Summary

New South Wales (NSW), is a state found on the east coast of Australia.

Other Information

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Contact details

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/

Regions

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Walks in New South Wales

Easy

3.5 km return

2 hrs

Hidden Treasure Track

An interesting walk through dry rainforest telling the story of gold mining in the area, and taking you to some relics from the past.

Hard

8.2 km one-way

3.5 hrs

Hornsby to Galston Gorge (GNW)

Starting at Hornsby station, you soon head into the bush and down the steep depression era stone steps through the volcanic Old Mans Valley, to a picnic area at the end of Rosemead Rd. Here you follow the Blue Gum walk through one of Sydney's rare Blue Gum Forest stands to then cross Berowra Creek a few times at Fishponds waterhole. After exploring the edge of the valley you will cross the Steele Military Bridge before climbing to Tunks Ridge rest area. Not far from here the walk starts to lead steeply down enjoying more sandstone caves to cross under Galston Road to find the Galston trackhead.

Hard

16 km one-way

5 hrs

Illawarra Escarpment Track (Forest Walk)

If you want to stretch your legs and take in some of the best views of the region, you can’t miss this - a bushwalk of the highest calibre.

The Illawarra Escarpment offers a full range of exciting walks. This extended hike combines several of the best, threading through magnificent cliff-top rainforest and dry eucalypts.

Start the walk at either Coalcliff (Wodi Wodi track) or Austinmer (Sublime Point track). Both trackheads are a short stroll from the train station. Your path then ascends sharply before snaking a leisurely 11km along Forest walk. Views are superb across the panoramic coast below, as you wander through upland swamps and tall blackbutt-apple shale forest. You’re bound to capture some inspiring photos here.

You can cap it all off with a post-trek barbecue: at Sublime Point lookout, the track takes a steep turn down to Austinmer via a narrow cliff ledge and several ladders. The nearby Lady Fuller park, featuring picnic tables and toilets, offers a fitting end to your challenging, but rewarding hike.

Easy

2.6 km one-way

30 mins

Iluka Nature Reserve

Iluka Nature Reserve walk is an easy stroll through the rainforest on a well maintained track. It is scattered with information signs along the way giving you a great insight to the forest and its flora and fauna. It comes out at the bluff picnic grounds where you can continue either up to the lookout, or explore around the headland or both. Take your swimmers and a picnic and spend some time on the beach.

Very Easy

500 m return

30 mins

JD Tipper Loop

An easy walk to the lookout named after the founder of Muogamarra Nature Reserve with views over Brooklyn.

Easy

10.3 km return

4 hrs

Jerusalem Creek Walk

Jerusalem Creek walk traces the water’s journey to its connection with the sea. This is an important wetland area for many shorebirds, which roost and nest along the creek banks. Watch out for the pied oyster catcher and beach stone-curlew ( as per NSW National Parks & Wildlife Services)

Easy

6.8 km return

3 hrs

Jingga Pool and Minerva Pool

Dharawal National Park in the south-west of Sydney offers a few short walking tracks to idyllic swimming holes (Jingga Pool and Minerva Pool), and a longer cycling track. Both Jingga Pool and Minerva Pools feature on many Web sites on "best swimming holes around Sydney".

Easy

2 km return

1 hr

Joggly Point

A lovely easy walk in the Dirawong Reserve (Dirawong is the aborigine word for goanna) for all the family along the sandy pathways and through the low coastal scrub to great views from the headland.

Medium

2 km return

1 hr

Kalang Falls Walk

Waterfall walk takes visitors along an exposed spine of ancient rocks and past views of Kanangra Deep, Kanangra Walls and Thurat Spires. From the Kanangra Walls carpark, follow the lookout walk before diverging off on to Waterfall walk's path.

Very Easy

1 km return

30 mins

Kanangra-Boyd Lookout Walk

Kanangra-Boyd lookout offers unparalleled views across one of Australia’s most spectacular landscapes; Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area. From the unfenced lookout, an easy 10 minutes walk from the Kanangra Walls carpark, you can peer out over Kanangra Deep to Kanangra Walls and in the distance, Mount Cloudmaker, which is often circled by mist.