Walking in Paradise
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Receiving the NSW Senior's
Card has given me the opportunity to enjoy the cheapest pleasure in NSW. At least once
a week I try to go somewhere on the train (usually Sydney) to enjoy a walk in one of the
most beautiful cities on the planet (though I am glad I don't live there). I must thank
members of Dapto Seniors' Walking Group for some of the ideas in these walks as well as
brochures from Sydney Ferries
and Walking Coastal
Sydney.
Walks on this page are:
Some walks I plan to try for future inclusion are:
 | Manly to North Head |
| Cockatoo Island |
To see each walk in greater detail just click on the "View Larger
Map" link underneath each map then you can study the route in greater detail
either as a map, as a satellite picture or as a street view photograph. This technology is
wonderful stuff isn't it?
| Have to start off with a few of my daily walks in Dapto. These
are walks on fairly flat terrain only Walk #3 has anything like a hill when it goes past
Kanahooka High School.
Each walk takes about an hour at a modest pace. |
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Further Afield
These walks are in Sydney but are near public transport, in fact they usually start and
end at a ferry or railway station. They are usually pretty easy to follow though a
photocopy of the appropriate page from the street directory or printout of the Google map
might help the directionally challenged (like me). I have tried to mention any particular
difficulties but your feedback is welcome.
Enjoy....
Neutral Bay to Circular Quay
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A simple walk across the Harbour Bridge. Can be undertaken
from the train station at Milsons Point which removes a slight hill from Neutral Bay wharf
however I think the ferry ride makes that worth while. I don't think you need
instructions - the bridge is pretty large just aim for it. The stairs up to the walkway
are near the Milsons Point Railway Station.
The southern pylon is open to the public and climbing to the top offers splendid views
of the harbour and surrounds.
Everybody has to walk across this icon at least once. |
North Shore Walks
| Travelling in the opposite direction from the previous walk
this one takes you from Neutral Bay Wharf to Cremorne Point Wharf. On the way you can
visit Nutcote the home of author
May Gibbs (open Wednesday to Sunday). The early part of the walk is through a few hilly
streets but the majority of it is in the beautiful Cremorne Point Reserve.
Some photographs taken on this walk. |
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This walk from Cremorne Point Wharf to Taronga Zoo Wharf can
be treated as a continuation of the previous walk. At one point near the end of
the Cremorne Reserve after a short stint walking between houses you are faced with three
paths - take the rightmost path, it is not paved but takes you through Harnett Park to
Little Sirius Cove. Walk around the cove to the Mosman Bay wharf - opposite the wharf
entrance look for the steps up to Mosman Street. Go south along Mosman St to Trumfield
Lane and on to the footpath going east along Mcleod St which takes you across the
peninsular to the next reserve and the continuation of a lovely walk with great harbour
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Watsons Bay to South Head
| From Watson's Bay Wharf to South Head via part of the Sydney
Harbour National Park. A mainly flat walk with only very gentle gradients but wonderful
views of the harbour. From the ferry walk along the promenade passing Doyles famous
restaurant, at the end climb a few stairs then left and left again into Pacific St until
you come to a small park which takes you down to the Camp Cove Beach. Walk along the sand
to the start of the National Park and follow the walkway to South Head past some
interesting a well marked historic artefacts and buildings.
Opposite the wharf is The Gap; spectacular, perhaps better known as the scene of many a
suicide and murder but worth a detour to have a look at the sheer cliffs and site of the Dunbar tragedy.
Some photographs taken on this walk. |
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Oatley to Como
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A fairly short, level walk from Oatley to Como Railway
stations (or vice versa). The bridge was originally built in 1885 to get the new railway
to the south coast across the Georges River. To save money the builders used 'gauntlet'
tracks where one rail is inside the other pair, it saves the cost of points and/or a much
wider bridge! I understand that the bridge was only a temporary crossing with the rail
planned to cross elsewhere but, as the newer, two line bridge next door testifies, it
never happened.
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Inner City Sydney
| Quite a nice walk with a lot of harbour views. Darling St can be a bit
steep at times but there are a number of interesting buildings to see on the way. Birchgrove
Wharf ferry service is not as regular as the service to Balmain and Balmain East so it
might be an idea to start the walk from Birchgrove or perhaps carry on along Darling St
to, say, Birchgrove Rd then down to Mort Bay Park via Grove and Wharf Roads to end up at
the Balmain Wharf for the ferry back to Circular Quay.
Haven't been to Balmain for over 30 years and it has changed a lot.
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