WALKERS GUIDE the Bondi to Manly Walk Walkers Guide Has Been Written and Produced by Bondi to Manly Walk Supporters
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WALKERS GUIDE The Bondi to Manly Walk Walkers Guide has been written and produced by Bondi to Manly Walk Supporters. The Bondi to Manly Walk links all the existing coastal and harbour-side walking tracks between Australia’s two most famous surf beaches, Bondi Beach and Manly Beach. For its entire length the Walk is on public land, with the vast majority of its 80km on existing well-made and well-maintained bush walking tracks. The Bondi to Manly Walk is on Aboriginal land. DISCLAIMER: Whilst every effort has been made to keep these maps as accurate as possible, small updates and changes will not be reflected in the PDF maps as often as the digital versions available in our App and online maps. Please refer to the digital maps and physical mapping if you have any issues. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. If you'd like to get in touch, please email us on [email protected] Copyright 2020 Bondi to Manly Walk Supporters. All rights reserved. 1 A PRODUCT OF COLLABORATION The Bondi to Manly Walk is the product of an unprecedented collaboration between the La Perouse and Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Councils; all six Councils along the Walk (City of Sydney, Mosman Council, North Sydney Council, Northern Beaches Council, Waverley Council and Woollahra Council); seven state agencies (Place Management New South Wales, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Services, Transport for NSW, Port Authority of NSW, the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, Sydney Opera House and Taronga Zoo) and at the federal level, the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust with Bondi to Manly Walk Supporters. The partnership to create the Bondi to Manly Walk was officially announced in Sydney on the 25 November 2018. The Walk was officially opened on 8 December 2019. We’re grateful to have the support of our Founding Sponsors; Harris Farm Markets and Employsure. We also have a number of community organisations supporting the establishment of the Walk including Destination NSW, the Greater Sydney Commission, Walking Volunteers, Principals Branding Agency, the Committee for Sydney, and the Business Council of Australia. We thank them all. Copyright 2020 Bondi to Manly Walk Supporters. All rights reserved. 2 There are over 450 physical way marks located along the 80km Walk featuring the above Bondi to Manly Walk Aboriginal Whale Symbol. The Symbol features an Aboriginal rock engravings of the Burri Burri (whale) and Mundoes (footprints) which are seen all across Sydney Harbour. The Symbol will be seen in either yellow on a black background or black on a white background. Keep an eye out for this Symbol when you're out on the Walk. Copyright 2020 Bondi to Manly Walk Supporters. All rights reserved. 3 Contents The B2M Walkers Guide is broken into seven shorter walks which connect in with transport hubs around the Harbour. Where necessary, these walks have then been broken into sections to simplify the maps. 1.Bondi Beach to Watsons Bay Wharf | 13.4km a.Bondi Beach to Rodney Reserve b.Rodney Reserve to Macquarie Lighthouse c.Macquarie Lighthouse to Watsons Bay Wharf 2. Watsons Bay Wharf to Double Bay Wharf | 11.4km a.Watsons Bay Wharf to Hermitage Foreshore Walk b.Hermitage Foreshore Walk to Double Bay Wharf 3. Double Bay Wharf to Circular Quay | 8.7km 4. Circular Quay to Taronga Zoo | 14.5km a.Circular Quay to Milsons Point b.Milsons Point to Nutcote Cottage c.Nutcote Cottage to Taronga Zoo 5. Taronga Zoo to Spit Bridge | 12km a.Taronga Zoo to Balmoral Beach b.Balmoral Beach to Spit Bridge 6. Spit Bridge to Manly Wharf | 10km 7. Manly Wharf to Manly Beach via North Head | 10km Copyright 2020 Bondi to Manly Walk Supporters. All rights reserved. 4 BONDI BEACH 10km WATSONS BAY WHARF 20km DOUBLE BAY WHARF 30km CIRCULAR QUAY 40km TARONGA ZOO 50km 60km SPIT BRIDGE 70km MANLY WHARF 80km MANLY BEACH Copyright 2020 Bondi to Manly Walk Supporters. All rights reserved. 