Arden Trig Station
The Arden Trig Station is on a spur off the Waratah Track. Great views from the trig and nearby.
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Waratah Trig
Waratah Trig Station is just above the Waratah Track, and offers some sweeping views over Ku-ring-gai Chase.
Euro Trig
The Euro Trig is relatively easy to reach via the Basin Track, and offers some nice views towards Barrenjoey.
Mount Murray Anderson Aboriginal engraving sites
Seventeen Aboriginal sites located and around Mount Murray Anderson. They include multiple deity figures, two enormous whales and some stone arrangements.
Caves, Cliffs and Koalas near the Bairne Track
Off-track route from the Bairne Track to look at two Aboriginal rock art sites and an enormous shelter.
Around Topham Hill
A circuit of Topham Hill, exploring some of the Aboriginal rock art sites, sandstone shelters and views over West Head.
Resolute Track Aboriginal engraving sites
Along the Resolute Track are a number of scattered Aboriginal engraving sites. These include the signposted Resolute Aboriginal Engraving Site.
Trecastle Trig (Fan Brycheiniog)
Trecastle Trig is near the top of of Fan Brycheiniog, in the Brecon Beacons.
Mackerel and Basin Loop
The Mackerel and Basin Loop joins the Mackerel Track and Basin Track at West Head with an off-track section along the coastline. It passes some Aboriginal sites and offers some nice views, but the Basin Track is pretty dreary.
Topham Trig
There are nice views from the Topham Trig on the top of Topham Hill in West Head – but it’s a relatively long off-track walk to get there.
Sams Creek Loop
Sams Creek Loop combines Sams Creek Trail and the Berkeley Fire Trail in Berowra, to create a pleasant bushwalk that avoids the crowds.
Lloyd Trig
Located in Muogamarra Nature Reserve, Lloyd Trig is reached via the Lloyd Trig Track. There are extensive views from the trig point.
Wilkins Trig
Missing its vane, the Wilkins Trig lies hidden in the scrub just off the Perimeter Trail in Duffys Forest.
Mt Killiecrankie Trig
The Mt Killiecrankie Trig Station (316m) on Flinders Island is reachec via a fairly long and tough bushwalk, but offers outstanding views.
Basin and Mackerel Track Aboriginal sites
Numerous engraving and cave art sites along the Basin Track and Mackerel Track. Many are hidden just off the trails, but the signposted Basin Aboriginal Site is easily accessed.
Beyond the Wilkins Track
Venturing beyond the Wilkins Track in Duffys Forest, this partly off-track bushwalk explores what might be an old farm, and an Aboriginal engraving site.
Exploring Penang National Park
A shorter 2.4km walk to Monkey Beach, or a longer 11km loop through the spectacular landscape of Penang National Park
Gundah Trig
The Gundah Trig is a rather sorry looking pile of stones, just off the Gundah Ridge Track
Exploring the history of Cowan Creek
A boat trip along Cowan Creek, exploring some of the Aboriginal rock art and early European settlements along the creek.
Smugglers Ridge to Marramarra Ridge
A loop walk in Marramarra National Park which descends to Marramarra Creek via the Smugglers Ridge Track, and returns along the Marramarra Ridge Trail. A pleasant but not particularly exciting walk.
Rock Art of Alta
More than 6000 carvings on several sites around Alta, which bear the traces of settlement dating from 7000 to 500 BC. A walkway passes a number of panels in this UNESCO World Heritage listed area.
Taffys Rock
A fairly demanding walk along an undulating ridge to Taffys Rock, a large sandstone platform that provides panoramic views over the Hawkesbury River and Cowan Creek
Gundah Ridge Track
A short bushwalk along Gundah Ridge, with some nice views over Berowra Creek
America Bay engraving sites
Four interrelated sites around the America Bay track at West Head, depicting different scenes. Two are easily accessed from the America Bay Track.
Narara Dam Loop (Gosford)
The Narara Dam bushwalk through Darkinjung Land in Gosford crosses Fountain Creek and descends to the Narara Railway Dams.
Goochs Crater from Dargan
An off-track walk from Dargan (on Chifley Road) to Goochs Crater in the Blue Mountains.
Exploring the Myall Trail (Mt Ku-ring-gai)
The Myall Trail is a short firetrail that leads to the end of a ridge in the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, with views over the park.
Myall Trail Aboriginal sites (Ku-ring-gai Chase)
Along the Myall Trail are a number of Aboriginal heritage sites, including engravings and cave art, that reflect a fruitful hunting ground.
