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| PARRAMATTA AND HILLS DISTRICT WALKS | ||
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Jones Rd Kenthurst It is hard to believe that this patch of heathland has not been specially planted as a garden. Pink boronias and wax flowers, yellow pea flowers,white epacris and purple hoveas bloom here in a riot of colour. |
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Lake Parramatta Explore the picturesque surroundings of Lake Parramatta. It was originally built to provide a water supply for Parramatta. Later on it was the home of Australia’s largest freshwater lifesaving club. Its existence to-day is a secret to most people yet it is easily accessed by bus from Parramatta Station. Relatively easy walking with some rough and steep sections. |
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Platypus Walk Bidjigal Reserve One of many walks in the Bidjigal Reserve this walk is accessed from Excelsior Ave Castle Hill. The walk follows Excelsior Creek and provides the opportunity to explore many natural features of the creek valley. Highlights of the walk vary according to the season. |
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| SPRINGTIME WALKS | ||
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Balls Head Reserve from Waverton Station This walk provides an opportunity to see surviving evidence from the times of Aboriginal occupation of Sydney as well as some of the vegetation which grew along the shores of Sydney Harbour at the time of the arrival of the first European settlers. A bonus will be the stunning views of Sydney Harbour from the North Shore. |
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Berry Island from Wollstonecraft Station See Sydney as it was when the first European settlers arrived. A ten minute train ride across the Harbour Bridge to the North Shore is all the time it will take to travel to the start of this walk. You will be amazed that such a hidden world of natural beauty could be so close to a teeming metropolis. Enjoy Harbour views, see an Aboriginal engraving and learn about Sydney’s unique flora. |
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Jones Rd Kenthurst It is hard to believe that this patch of heathland has not been specially planted as a garden. Pink boronias and wax flowers, yellow pea flowers,white epacris and purple hoveas bloom here in a riot of colour. |
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Lindfield Literary walk A walk from Lindfield Station through bushland paths to places linked to some of our famous writers and a bookseller's garden. |
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Mambara Walk, Pennant Hills Park, Pennant Hills Let your senses enjoy the bushland. Smell the bush fragrances, listen to the birds, feel the different textures of bark and leaves and see the delicate plants hiding beside the track. Find plants used by the Aborigines and early settlers and learn how plants cope with fire and drought. |
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Platypus Walk Bidjigal Reserve One of many walks in the Bidjigal Reserve this walk is accessed from Excelsior Ave Castle Hill. The walk follows Excelsior Creek and provides the opportunity to explore many natural features of the creek valley. Highlights of the walk vary according to the season. |
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Stony Range Flora Reserve, Dee Why This reserve includes a wide range of plants which occur naturally on the Sydney sandstone as well as a delightful rain forest gully and representative plants from other parts of Australia. Spring is the perfect time to enjoy the flannel flowers and the wide range of Australian native orchids growing there. Parts of this walk are accessible by wheel chairs. Charge for this tour includes park entry fees |
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| SYDNEY HARBOUR WALKS | ||
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Balls Head Reserve from Waverton Station This walk provides an opportunity to see surviving evidence from the times of Aboriginal occupation of Sydney as well as some of the vegetation which grew along the shores of Sydney Harbour at the time of the arrival of the first European settlers. A bonus will be the stunning views of Sydney Harbour from the North Shore. |
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Berry Island from Wollstonecraft Station See Sydney as it was when the first European settlers arrived. A ten minute train ride across the Harbour Bridge to the North Shore is all the time it will take to travel to the start of this walk. You will be amazed that such a hidden world of natural beauty could be so close to a teeming metropolis. Enjoy Harbour views, see an Aboriginal engraving and learn about Sydney’s unique flora. |
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Echo Point Park, Roseville Chase This delightful park is on the site of the first farm on Middle Harbour. Well known Australian author Henry Lawson wrote about it and Sydney artist Conrad Martens sketched it. A leisurely stroll through the park reveals more than 1500 years of history starting with Aboriginal middens which can still be seen there. |
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Greenwich Peninsula This walks circles the Greenwich Peninsula, commencing and finishing at Shell Park in Greenwich Road. The history and heritage of Greenwich are explored in the built environment and the native vegetation of the Sydney area can be enjoyed in the several parks through which the walk passes. |
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| WALKS FOR CHILDREN | ||
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Berry Island The bushland plants around Sydney Harbour were the pharmacy, supermarket and hardware store for the Aborigines. Find some of these plants and see an Aboriginal engraving and gringing grooves on a walk around Berry Island. |
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Mambara Walk, Pennant Hills Park, Pennant Hills Let your senses enjoy the bushland. Smell the bush fragrances, listen to the birds, feel the different textures of bark and leaves and see the delicate plants hiding beside the track. Find plants used by the Aborigines and early settlers and learn how plants cope with fire and drought. |
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Platypus Walk Bidjigal Reserve One of many walks in the Bidjigal Reserve this walk is accessed from Excelsior Ave Castle Hill. The walk follows Excelsior Creek and provides the opportunity to explore many natural features of the creek valley. Highlights of the walk vary according to the season. |
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