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BUSHWALKS OF PARRAMATTA 13.40348.426.00 mSq m m Parramatta City Council Walking Tracks Walking Track Name & Length: Settlers Walk 3.0 km Terrys Creek Walk 2.0 km Pemulwuy Loop 5.4 km Ponds Walk 7.2 km Water Dragon Way 2.3 km Vineyard Creek Walking Track 2.5 km Redbank Track 3.5 km Parramatta Valley Shared Cycleway 8.2 km Governor Phillip Walk 3.8 km Duck River Walk 7.2 km Lake Circuit Walk 4.3 km Waddangalli Woodland Walk 3.3 km ± While ever y effort has been made to ensure the 0 5001,000correctness 2,000 of Metres the information on this map at the LGA Boundary time of its Production, Parramatta City council does not warrant theinformation or plans do not contain REBECCA PARADE OLD WINDSOR ROAD TUCKS ROAD OAKES ROAD FITZWILLIAMS ROAD TOONGABBIE STATION Settlers Walk 075 150 300 Metres ± History Settlers Walk Settlers Walk passes through the land once used as Tongabby Government Farm Icon Species: Eastern Long-necked Turtle (Chelodina longicollis) Township. The settlement was a military and convict barracks consisting of mud and slab wood huts. Convict accounts tell of being housed in large hollow logs. Walk The Hawkesbury Road linking Parramatta to the Hawkesbury was built in 1794 Settlers Walk starts in close proximity to Toongabbie Railway Station and and later renamed Old Windsor Road in 1802 after New Windsor Road was built continues to Oakes Road Winston Hills where it joins the Pemulwuy Loop. which passed through Baulkham Hills. Distance of 3.0 Km; 2hr 10min return. It forms the most western section of the greater Toongabbie Creek Walk which links Toongabbie Railway Station to Parramatta Railway Station or the Parramatta Ferrys terminal. Vegetation Walking adjacent to natural creekline through Cumberland River Flat Forest. Huge majestic red river gums (Eucalyptus tereticornis) stand as a reminder to the height and breadth of the once mighty forests of the area. Hollows in these remnant trees are homes to many birds, possums and native bees. HARNETTS ROAD REILLEYS ROAD REILLEYS MOXHAMS ROAD PETER PARADE OLD WINDSOR ROAD HAMMERS ROAD Pemulwuy Loop 050 100 200 Metres ± Forest Red Gums (Eucalyptus tereticornis) dominate the western reserves as Pemulwuy Loop 7RRQJDEELH&UHHNUXQVGRZQWRZDUGVWKHFRQîXHQFHZLWK4XDUU\%UDQFK&UHHN Icon species: Rakali (Hydromys chrysogaster) meaning “water-mouse with and then give way to Sydney Blue Gums (Eucalyptus saligna) that dominate the golden belly”. Hydro water, mys mouse, chryso golden, gaster belly more fertile gully. As the trees mature they produce tree hollows which provide homes for many birds, micro bats, possums and native bees. Walk History The Pemulwuy Loop travels from Moxham Road in Northmead, to Edison Pemulwuy (c.1750 – 1802) was an Aboriginal leader of the Eora people who Avenue, Winston Hills. It crosses Toongabbie Creek at Oakes Road, Old lived in the area from Castle Hill to Botany Bay. He was regarded as a great Toongabbie and travels along the south bank to Hammers Road, Northmead, warrior defending Aboriginal lands at a time of European expansion and then back up the east bank of Quarry Branch Creek to Moxham Road settlement. covering approximately 5.4km, (2hr 25min loop). The track surface is a mixture of natural earth as well as rock and wooden stairs. Vegetation :DONLQJWKURXJK&XPEHUODQG6KDOH3ODLQV:RRGODQG&XPEHUODQG5LYHUîDW Forest and SydneyTurpentine-Ironbark Forest give a good representation of the native diversity that still exists in the gullies and reserves around the Northmead and Winston Hills area. 2 0/11/2006 Printed any loss, damage or injury as a result of any such errors. such any of a result as or injury damage loss, any errors and the Council shall be in no way liable for for liable way no in be shall Council the and errors not warrant theinformation or plans do not contain doplans contain not or theinformation warrant not time of its Production, Parramatta Citycouncil does correctnessof theinformation on this map at the While every effort has been madeto ensure the 090180 45 Metres MOXHAMS ROAD MOXHAMS CHURCHILL DRIVE CHURCHILL Water Dragon Way Dragon Water WINDSOR ROAD MODEL FARMS ROAD ± History Water Dragon Way Dotted through the bushland are a number historic convict quarries which Icon Species: Water Dragon (Physignathus lesueurii) supplied much of the sandstone for Parramatta’s early buildings and civil works. Hourigan’s and Moxham’s Quarries are two of the largest sandstone quarries in the area and were in production from early colonial times until the 1950s. Walk Water Dragon Way runs between Moxhams Road, Northmead and Goodin Road, Winston Hills along the eastern side of Quarry Branch Creek. The distance is 2.3km and duration of 1hr 40min return. The track is a mixture of natural earth and rocky path including some rock and wooden