NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is part of Department of Planning, Industry and Environment. NPWS manages more than 870 NSW national parks and reserves, covering over 7 million hectares of land.
A nice loop walk from Apple Tree Bay, combining a “secret track” up to the ridge with the the Mt Ku-ring-gai and Berowra Tracks. Some nice views and interesting caves and rock formations.
A circular bushwalk in Popran National Park which combines the Mount Olive Trail, Hominy Creek Trail and 248 Track. The destination is the beautiful Emerald Pool, and there are multiple Aboriginal engraving sites along the route.
One of the most significant sites in the Sydney basin, Devil’s Rock at Maroota has over 80 figures, including Baiame and Daramulan who are are both ends of the rock platform.
Well-preserved red ochre paintings in two rock shelters on the south-eastern slopes of Mount Manning, in Yengo National Park. The 45 motifs include horned anthropomorphs, echidnas and dingoes.
Devines Hill and Finchs Line is a circular bushwalk from Wisemans Ferry, following two sections of the Old Great North Road. The walk features impressive convict-era engineering and some nice views.
A guide for what to see and do in Bouddi National Park… Located about an hour north of Sydney on the Central Coast, Bouddi National Park offers some spectacular bushwalks, pristine beaches and stunning lookouts.
A challenging off-track route in Yengo National Park, to look at the Mount Manning Shelter with its spectacular 600-year old Aboriginal paintings.
A loop through the McPherson State Forest combining the Airfields Trail and an unnamed firetrail, The bushwalk explores some of the rock outcrops along the ridges.
The Strickland Forest Loop in the Strickland Forest combines the Strickland Falls Track, Cabbage Tree Track, Stoney Creek Trail and Ridge to Rainforest Track to form a varied and interesting loop.
The Daleys Ridge Loop is a moderately challenging circuit, which combines the Daleys Point Fire Trail and Rocky Point Trail (two easy fire trails) with some unofficial bushwalking tracks. The walk provides access to the Allen Strom Lookout and Daleys Point Aboriginal Site.