Summary: A very well-preserved Aboriginal engraving of a wallaby or kangaroo, above Hawkes Head Drive

An Aboriginal engraving of a leaping wallaby or kangaroo above Hawke Head Drive, on a small rock outcrop.

AWAT8892 LR Hawke Head Kangaroo

There are stunning views from the engraving site, over Bouddi National Park and Broken Bay.

AWAT8886 LR Hawke Head Kangaroo

This is one of the indigenous sites you’ll visit if you join Girri Girra Aboriginal Experiences for their Bouddi National Park tour.

AWAT8889 LR Hawke Head Kangaroo

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