So this is the story, my friend and I will be traveling to
Australia in July and will be staying with her grandmother
in Sydney, which will be our base. If you know of any
interesting few day hikes in that area we can take I'd
appreciate your letting me know. (I realize that this might
include a lot of traveling to get somewhere, but we can
deal with that).
ThanX, MeeZe
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The Blue Mountains are beautiful and aren't too far from Sydney. Many hikes up there.
The Blue Mtns is the best bet near Sydney, loads of hikes,
but will be cold in July.
Closer to the city is the Royal National park with some
good hikes.
But there is a walk you can do along the north shore of the
harbour - including or maybe starting in Manly? Sorry I
can 't give you details but you might be able to find more
information at a tourist centre.
The walk that Tequila is referring to is a few hours along
the northern foreshores of Sydney Harbour. From May to The
Spit. It is not a hike but a walk. There are many of these
types of walks around Sydney and once you arrive the SW Govt
Tourist Bureau will have information for you.
As far as hikes are concerned, you have the Blue Mts, very
cold in July / August. There is the Royal National Park on
the southern outskirts of Sydney. There is also the
KuRingGai Chase on the northern outskirts of Sydney.
If you have the time you will be able to hike in many areas
of NSW depending on what type of ladscape you like. Also
weather conditions. Wait until you arrvie and go to NSW Govt
Tourist Bureau they have all the ifo you will need
There is a great coastal trek through the Royal National
Park which is a 2 day walk from start to finish. The park
is about 1/2 hour drive south of Sydney. If you only wanted
to walk for a day and had transport you can drive down to a
few of the beaches and do walks from there. If you don't
have transport, public transport (train and ferry) will
take you to the start at Bundeena and when you reach the
end there is a train from Otford back to Sydney. Contact
the National Parks Department and they will send you a map
and details about the walk and others in the park. Don't
forget to look out for an inlet on the walk just south of
Watemala called Coolongong or something like that. When you
get there look for a track heading inland from the sea. It
will take you to a small waterfall with a nice swimming
hole, especially after rain. It's only about five minutes
off the track and worth the stop. If you have a tent or
hammock you can even camp here.
Get a ferry to Manly. From there you can walk (or get a
bus) to North Head. Then come back to Manly and take the
walk along the harbour to The Spit. From ther you can get a
bus to the city (a bus should come in under 10 minutes). I
used to live at Manly, and i can recommend these walks. E-
mail me if you want to know more.
The Manly scenic walkway thing might not be what you are
looking for. I live right near it and its really mainly
used by people to get to Manly. Not exerting or anything.
Allocate a day to it and start at Manly, taking the bush
trails all around to Dobdroyd Head and to the Spit. You can
get information brochure thingy on this walk from the Manly
library when you get there. But at Dobbroyd, if it is a
sunny day, take a bash down the little-trodden path from
behind the sign on the main Dobbroyed peninsular track. (if
you are a local, you aren't supposed to know about this) It
will take you to those huts that you can see from the
lookout. These are the Crater-cove huts and in one of them
there is a visitors' book which people from all over the
world sign. Great little historic "huts" that greet people
at the entrance to Sydney harbour.
You should look to the Blue Mts for proper hikes, but if
your'e looking for sumthin full-on, then do a hike around
the jenolan caves. P.S it will be freezing, perhaps too
cold, in mid winter.
When does a walk become a hike? Personally, being an
Australian not an American, I bushwalk.