West Head, part of the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and only 90min from Sydney, has a variety of short walks… secluded beaches, off-track routes and rocky outcrops with views over Pittwater. Within West Head are many Aboriginal engravings sites and remains of WWII fortifications,
A “fishing scene” near the Wallaroo Track, which includes a woman, fish and boomerang.
An Aboriginal engraving site just below the Waratah Trail surrounded by thick scrub, which has an enormous whale
A clearly defined decorated shield and boomerang near the Waratah Track
A whale and bird engraving, and number of “stone circles” formed by thousands of small pebbles arranged in neat circles.
Along the Basin Track is a fairly deeply-cut stingray (or skate), on a small rock surrounded by dense scrub.
The Basin Track Ray is a deeply cut, distinct Aboriginal engravng described as an “indeterminate figure”.
One of the best showcases of Aboriginal art in the area, the singposted Red Hands Cave at West Head has multiple red ochre handprints.
A giant kangaroo and mundoe (and nearby shield), probably of mythological importance
An unusual engraving depicting a man striking a wallaby, on a small platform above a waterfall
A ritual Aboriginal site near the America Bay Track, which features a large Daramulan (ancestral hero)