wales, SydneyA ferry ride across Sydney Harbour is a great way to start any short walk, and this walk offers a great excuse to enjoy the much-loved ride from Circular Quay to Taronga.
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