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 ’s two most famous surf beaches, and .

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.

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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 , Mosman Council, North Sydney Council, Northern Beaches Council, Waverley Council and Woollahra Council); seven state agencies (Place Management , NSW National Parks and Wildlife Services, Transport for NSW, Port Authority of NSW, the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, 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 c. 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 | 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 | 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

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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. Veer right through Green Bridge and a row of palm trees. Point Park following the (The path to the right leads to a harbour foreshore past the viewpoint then becomes a dead Governor Phillip Memorial then end as it reaches the security the sandstone obelisk. fence of HMAS Watson.) Continue around the headland following the path back to the 4. Turn right at the palm trees to end of Pacific Street. Walk follow Gap Bluff Road. When you down Pacific Street and turn reach the end of the road at the right into Cove Street. barricade, turn sharp left downhill along Lighthouse Road. 9. At the end of Cove Street follow the concrete path down 5. Follow the footpath down the to the shore of Watson’s Bay. right hand side of the road then Follow the water's edge to descend the stairs and turn right Watson’s Bay Wharf. on to Cliff Street. Follow the sign pointing to “Access to South Head Heritage Trail”. Head down Cliff Street until you reach Camp Cove Beach.

Copyright 2020 Bondi to Manly Walk Supporters. All rights reserved. 8 2. Watsons Bay Wharf to Double Bay Wharf | 11.4km A | Watsons Bay Wharf to Hermitage Foreshore Walk | 5.3km

1.From Watsons Bay Wharf walk 4. In 250 metres, (just after you west along the shoreline pass number 58 Wentworth towards the city skyline, passing Road), turn right into the Beach Watsons Bay Baths, until you Paddock of reach the end of Marine Parade. and follow the shoreline of Continue along the shoreline Vaucluse Bay. When you leave until you reach the second the Beach Paddock turn right section of Gibson Beach into Coolong Rd. Reserve. Turn left on the path that heads up through the 5. At the roundabout turn right reserve. into , take the right hand fork in the track, and 2. Follow the path until you follow the asphalt path as it reach Hopetoun Avenue where loops around towards Shark you turn right. After 70 metres Beach. When you see the beach turn right again into The descend the stairs. Crescent. Walk along The Crescent heading west for 6. Walk along the promenade at around 400 metres, and just Shark Beach. At the western after Number 16, turn right down end of Shark Beach take the the stairs onto a concrete path stairs up to your left and join leading into Parsley Bay the Hermitage Foreshore Reserve. Walking Track. Follow the coastal track and Hermitage 3. The footpath immediately Foreshore Walk signs. forks. Take the lower fork to the right, and follow the path down 7. Stay on the Hermitage to the shoreline of Parsley Bay Foreshore Walk past Milk as it loops up and over the white Beach and then through the timber bridge. Cross the bridge grounds of Strickland House on and turn right into Fitzwilliam your left. Continue past Hermit Road. Follow Fitzwilliam Road Beach and Queens Beach to the for 150 metres and then turn left end of the Hermitage Foreshore into Wentworth Road. Walk.

Copyright 2020 Bondi to Manly Walk Supporters. All rights reserved. 9 2. Watsons Bay Wharf to Double Bay Wharf | 11.4km B | Hermitage Foreshore Walk to Double Bay Wharf | 6.1km