stairs. Walking from south to north is a consistent incline. Vegetation The walk takes you through a series or stunning remnant bushland reserves of Sydney Turpentine Ironbark Forest which supports large stands of Smooth-barked Apple, (Angophora costata), and Black Butt (Eucalyptus pilularis). Moxham Reserve still supports several endangered species of plants, bats and birds. OLD WINDSOR ROAD HAMMERS ROAD BRIENS ROAD REDBANK ROAD CUMBERLAND HIGHWAY Redbank Walk 075 150 300 Metres ± History Redbank Track Travelling through Westmead and Northmead, which translates to west Icon species: Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata) meadow and north meadow of early Parramatta. The area has grown from one RI$XVWUDOLDªVíUVW*RYHUQPHQWDQGLQGXVWULDOSUHFLQFWVWRDVWDWHRIWKHDUW Walk medical, research and manufacturing hub. All just a blink of the eye in context Redbank Track traverses Toongabbie Creek through the open vistas of of the large rock shelves in Toongabbie Creek used by Aboriginal people for Northmead and Wentworthville. This central section of the greater many thousands of years to sharpen tools and collect aquatic foods. Toongabbie Creek walk is 3.5km from Hammers Road to the Governor Philip Camp; 2hr 35min return. There is also a loop walk between Redbank Road and Mons Road. Vegetation The vegetation is a unique blend of Cumberland River Flat Forest with large stands of Sheoak (Casuarina glauca) Roughed-barked Apple (Angophora îRULEXQGD) and Forest Red Gum (Eucalyptus tereticornis). Part of the walk WUDYHUVHVDUDLVHGERDUGZDONRYHULQVWUHDPîRRGSODLQULFKLQELUGOLIHDQG Bracken Fern. DARCY ROAD CHURCH STREET STREET CHURCH WESTMEAD STATION VICTORIA ROAD PHILLIPS STREET Governor Phillip Walk 0200400100 Metres ± History The surrounding areas have been set aside as occupied government land since Governor Philip Walk *RYHUQRU$UWKXU3KLOLSíUVWRUGHUHGIUXLWWUHHVDQGFDWWOHWREHIDUPHGXQGHU Icon species: Grey-headed Flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) the care of Henry Dodd in 1790. This path travels past the World Heritage listed 2OG*RYHUQPHQW+RXVHDQGPDQ\PRUHRI$XVWUDOLDªVíUVWLQVWLWXWLRQDOEXLOGLQJV into the vibrant heart of Parramatta City, which still contains some remaining Walk gems of colonial architecture. Governor Phillip Walk is a peaceful 3.8km walk through some of Australia’s oldest Government lands. The walk completes the last leg of the greater 7RRQJDEELH&UHHNZDONDQGUXQVIURPWKHFRQîXHQFHRI7RRQJDEELH&UHHN and Darling Mills Creek which forms the head of Parramatta River. The walk follows the river through Parramatta Park and along the river foreshore of Parramatta CBD to the Ferry Terminal. Duration is 2hr 50min return. Vegetation $WKLQVWULSRI&XPEHUODQG5LYHUîDW)RUHVWRSHQVWRZHOOPDQLFXUHGDQG stately parklands. 20/11/2006 Printed While evereffort y hasbeen made to ensure the correctness of the information on on atthis map of information the the correctness time of its Production, Parramatta City council does does council City Parramatta of Production, its time not warrant theinformation or plans do not contain contain not do plans or theinformation warrant not errors and the Council shall be in no way liable for for liable way no be in shall the Council and errors ld ij h ltf 0100200 50 Metres BOURKE STREET JAMES RUSE DRIVE RUSE JAMES Lake Circuit Walk Circuit Lake NORTH ROCKS ROAD ± became the main water supply for Parramatta. The dam was raised twice in Lake Circuit Walk DQGDQGODUJHVDQGíOWHUVDORQJ%RXUNH6WUHHWSURYLGHGVDIHFOHDQ Icon species: Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps) drinking water until 1909. From the 1920s to the 1950s the lake surrounds were DQXQFRQWUROOHGUHFUHDWLRQSDUNODQGZKLFKUHVXOWHGLQVLJQLíFDQWORVVRIWUHHV and water quality. In 1960 the reserve was declared a Fauna Sanctuary and is Walk now a listed Wildlife Refuge within the National Parks and Wildlife Act of 1974. A circuit loop through 75ha of pristine remnant bushland that circles the 12ha man-made lake. The walk covers a distance of 4.3km over natural earth and rock shelves which crosses two creek tributaries. Duration of 1hr 55min. Impassable in wet weather. Vegetation $ULFKPL[RIZLOGîRZHUVVKUXEVWUHHVDQGJUDVVHVRIWKH6\GQH\6DQGVWRQH Gully Forest. The bushland is dappled with Smooth-barked Apple (Angophora costata) and Blackbutt (Eucalyptus pilularus) which contains hollows for Sugar Gliders and root buttresses for Echidnas. History +XQWV&UHHNZDVíUVWGDPPHGLQDVWKHTXDOLW\RIWKHZDWHUZDV VXIíHQWWRGULQN:LWKWKHFRPSOHWLRQRIWKHSLFWXUHVTXHFRQYH[VDQGVWRQH dam which started construction in 1856, Lake Parramatta was created and MOBBS LANE MARSDEN ROAD VALLEY ROAD TERRY ROAD Ter ry s C re ek Wa lk 010020050 Metres ± ODWHUEHFDPHWKHíUVW0D\RURI5\GHDQGWKHQRQWREHFRPHWKH/RFDO0HPEHU Terrys Creek Walk (see Terrys Creek Walk Brochure) of Parliament. This was at a time when Maria Smith’s ‘Granny