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Olympic Pool – a spectacular, secluded swimming hole on Kangaroo Creek
Olympic Pool is a secluded and spectacular swimming hole on Kangaroo Creek in the Royal National park (downstream of Karloo Pool).
Royal National Park is inland from the eastern coastline of Australia, just south of Sydney. It’s the oldest national park in Australis, and the third oldest national park in the world (after Bogd Khan Uul in Mongolia, established in 1783, and Yellowstone in the US, established in 1872). The park is characterised by coastal cliffs, secluded beaches and eucalyptus-rich bushland.
Olympic Pool is a secluded and spectacular swimming hole on Kangaroo Creek in the Royal National park (downstream of Karloo Pool).
Karloo Pool is a pristine and beautiful deep swimming hole along Kangaroo Creek in the Royal National park. It is most easily accessed by a bushwalk from Heathcote station.
The Figure 8 Pool has become one of the most popular attractions and Instagram spots in the Royal National Park. The natural pool can be reached via three bushwalking routes.
Offering some of the best surf around Sydney and patrolled swimming on weekend, Garie Beach in the Royal Natonal Park is easily by car or bushwalking trails.
One of the more remote beaches in the Royal National Park, Werrong Beach is reached via a steep trail down from Otford. An official nudist beach, it’s not great for swimming.
A guide to discovering the trig stations hidden in national parks across Sydney.
Curra Brook Waterfall in the Royal National Park plunges into the ocean, just below where the Coast Track crosses Curra Brook. Best views of the falls are from the Coast Track about 700m to the north.
National Falls is one of the most spectacular watefalls around Sydney. The waterfall has two separate levels, both with wide overhangs behind the plunging water.
One of the more remote waterfalls in the Royal National Park, Anice Falls is quite picturesque – but can only be easily viewed from above.
South West Arm Pool is a beautiful, deep secluded pool along South West Arm Creek in the Royal National Park. It’s reached from Winifred Falls by a short, off-track route.