1.At the end of the Hermitage (To access the shops, turn right Foreshore Walk continue up the into Percival Park, pass across hill in Bayview Hill Lane, and Collins Avenue and access New after 150 metres turn right into South head Rd and the shops.) Tivoli Road. At the traffic lights turn right into New South Head 4. From Rose Bay Marina walk Road. west along New South Head Road, and then turn right down 2. Follow New South Head Road the red brick path into Rose Bay down the hill. After 80 metres Park. Walk through to the end take the set of stairs on your of the Park and take the stone right which connect with and timber stairs up to your Dumaresque Road acting as a left. shortcut to get back on to New South Head Rd. Turn left at the 5. At the top of the stairs turn bottom to return to New South right into Wunulla Road. Stay on Head Rd and continue down hill. the lower right fork of Wunulla Road then turn left into 3. 80 metres past Dumaresq Longworth Avenue just after Road turn right after the “White you pass the Royal Motor Yacht Ripples” block of flats, (number Club. 762), down a long set of concrete steps. When you reach 6. From Longworth Avenue take Rose Bay Beach turn left the first left into Longworth towards the city skyline and walk Lane. At the end of the lane along the beach to its Western turn right down into a small end. laneway, then left into Wolseley Road. Stay straight ahead on (Don’t be alarmed if you need to Wolseley Road past Duff take off your shoes and socks Reserve and Wingadal Place. and wade along part of the beach. On occasions, during 7. Veer right where Wentworth high tides, ankle deep water may Street meets Wolseley Road on cover part of the beach). Enjoy the left, and at the end of the paddle! Wolseley Road turn right back into New South Head Road. 3. At the end of the beach turn Walk 100 metres along New right into Tingara Reserve and South Head Road and turn right follow the shoreline the whole into St Mervyns Avenue. Walk way around Rose Bay. to the end of St Mervyns Avenue down the concrete path to Seven Shillings Beach.

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8. Turn left and walk along the sand to the Western end of the beach towards Red Leaf Harbour Pool. Pass through the fence and take the stairs up to your left at the far end of swimming enclosure and rejoin New South Head Road. 9. Turn right, walking west along New South Head Road, and in 400 metres turn right again into William Street. After 80 metres turn right into Pearce Street, and then after another 30 metres turn left into Stafford Street. At the end of Stafford Street turn right onto Beach Street and walk 25 metres down to the beach. 10. Turn left along the beach and follow the shoreline of Double Bay to Double Bay Wharf

Copyright 2020 Bondi to Manly Walk Supporters. All rights reserved. 11 3. Double Bay Wharf to Circular Quay | 8.7km Double Bay Wharf to Circular Quay | 8.7km

1.Follow the shoreline across 6. At the top of the stairs cross Steyne Park. As you leave Steyne Macleay Street and turn left onto Park turn left onto Ocean Avenue Challis Avenue. and then right into Marathon Mews. When Marathon Mews 7. From the corner of Macleay turns right into Spring Street climb Street and Challis Avenue head the concrete stairs straight up to west down Challis Avenue past Marathon Road. At the end of the cafes. At the T intersection Marathon Road turn right into turn left into Victoria Street and Darling Point Road. Follow after 20 metres turn right down Darling Point Road until you the McElhone Stairs. At the reach McKell Park. Loop around bottom of the stairs cross the park then turn around and Brougham Street and then cross follow Darling Point Road back and turn left into Cowper Wharf along the west side of the road, Road past the legendary “Harry’s turning right on Thornton Street. Cafe De Wheels”.

3. Where Thornton Street meets 8. After passing Harry’s and the Yarranabbe Road, veer left to veer right onto the continue downhill on Yarranabbe large timber boardwalk. Go to Road. At the bottom of the hill the end of the boardwalk and turn left, crossing the road and follow the foreshore keeping the into Yarranabbe Park. Follow the yellow townhouses on your foreshore around, passing the immediate left. Cruising Yacht Club and through Rushcutters Bay Park. 9. At the end of the boardwalk continue along the footpath over 4. Follow the foreshore and cross a footbridge and then take the the timber foot bridge, continuing stone stairs up to your left. At the straight on the path to then climb top of the stairs turn right onto the stone stairs up into Holdsworth Mrs Macquarie’s Bushland Walk Avenue. Continue up Holdsworth past the Andrew (Boy) Charlton Avenue, then cross Elizabeth Bay Pool and around the headland. Road and walk down Ithaca Road, Follow the path along the turning left into Billyard Avenue. foreshore as it enters the Royal Botanic Gardens and circles 5. When Billyard Avenue meets around Farm Cove and the Onslow Avenue take the stairs to Sydney Opera House to Circular your left marked “To Macleay St". Quay.

