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Lane Cove National Park

Lane Cove National Park is a protected national park located within metropolitan Sydney, It includes areas of land which are part of Ku-ring-gai, Ryde, and Hornsby local government areas as welk as small areas in Willoughby, Lane Cove and Hunter’s Hill local government areas. The park is surrounded on all sides by developed suburban areas.

AWAT5008 LR Gordon to Thornleigh (Lane Cove Valley Walk)
Australia Hornsby Ku-ring-gai NSW Ryde Sydney - North

Gordon to Thornleigh (Lane Cove Valley Walk)

A somewhat uninspiring but pleasant bushwalk between Gordon and Thornleigh, which is mostly along the Lane Cove Valley Walk (which is part of the Great North Walk).

By oliverd :-), 6 monthsNovember 7, 2021 ago
AWAT4086 LR STEP Track Waterhole
Australia Ku-ring-gai NSW Sydney - North

STEP Track Waterhole

Water channels that appear to of Aboriginal origin, below the STEP Track in South Turramurra.

By oliverd :-), 7 monthsOctober 4, 2021 ago
AWAT3838 LR A Less Busy Lane Cove River Loop Walk
Australia Ku-ring-gai NSW Ryde Sydney - North

A Less Busy Lane Cove River Loop Walk

The Lane Cove River Loop walk does a circuit from Browns Waterhole along both sides of the Lane Cove River, using some of the less-busy tracks in the Lane Cove National Park..

By oliverd :-), 8 monthsOctober 3, 2021 ago
AWAT3786 LR Kissing Point Road Animal Tracks
Australia Ku-ring-gai NSW Sydney - North

Kissing Point Road Animal Tracks

An unusual Aboriginal engraing site in Lane Cove National Park, which contains only emu and kangaroo tracks.

By oliverd :-), 8 monthsOctober 1, 2021 ago
Blaxlands Falls
Australia NSW Ryde Sydney - North

Blaxlands Falls – a picturesque waterfall along a polluted suburban creek

Blaxlands Falls or Buckham Falls is a waterfall along Shrimptons Creek. Above the waterfall is a series of small cascades.

By oliverd :-), 8 monthsSeptember 14, 2021 ago
Kikkiya Waterfall along Shrimptons Creek
Australia NSW Ryde Sydney - North

Kikkiya Waterfall – a photogenic but hard-to-reach suburban waterfall

Kikkiya Waterfall along Shrimptons Creek is a small but picturesque tiered waterfall. It’s a bit tricky to reach.

By oliverd :-), 8 monthsSeptember 14, 2021 ago
AWAT3497 LR Blackbutt Creek engravings
Australia Ku-ring-gai NSW Sydney - North

Blackbutt Creek engravings

Three Aboriginal engravings of indeterminate figures on a rock platform above Blackbutt Creek.

By oliverd :-), 8 monthsSeptember 14, 2021 ago
AWAT2890 LR Ironbarks Platypus
Australia NSW Ryde Sydney - North

Ironbarks Platypus

Aboriginal engraving of a platypus, carved in an unusually simple style.

By oliverd :-), 9 monthsAugust 29, 2021 ago
img 4789 lr 1 Aboriginal Art - Lane Cove

Aboriginal Art – Lane Cove

Over 40 sites have been recorded within the park; many were located along the river bank and were flooded by the building of the weir in 1938.

By oliverd :-), 1 yearMay 15, 2021 ago
AWAT2922 LR Commandment Rock (Lane Cove)
Australia NSW Ryde Sydney - North

Commandment Rock (Lane Cove)

A large rock located in the Lane Cove National Park, which has both Aboriginal and European engravings.

By oliverd :-), 1 yearApril 24, 2021 ago

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