The area bordered by Duffys Forest and Terret Hills to the south, and Smiths Creek and Cowan Creek to the north and north-east.
Aboriginal engraving of a single shield with two transverse lines, to the east of St Ives Showground.
On a rock platform above a tributary of Kierans Creek are two emus. Both are quite weathered, and the full outline of the figures hard to make out. Originally discovered by the “Old Desperates Walking Group”, the condition of the engravings has considerably deteriorated since they were first seen. The Read more…
One of two shelters with art (SWA) above McCarrs Creek, which has a large number of negative and positive hand prints in red ochre.
One of two shelters with art (SWA) above McCarrs Creek, which has a large number of hand stencils in red ochre.
The partly-destroyed Ryland Trig Station is reached by a short but somewhat arduous bush-bash along a ridge from the Ryland Trail.
An Aboriginal engraving site near McCarrs Creek Road with two shields, a kangaroo and a boomerang, as well as grooved water channels.
A low shelter near McCarrs Creek Road has three small hand stencils. There are three visible hand stencils, all quite small.
The Cooyong Neverfail Trail Loop combines a number of firetrails to form a bushwalking or mountain-biking route through the Ku-ring-gai National Park near Terrey Hills.
Accessible from the Chiltern Trail or from Chiltern Road, a short climb gets you to the McCowen Trig Station. There’s some filtered views from the trig station.
A short “bush bash” from the Cowan Track to the Cowan Trig Station, which is still in good condition but well-hidden in the scrub.