Copyright 2020 Bondi to Manly Walk Supporters. All rights reserved. 12 4. Circular Quay to Taronga Zoo | 14.5km A | Circular Quay to Milsons Point | 4.1km

1.Stick to the shoreline on the towards Manly, at the end of the west side of , pasing Bridge Walkway take the stairs Circular Quay and keeping the down to Kirribilli. Museum of Contemporary Art and the Overseas Passenger Terminal 5. From the bottom of the bridge on your left. stairs turn hard right and follow Broughton Street to Bradfield [If the Overseas Passenger Park. Towards the end of the Terminal is closed with a cruise Park is a paved path turning right ship, please follow the road down towards Luna Park. Follow the the left of the terminal which path then, staying on the same brings you out infront of a series side of the road, turn left down of restaurants and views of the Alfred Street South passing Opera House on your right.] underneath the . 2. Skip past the Park Hyatt and follow the Shoreline through 6. Cross the road under the Hickson Road Reserve. At the Bridge and walk along the lights, cross over and follow the foreshore to Milsons Point where paved path up past Dawes Point you'll find a Bondi to Manly Battery, veering left at the Walk Aboriginal Whale Symbol junction then following the path embedded in the ground right on directly under the Harbour Bridge the tip of the point. to George Street.

3. Cross George Street and take the old staircase up and left, arriving on to Cumberland Street. Follow Cumberland Street down the side of the road that is closest to the Bridge, passing The Glenmore Hotel on your left and turning right to climb the stairs, following signs to the “Sydney Harbour Bridge Cahill Walk.” 4. At end of covered stairs take the ramp to your right up to Sydney Harbour Bridge, walk north along the Bridge away from the City

Copyright 2020 Bondi to Manly Walk Supporters. All rights reserved. 13 4. Circular Quay to Taronga Zoo | 14.5km B | Milsons Point to Nutcote Cottage | 3.4km

1.Follow the foreshore past Jeffrey High Street, after 200 metres, at Street Wharf. At Jeffery Street North Sydney Wharf, turn left Wharf cross a footbridge and and follow the foreshore in front follow the harbours edge along the of the kids playground and into “Dr Mary Booth Reserve the new Sub Base Platypus. Foreshore Walk.” Follow the staircase up and pass Mary Booth 5. Follow the foreshore until you Lookout Reserve until you arrive reach Oberon Park. Cross the at the end of Waruda Street. park and see the winding metal staircase up the side of the stone 2. Turn right into Waruda St, at wall. Climb the stairs then at the the end of Waruda St turn left into top, turn right up Kiara Cl. Just the humbly proportioned before the roundabout, there’s a Mirradong Place. At the end of small path to your right which Mirradong Place turn right into brings you out to Hipwood Kirribilli Ave, you are now Street. If you miss the small path, standing in front of the Sydney turn right at the roundabout then Residence of the Governor right at Hipwood Street. General (Admiralty House) and the Prime Minister (Kirribilli 6. At the end of Hipwood St turn House). Follow Kirribilli Avenue right around a tennis court into to Lady Gowrie Lookout for a Clarke Rd. After 40 metres turn beautiful view then turn back. right into Anderson Park and walk along the shoreline. On the 3. Opposite the gates to Admiralty far side of the Park take the stairs House turn right into Carabella St. to the right. Turn right onto After 140 metres turn right into Kurraba Rd. Cross Ben Boyd Peel St, and then after 80 metres Road then turn right down a turn left into Elamang Ave. At the small set of steps into Manns end of Elamang Ave turn left into Avenue. Willoughby St and then immediately right into McDougall 7. Cross Hayes St and go straight St. After passing the Sydney along Lower Wycombe Rd, at Flying Squadron Club house turn the intersection with Wycombe right and cross Milson Park along Rd turn right into Wallaringa the foreshore. Ave, follow signs to “Spain’s Wharf Road”. Weave through the 4. Cross a diminutive footbridge S bends until you pass “Nutcote” and walk straight up stairs until you reach High St. Turn right into

