The Coast Walk Woollahra Municipal Council Inner South Head Christison Park to Park Christison A Woollahra Municipal Council Service Municipal Woollahra A plaque near the lookout. The lookout. plaque near the ” . The careful observer may even find Aboriginal find careful observer even The may . ” Guns and Roses “ Dunbar lower roadway will take you to Cliff St and Camp Cove. to Cliff will take you roadway lower to the timber steps at the continue At Camp Cove the beach. eastern end of The cobblestone roadway near the top of the steps was near the top of cobblestone roadway The used to transport military from 1871, from hardware At the batteries. wharf to the South Head Camp Cove to Lady Bay. roadway the sealed gun position follow accessible via is a secluded nude bathing beach There overhang. the steps under the cliff continues to to South Head from Lady Bay walk The Historic Harbour. of magnificent views unfold are spread throughout the buildings and fortifications Light and the Inner South Head landscape. Hornby of the the wreck following built in 1858 were cottages “ carvings on the cliffs. rock Hornby Light and the high cliffs of North Head. North of of North Head. high cliffs Light and the Hornby remains which Watson, point is HMAS this lookout can You Navy. Australian of the Royal under the control marked Inner South Head along the path, continue on to the by From the lookout you can see Inner South Head with South Inner can see you lookout the From Explore the myriad of tracks in this area but take care on of tracks Explore the myriad in can be dangerous even These below. platforms the rock by Although largely cleared and invaded calm periods. species Inner South Head does retain native weeds, many A recently completed rehabilitation project has of plants. of its natural this landscape to one worthy transformed heritage. and cultural HistoryWoollahra and up a pick further information: For available Walks of HeritageHeritage Society pack or visit Double Bay Library, Woollahra from the www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au Camp Cove to Inner South Head to Camp Cove 11 12 10 Special thanks to Woollahra HistoryWoollahra Special thanks to and Heritage Society & LandArc. s most ’ , at the s Ladder is ’ at Watsons Bay is one of Sydney Bay Watsons at ”

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On your return from the gully, take the alternative track take the alternative from the gully, return On your ran to Trams route of the trams. along the old cliff can take You and 1960. between 1909 Bay Watsons and lorikeets some time out to listen to the native birds. other nectar-feeding “ take in some spectacular of the views Gap Bluff, From Gap marks The city skyline, Harbour and coastal cliffs. Gap Harbour National Park. the boundary with Sydney Artillery of between 1894 the School used by was Bluff strip this land, with a narrow 2. In 1982 War World and dedicated as part of leading out to South Head, was Harbour National Park. Sydney winter of 1857, this fast sailing ship from England ship from sailing this fast of 1857, winter and was Harbour its entrymiscalculated into Sydney only was There point. this below rocks on the wrecked later recovered was anchor ship’s The one survivor. Gap” “The a memorial near and located as (see 8). Gap Park northern end of some of the offers Park southern end of Gap The the Harbour and the Heads, Sydney of best views at Jacob in the rocks cleft The city skyline. lower The dyke. volcanic the remains of a long extinct part of the gully shelters tall spreading figs, cabbage of remnant pocket This and lianes. palms, tree ferns contrasts rainforest, as littoral lush vegetation, known tea heaths of stunted dramatically with the clifftop wattles. and tree, casuarina, banksia, hakea species of native 70 different over Remarkably, plants survive in this park. famous scenic destinations. The sea has carvedThe out scenic destinations. famous in the of weakness along a zone sheer sandstone cliffs the sea above a high amphitheatre to form rock 80 metres below. platform

7 8 Camp Cove to Gap Bluff 9 6 Christison Park to Inner South Head

From the history and romance of shipwrecks, old Allow three hours for this leisurely 5km walk. Or select (222) also run to Watsons Bay. A daily ferry service runs and military fortifications to the raw only a small part of the walk, such as the historic Signal between and Watsons Bay with stops at natural beauty of high windswept cliffs and sheltered Station and Macquarie , The Gap and its Double Bay and Rose Bay and at weekends and public harbour coves, this walk offers a diverse range of surrounding parkland at Watsons Bay or the Sydney holidays at Taronga Zoo. Check with Sydney Buses and opportunities for the visitor. It is one of Sydney’s Harbour National Park with its walk to Lady Bay and Ferries for timetables (T: 13 15 00). great walks. The coast walk takes you from Christison Inner South Head. Park to Inner South Head and includes some of the Christison Park to Signal Hill most spectacular ocean, harbour and cliff-top views Getting there 1 The section from Christison Park to Gap Park, Watsons in Sydney.This walk is the final link in a series of The buses along the Christison Park to Watsons Bay Bay, was upgraded during the Bicentenary and offers connected harbour walks. Other brochures in the section of this walk are the 324 from Circular Quay and the wheelchair access to uninterrupted views of the series are The Harbour Walk – Rushcutters Bay to Rose L82 and the 387 from Bondi Junction (weekdays only). The ocean, steep sandstone cliffs and the city skyline. Bay and The Harbour Walk – Rose Bay to Watsons Bay. 325 from Circular Quay and the Bondi and Bay Explorer 2 Macquarie Lighthouse marks the site of ’s earliest and longest continually operated lightstation and is one of Sydney’s most important cultural landmarks. This lighthouse, designed by , replaced an earlier ageing structure in 1883. The original Macquarie Lighthouse tower was built under the direction of the colonial architect, . 3 Signal Station at Outer South Head was built in 1842 to observe and assist in the control of shipping. Plaques near both of the “Signal Hill Reserve” signs commemorate the history of the Signal Station and the original Lookout Post established here in 1790. 4 The adjoining Signal Hill fortifications provide a further reminder of Sydney’s rich maritime history. The gun installations with a maze of cliff tunnels below were first built in 1892 and later upgraded during World War 2 (1939-45).

Signal Hill to The Gap 5 About 100 metres to the north of Signal Hill Reserve, a plaque and a rock carving on the cliffs refer to the wreck of the “Dunbar”. On a stormy night in the