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Guide to Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
A guide to the bushwalking trails, mountain bike tracks as well as the best swimming holes and waterfalls in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park in Sydney’s north.
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park is a protected area north of Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia. It encompasses coastline, rainforest, bushland and a portion of the Hawkesbury River. The park has significant Aboriginal sites, including ancient red ochre rock paintings and rock engravings, reached via the Red Hands Cave track. West Head lookout and the 19th-century Barrenjoey Lighthouse offer coastal vie
A guide to the bushwalking trails, mountain bike tracks as well as the best swimming holes and waterfalls in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park in Sydney’s north.
An Aboriginal engraving of a fish, near the Euro Trig at West Head.
Two axe grinding grooves on a small rock platform above West Head Road
A partly off-track bushwalk around the Waratah Track and up to the Arden Trig to catch the sunset.
A relatively hard trig station to reach, Want Trig is at the end of Want Spur, whih is off Shark Rock Ridge, in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park.
Two potholes with a deep channel around them and two axe grinding grooves along a steep ledge. A short distance away are engravings of a shield and fish (not found).
A small Aboriginal engraving site, with two shields and a small man with bent legs.
A ritual or mythological Aboriginal engraving site along Shark Rock Ridge. The six figures include a man with large and distinct mouth.
Shark Rock Ridge has a series of Aboriginal engraving sites, most of which were documented by Campbell in 1899 and McCarthy in 1960. A few shelters with art and additional engraving sites were recorded more recently.
An exploratory walk out along Shark Rock Ridge to Want Trig, with some stunning views over Cowan Creek. There is a rough trail all the way along the ridge, although some navigation skills and a topo map are essential.