Copyright 2020 Bondi to Manly Walk Supporters. All rights reserved. 14 4. Circular Quay to Taronga Zoo | 14.5km C | Nutcote Cottage to Taronga Zoo | 7km

1.Pass “Nutcote” on your right 5. At the top of McLeod St, turn and turn left into Spain’s Wharf right into Musgrave St. After Rd. At the T intersection turn left 200m, take stairs to the left into Kurruba Rd then right along opposite 16 Musgrave St then a Billong Street. At the end of ramp. Enter Herron Walk then Billong Street, turn left down left into Raglan St to walk uphill. Shellcove Road. 6. Turn right into McLeod St and 2. After 100 metres turn right into take the timber stairs down From Honda Rd, and then right again top of hill walk down to lower into Bogota Ave. After 50 metres half raglan St. Re enter the lower turn right through the concrete section of McLeod St and then archway into “Cremorne take steps and dirt track down Reservation Walkway” and towards Little Sirius Cove. follow the signs as the “Cremorne Follow the track onto Curlew point Foreshore Walk” weaves Camp Rd. When Curlew Camp around Cremorne Point. Rd joins Sirius Cove Rd, turn right into Sirius Cove Park. 3. At Milson Street continue down to Cremorne Wharf take the stairs 7. Follow the shoreline across up to your left, at the top of the Sirius Cove Reserve and take stairs take the footpath to the left steps up to a black Asphalt which keeps houses to your left footpath that veers right. Follow and the harbourside to your right. the footpath along the shoreline (you don’t need to walk all the which will bring you to Taronga way out to the end of Cremorne Zoo on your left and keep the Point if you don’t want to). Follow Harbour on your right. this busy footpath all the way along the shoreline of Mosman 8. When you reach Taronga Zoo Bay. Walk passed Mosman Wharf keep, walk East up Athol Rowers on your right and around Wharf Road passing the green Mosman bay to Mosman Wharf. Zoo entrance building on your left. 4. From Mosman Wharf take steps up the hill next to Mosman Wharf Store, and veer right up Mosman St. Continue on Mosman Straight up the hill as it merges into the grooved concrete McLeod St.

Copyright 2020 Bondi to Manly Walk Supporters. All rights reserved. 15 5. Taronga Zoo to Spit Bridge | 12km A | Taronga Zoo to Balmoral Beach | 9.4km

1. Pass Taronga Zoo then take the 5. Opposite the jetty on your red paved path down to your right, right, turn left up the steps and following the path until you reach walk straight along the footpath a fork. At the fork follow the sign in front of a yellow cottage. “Bradley’s Head National Park Walking Track”. Follow this 6. Cross the road then to the left walking track around the shoreline of the long green timber building of Bradley’s Head, stay straight on take a set of carved stone steps the path at the “Atholl Hall'' sign. which go through to Saukin Drive. When you reach this, turn 2. At Bradley’s Head continue on left and almost immediately right the black asphalt path. When the to check out Georges Head road hairpins to the left stay Lookout - it's worth it! straight on a timber boardwalk as it turns into a dirt coastal walking 7. Return to Saukin Drive and track. Follow this dirt track along take the paved path to your right. the shoreline around Taylor’s Bay. This meets Middle Head Rd. Keep straight on the track when Don't cross the road yet, but take you reach a sign “park entrance” a turn right, along the raised you will pass some houses on your walkway. Follow this walkway, left and a “Japanese Mini Sub” which runs parallel to Middle sign on your right. Head Road through beautiful bush, eventually passing the 3. Follow the sign “to Clifton playing fields on your left. Gardens”, turning right and follow track along the western shoreline 7. The road diverges at the end, of Chowder bay. At the end of the turn right to follow the road out track follow the concrete path to to Middle Head, looping around your right, keeping the row of the military remains then harbour front houses on your left. returning to Old Fort Road. Follow this path down into Clifton Return up Middle Head Road to Gardens Reserve, then follow the where you first arrived and turn yellow footpath along the right “to Balmoral”. shoreline. 8. At the bottom of the raised 4. At the covered playground, steel walking track down to walk along the sand to the Eastern Balmoral Beach, take the path end of the beach and up the steps, right and then follow the through the gate into the old shoreline left all the way along Submarine Miners depot. the shoreline of Balmoral Beach.