5 1. Bondi Beach to Watsons Bay Wharf | 13.4km A | Bondi Beach to Rodney Reserve | 3.3km 1.The Walk starts at the Bondi and visit the Aboriginal Rock Beach LifeGuard Observation Engravings which are 50m from Tower located in the centre of Military Road and just 20m to the promenade which runs the the right of the now disused length of Bondi Beach. When Bondi Sewer Vent. This is an facing the Ocean turn left out and back detour, returning (heading North) and walk to Military Road. towards the North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club (NBSLSC) along 7. Continue up Military Road the promenade. past O’Donnell Street on your left then in 25m (just past the 2. Walk past the NBSLSC Hugh Bamford Reserve bus Clubhouse to the northern end of shelter) carefully cross Military Bondi Beach. Road to the Medland-Bamford Ramp taking you into Hugh 3. At the northern end of Bondi Bamford Reserve. Beach, turn left at the roundabout, crossing Ramsgate 8. At Hugh Bamford Reserve, Ave via the pedestrian crossing. follow the concrete path north Pass by the North Bondi War and through the gap in the Memorial and follow fence, turn right into Wentworth Scarborough Crescent up the St and follow the street around, stairs to Campbell Parade. turning right back on to Military Road. 4. Stay on the right side of Campbell Parade, crossing over 9. Once back at Military Road, Brighton Boulevard. Then turn tight and stay on the right immediately turn left, across the hand side of the road until you Military Road pedestrian turn right again into Douglas crossing. Parade. After 30 metres turn left into Lola Road. 5. Once across the pedestrian crossing, turn right and follow 10. At the end of Lola Road veer Military Road up the hill, past right onto the grass of Raleigh Hastings Parade and Wallis Reserve to follow the Waverley Parade, keeping Bondi Golf Cliff Top Walk, keeping the Course on your right. Pacific Ocean on your right. You will catch your first glimpse 6. Opposite Blair Street, in Bondi of North Head as you follow Golf Course, there’s an option to this cliff-top walk to Rodney enter the Golf Course Reserve. Copyright 2020 Bondi to Manly Walk Supporters. All rights reserved. 6 1. Bondi Beach to Watsons Bay Wharf | 13.4km B | Rodney Reserve to Macquarie Lighthouse | 2.9km 1.At the children’s playground 6. Follow the footpath as it (and the bull statue) at the end loops around Diamond Bay of Rodney Reserve turn left into Reserve. Cross over the creek Weonga Road. Follow the road and follow the path up to the for 150 metres until you reach a grassed area running along the T Intersection where you turn northern edge of Diamond Bay - right, back onto Military Road. Chris Bang Crescent will be on Follow Military Road keeping your left. Dudley Page Park on your left. 7. At the end of Diamond Bay 2. At the end of the park turn Reserve join Chris Bang right into Lancaster Road. Crescent and follow the road towards the ocean and around 3. At the end of Lancaster Road into Marne Street. Continue pass through the small gate in straight ahead as Marne Street the white picket fence and becomes Jensen Avenue. follow the unpaved footpath left along the cliff-top walk. Follow 8. Where Jensen Avenue and the metal fence till you reach a Clarke Street meet, veer right raised timber walkway. Take the into Clarke Reserve following walkway and follow the steel the footpath to the cliff top. fence along the cliff-top. Follow the coastal cliff-top walk north – past Macquarie 4. 30 metres before the northern Lighthouse, South Head Signal end of the cliff top reserve veer Station and decommissioned left up the stairs into Oceanview naval gun emplacements on Avenue. After 15 metres turn your left. right into Ray Street. 5. As Ray Street loops to the left take the raised timber walkway to your right, following the coastline and keeping the large block of flats on your left. At the end of the timber walkway turn right and follow the concrete path through Diamond Bay Reserve. Do not go into Craig Avenue. Copyright 2020 Bondi to Manly Walk Supporters. All rights reserved. 7 1. Bondi Beach to Watsons Bay Wharf | 13.4km C | Macquarie Lighthouse to Watsons Bay Wharf | 3.8km 1.Follow the coastline path 6. At Camp Cove keep right through Signal Hill Reserve. At past the kiosk and climb the the end of the Reserve turn right wooden stairs. Join the South into Old South Head Road. Turn Head Heritage Trail and follow right to join the coastal walking the trail all the way to the track when you reach the beginning of the Loop Track. Lieutenant G.J Grieve Memorial. Turn right to take the Loop Track counter-clockwise and 2. Follow the coastal cliff-top return to Camp Cove. walk through Don Ritchie Grove, along the cliff’s edge to the Gap 7. Once you have returned to Bluff. Camp Cove Beach walk west along the sand towards the 3. Once at Gap Bluff, follow the Sydney city skyline. At the end staircase along the cliff top, of the beach take the white veering right to follow the metal timber stairs up to your right staircase and pass the various (These stairs can sometimes lookouts. After 150m the path be difficult to reach on high tide diverges. Follow the path to the without taking off your shoes left, down the concrete stairs, and getting your feet wet.) which brings you out to Gap Bluff Road, views of the Harbour 8.