Milyerra Road Trail (Brisbane Water)
Multiple rock engraving sites are located along and around the Milyerra Road Fire Trail in Kariong (in the Brisbane Water National Park)
A short Berowra circuit
A short off-track walk in Berowra Heights, exploring towering cliffs and weathered caves
Tassie Tigers & River Monsters on the Milyerra Trail
Exploring Aboriginal engravings. modern rock carvings and some myths and legends along the Milyerra Trail in Kariong (Brisbane Water National Park)
A quick trip to Wallaroo Hill
A partly off-track walk along the Salvation Loop at West Head, to explore the small hill at the start of the Wallaroo Track
The Case of the Missing Engravings
The sad fate of the Fish from the F3: an Aboriginal engraving site that was relocated from the Sydney to Newcastle freeway to St Ives, in Sydney’s north
Costens Point (Royal National Park)
An easy walk in the Royal National Park down the Costens Point Firetrail to Costens Point (you may be able to create a loop by continuing along the coast to Red Jacks Point).
Exploring Brisbane Water with Sydney Rock Art
A walk along a Brisbane Water National Park ridge to an interesting Aboriginal engraving site
Cave art and Waterfalls in Popran National Park
Exploring some of the cave art in Popran National Park, and a short walk down to the picturesque Ironbark Creek Falls.
Arboretum Track (Strickland Forest)
An easy loop walk in Strickland Forest combining the Arboretum Track and Bellbird Track. The walk visits Australia’s oldest arboretum.
Bombi Moor Circuit (Bouddi NP)
A fairly exposed route through the coastal heathland of Bouddi National Parks, with side-trips to three headlands and the picturesque Little Beach. Best walked outside summer.
Apple Tree Bay Loop (Ku-ring-gai Chase)
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.
Emerald Pool (Popran NP)
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.
Devines Hill and Finchs Line (Dharug NP)
Devines Hill and Finchs Line is a circular bushwalk from Wisemans Ferry, two sections of the Old Great North Road. The walk features impressive convict-era engineering and some nice views.
Mount Manning (Yengo NP)
A challenging off-track route in Yengo National Park, to look at the Mount Manning Shelter with its spectacular 600-year old Aboriginal paintings.
McPherson State Forest loop
A loop through the McPherson State Forest on the Airfields Trail, exploring ome of the rock outcrops along the ridges.
Strickland Forest Loop
A bushwalk through Strickland Forest north of Sydney, which combines the Strickland Falls Track, Cabbage Tree Track, Stoney Creek Trail and Ridge to Rainforest Track to form a varied and interesting loop.
Daleys Ridge Circuit (Bouddi NP)
A moderately challenging loop, which combines the Daleys Point Fire Trail and Rocky Point Trail (two easy fire trails) with some unofficial bushwalking tracks. Provides access to the Allen Strom Lookout and Daleys Point Aboriginal Site.
Maitland Bay via Mount Bouddi (Bouddi NP)
The Mount Bouddi Track joins up with the Bouddi Coastal Track, providing access to the beautiful and secluded Maitland Bay in the Bouddi National Park
Box Head Loop (Bouddi National Park)
A slightly complicated loop walk in the Bouddi National Park, which combines Hawke Head Drive and Box Head Walking Track with a track along the coastline from Tallow Beach to the end of Box Head. Great views, beaches and a bit of rock scrambling!
Avoca to MacMasters Beach (5 Lands Walk)
Following the coastline between Avoca Beach and MacMasters Beach, the route covers most of the 5 Lands Walk. It combines beaches, headlands and bush with some on-road sections.
Little Beach (Bouddi National Park)
An easy bushwalk from MacMasters Beach to the picturesque Little Beach in Bouddi National Park (with a couple of side-trips to scenic lookouts).
Exploring Kierans Creek (Ku-ring-gai Chase)
A challenging and mostly off-track loop walk, which follows the upper reaches of Kierans Creek past waterholes, cascades and sandstone caves.
Cape Baily Loop (Botany Bay)
Covering a large portion of the Botany Bay Coastal Walk (from Kurnell to Cronulla), the Cape Bailey Loop hike follows the Cape Bailey Track and Tabigai Gap Track, taking in the spectacular coastal scenery
Pogson Trig and the Loop That Isn’t
A loop via the Blue Gum Walk and Pogson Trig along the Quarry Firetrail and Benowie Track (Great North Walk). Sections of this loop require approval (as it crosses behind the Hornsby rifle range), or the walk can be accessed from both Westleigh and Hornsby to avoid the closed sections of track.
Flint and Steel Loop (West Head)
This short and partly off-track Flint and Steel Loop bushwalk connects Flint and Steel Bay and Flint and Steel Beach at West Head via a rough track around the headland. Low tide best.
Blue Gum Walk (Berowra Valley NP)
The Blue Gum Loop is a short, popular and very scenic circuit near Hornsby through Berowra Valley Regional Park, passing the Fishponds on Berowra Creek and Washtub on Waitara Creek
Refuge Rock and Natural Arch
An easy loop walk from Cherrybrook, which passes Refuge Rock and the spectacular Natural Arch in the Berowra Valley National Park.
Barrenjoey Lighthouse loop
A short, easy and popular loop walk that offers sweeping views over the Barrenjoey peninsula, Broken Bay and the Hawkesbury River.
Secrets of the Basin Track (West Head)
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.