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1. From Bathers Pavilion walk 4. At the end of the Reserve, turn north along the white sand to right up McLean Crescent, which reach the far end of the beach. Just turns into Cyprian Street. Follow before the beach hardens into Cyprian Street up the hill and turn rocks enter Balmoral Reserve on right into Parriwi Rd. Follow this your left (look for a large concrete footpath next to the road across storm water drain). the Spit Bridge. 2. Almost immediately after ascending the beach retaining wall over the storm water drain, take a small rough track to your right, leaving the concrete path which goes straight ahead. Follow this path as it weaves up through bushland and arrives, at the top of the stairs on to Stanton Ave. Walk 50m up Stanton Ave then, where it meets Burran Ave, turn right. Follow Burran Ave until it joins Hopetoun Ave. 3. Follow Hoptoun Ave for 150 metres then turn right into Rosherville Rd, and then left into Armitage Lane, follow lane as it turns into a brick footpath. At the bottom of the footpath walk across Rosherville Reserve. At this point you can turn right and take either gap in the fence on your left to walk down to Chinamans Beach, then walk to the far North end of the beach and return to the Reserve.

Copyright 2020 Bondi to Manly Walk Supporters. All rights reserved. 17 6. Spit Bridge to Manly Wharf | 10km Spit Bridge to Manly Wharf | 10km

1.Cross the Spit Bridge on the 5. At “Welcome to Dobroyd right hand side of the road and Head” sign take path to right take the first right down to the down to a metal hand rail and shoreline. At the bottom of this then follow the boardwalk to short road Join “the Manly Scenic your left, continue to follow the Walk” and follow the frequent Manly Scenic walk signs, you signs for this walk all the way to should see a your first real view Manly. of Manly Cove as you crest Dobroyd Headland, follow the 2. The Manly Scenic walk starts sign “Manly via Reef Beach”. by snaking around the Shoreline from the Spit Bridge to Clontarf 6. Continue along the Manly Reserve, walking past Clontarf Scenic Walk along shoreline past Marine on your right. Walk Reef beach on your right. If it’s through Clontarf Reserve and high tide follow signs for high along the sand to the north end of tide alternative route. Continue to Clontarf Beach. If it’s high tide follow the shoreline past Forty take your shoes and socks off and Baskets Beach swimming wade along the beach or follow enclosure and along the path. high tide option signs for a dry route. 7. When Gourlay Ave forks at Davis Marina take the upper folk 3. At the north end of Clontarf to the left. When Gourlay Ave Beach take stone steps up to the veers sharply left take the right following the “Manly Scenic footpath to the right and cross the Walkway” sign. Follow the large creaky timber bridge coastal walking track along the (follow the sign to Manly).Turn shoreline past Castle Rock Beach right on Clarence St and continue on your right, follow signs to right into North Harbour St. manly as you wind up and under When you reach North Harbour rock overhangs. Reserve there’s a staircase on your right, take the stairs down 4. At the sign for Grotto Point then cross the Reserve following Lighthouse take the fork to the left the shoreline. following signs to Manly, 150 metres after the sign check out the Indigenous carvings on your right. Continue to follow Manly Scenic Walk up steps and along boardwalk.

