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.
The Basin Track itself is a pretty dreary walk… but head off-track and you’ll find Aboriginal engraving sites, a trig station and some great views over Pittwater.
On and off-track ramblings around the Perimeter Trail and Cowan Trail in search of wildflowers and Aboriginal rock art.Â
An exploratory walk in search of the Wallaroo Trig, located a short distance off the Wallaroo Track at West Head, revealing some nice views over the area.
A pleasant loop along Middle Harbour and Carroll Creek from St Ives, returning via the Davidson Track.Â
The Harbour to Hawkesbury bushwalk is a well-marked route from Manly to Berowra Waters, traversing Garigal, Ku-ring-gai Chase and Berowra Valley National Parks through a variety of terrain.
Garigal National Park, in Sydney’s north, is the fifth largest park in Sydney metropolitan area. Within the park are over 35 bushwalking trails covering over 120km and at least another 35 “unofficial” tracks.
A partial loop along both sides of Rocky Creek in East Killara (Sydney north), combining two service trails with a short off-track section.
The Five Mile Creek Loop is a somewhat complicated circuit through the northern part of Garigal National Park, incorporating formal trails and unofficial tracks to form a loop walk.
A varied walk in Garigal National Park, descending to File Mile Creek on the Kamber Road Trail and returning via the File Mile Creek Trail
A short-ish loop bushwalk down the Caleyi Trail in Garigal National Park, returning via the Ya Right and Coopers Blue mountain-bike tracks to form an interesting loop.