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8. Take the stairs up to the left of North Harbour Reserve and follow Kings Ave as it loops to the right. At the T intersection turn right into Lauderdale Ave, after 40 metres turn right on to a yellow footpath running along a grass waterfront park (Esplanade Park). Follow the yellow footpath along the shoreline past Fairlight Beach, Delwood Beach and Federation Point into Manly Cove.

9. At the end of the path take the stairs down in front of “Manly Ocean World” and follow the esplanade around to Manly Wharf.

Copyright 2020 Bondi to Manly Walk Supporters. All rights reserved. 19 7. Manly Wharf to Manly Beach via North Head | 10km A | Manly Wharf to North Head Visitors Centre | 4.4km

1.From Manly Wharf follow the 4. At Collins Beach Road turn foreshore along East Manly Cove left and walk up the bendy road Beach passing ‘The Office’ where until it joins North Head Scenic many locals watch the sun set. Drive, turning right. After 30m Follow the foreshore around then take the driveway on your left before you reach Manly Yacht into North Head Sanctuary. Pass Club take the ramp and stairs through the archway and cross forking to the left which joins on the 'Parade Ground'. Joining the East Esplanade. Turn right along road on the other side of the East Esplanade until it joins Stuart field, turn right then immediately Street. left. After 50m, opposite the North Head Sanctuary 2. Follow Stuart Street until Little take the dirt track on Manly Kiosk where you can pass your right which turns into a infront of Ripples Little Manly raised path. Follow this path and follow the dirt track and around North Head, following staircase up through the bushes the signs for the B2M and the bringing you on to a grass lawn at Fairfax Lookout. Little Manly Point. Turn right down the road and follow the loop 5. The path will bring you out at out around Little Manly Point Third Quarantine Cemetery, at until it brings you back to the end this point turn left and follow the of Stuart Street where you take the track down the stairs and through track to the right of the last house the fence to North Head called ‘Collins Flat Track’. Follow Sanctuary Visitor Centre. the track in to the National Park and down the stairs to Collins Flat Beach. 3. At the eastern end of Collins Flat Beach there’s a small waterfall with a staircase to the left. Take the staircase then turn right, crossing over a wooden footbridge and following the track which brings you out to Collins Beach Road.

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1. At the Visitor Centre, cross 5. Follow this track back to the over the road, turning left then Barracks and Parade Ground, right down the dirt track which crossing back over the Ground becomes the Memorial Walk. and through the archway. After Follow the Memorial Walk until passing through the archway, you see a sign to ‘Fairfax cross over the grass slightly to Lookout’ which directs you right your right which should bring down a wide rocky road. you to a subtle raised walkway. Follow the walkway until it 2. When the wide rocky path brings you to BlueFish Drive meets the bitumen road, turn left. where you cross straight over and Pass through the carpark and join follow the path which will bring the Fairfax Track, turning right at you to a gate in a thick wall. the junction to the Fairfax Track turn right to loop around the Track 6. Pass through the wall then turn and give you incredible views left and follow the path, always from North Head across to South keeping the Pacific Ocean on Head and Middle Head. your right. Continue down the track until you reach Shelly 3. After completing the Fairfax Headland car park. Track loop, retrace your steps through the carpark and along the 7. Follow the footpath around the bitumen road to turn right back on carpark, with the ocean on your to the wide rocky path. Once the right. As the road curves around path meets the Memorial Walk to the left, follow the footpath again, turn right following the straight, to loop around Shelly Memorial Walk until you reach a Beach Walking Track. As you gravel road. Continue right along return towards the carpark, take the gravel road, taking the detour the staircase on your right down on your right around the Hanging and across . Once Swamp Wetlands. on the other side of Shelly Beach, turn right and follow Marine 4. After completing the Hanging Parade which hugs the shoreline Swamp Wetlands loop, you'll to Manly Beach. rejoin the main gravel road. Turn right, then shortly afterwards turn 8. Where Manly Corso meets left up the stairs on the track Manly Beach, where a series of signposted to Manly. flagpoles border the beach is the end of the Bondi to Manly Walk.

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