Davidson Park to St Ives Chase
Download & Print Map and Notes5 hrs 30 mins
591 m
Moderate track
Davidson picnic area
(0km) Int of Davidson Park driveway and Rotary Rotunda path → Int of the Lyrebird Track and end of Davidson Park Driveway
430 m
8 mins
4m
-8m
Very easy
Continue straight: From the intersection at the bottom of the ‘Casuarina Stairway’, this walk follows the driveway, keeping the park and Middle Harbour Creek on the left. The walk heads along for little while before coming to the end of the driveway, at the signposted start of the ‘Lyre Bird Track 4km’.
(0.43km) Int of the Lyrebird Track and end of Davidson Park driveway → End Lyrebird service trail
1.6 km
29 mins
29m
-29m
Moderate track
(2.05km) End Lyrebird service trail → Int of Gov. Phillip and Bungaroo tracks
3.2 km
1 hr 3 mins
94m
-86m
Moderate track
Veer left: From the intersection, this walk crosses Carroll Creek at the stepping stones and continues along the bush track, passing the “Governor Phillip Walk” sign as the track bends to the left. This walk winds through the bush alongside Carrol Creek before steadily climbing up the rocky hill to the right for a little while. The track then drops back down to the edge of Middle Harbour Creek, which it follows as the walk undulates along the rocky bush track for a while, before crossing under a large pipe bridge to the end of an asphalt service trail.
Veer left: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Bungaroo Track (450m)’ sign, keeping Middle Harbour Creek to the left. The bush track makes its way upstream following the main creek, but crossing a few small gullies along the way. The track then comes an intersection with a signpost ‘Bungaroo Track’ and stepping stones across the creek, clearly visable on the left.
Bungaroo
(5.3km) Int of Gov. Phillip and Bungaroo tracks → The Cascades
2.6 km
51 mins
89m
-72m
Moderate track
The Cascades
(7.89km) The Cascades → Int of Cambourne Ave and Upper Cambourne Track
1.5 km
32 mins
128m
-27m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection, the walk follows the “Cascades Track” sign along the service trail. The walk climbs for a while to reach the intersection with the Link track (on the right).
Continue straight: From the intersection, the walk follows the service trail going up the hill. After winding up the long, and sometimes steep hill, the walk passes an intersection and continues up the hill on an asphalted section of management trail to reach the signposted intersection with the ‘Lower Cambourne Track’.
Veer left: From the intersection, this walk follows the Cascades track arrow along the service trail, climbing up the hill for a short while before coming to the intersection of the Upper Cambourne track.
Turn right: From the intersection, the walk follows the service trail, zigzagging up the hill behind the ‘Upper Cambourne’ sign. The walk flattens out for a while and reaches an intersection with a service trail at a track marker.
Continue straight: From the intersection, the walk follows the service trail down the side of the hill, with the ground sloping up to the left. The walk descends steadily until it crosses a small creek and climbs up the hill on the other side, passing through a metal gate to arrive at Cambourne Ave.
(9.39km) Int of Cambourne Ave and Upper Cambourne Track → End of Kitchener St
2.6 km
57 mins
105m
-117m
Very easy
Veer left: From the intersection the track heads straight up Kitchener St to cross Mona Vale Rd and continue down to the other end of Kitchener St at the gate on the left.
(12.04km) End of Kitchener St → End of Phillip Rd
1.6 km
39 mins
129m
-93m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection the track heads down the hill tending right, to a large vertical green pipe. From the pipe the track continues down the hill for approximately 50m to turn left into the sign posted intersection.
Veer left: From the intersection the track heads winds up the hill along the service trail away from Ku-ring-gai Creek. Once reaching the top of the hill the track winds, continuing along the servictrail until reaching the gate at the end of Phillip Ave signposted ‘Harbour to Hawkesbury Track’.
(13.67km) End of Phillip Rd → End of Warrimoo Ave
470 m
8 mins
13m
-1m
Very easy
Maps for the Davidson Park to St Ives Chase walk
You can download the PDF for this walk to print a map.These maps below cover the walk and the wider area around the walk, they are worth carrying for safety reasons.
Hornsby | 1:25 000 Map Series | 91304S HORNSBY | NSW-91304S |
Parramatta River | 1:25 000 Map Series | 91303N PARRAMATTA RIVER | NSW-91303N |
Sydney | 1:100 000 Map Series | 9130 SYDNEY | 9130 |
Cross sectional view of the Davidson Park to St Ives Chase bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Davidson Park to St Ives Chase
Overview of this walks grade – based on the AS 2156.1 – 2001
Under this standard, a walk is graded based on the most difficult section of the walk.
Length | 14.1 km | ||
Time | 5 hrs 30 mins | ||
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Grade 3/6 Moderate track |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Short steep hills (3/6) |
Quality of track | Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6) | ||
Signs | Directional signs along the way (3/6) | ||
Experience Required | Some bushwalking experience recommended (3/6) | ||
Weather | Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6) | ||
Infrastructure | Limited facilities, not all cliffs are fenced (3/6) |
Some more details of this walks Grading
Here is a bit more details explaining grading looking at sections of the walk
Gradient
5km of this walk has short steep hills and another 5km is flat with no steps. The remaining (3.7km) has gentle hills with occasional steps.
Quality of track
8km of this walk follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles and another 3.5km follows a smooth and hardened path. The remaining (2.2km) follows a clear and well formed track or trail.
Signs
Around 9km of this walk is clearly signposted, whilst the remaining 5km has directional signs at most intersection.
Experience Required
Around 8km of this walk requires no previous bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 6km requires some bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 14km is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
Around 8km of this walk has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced), whilst the remaining 6km is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats).
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Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Davidson Park to St Ives Chase walk starts at the Int of Davidson Park driveway and Rotary Rotunda path (gps: -33.768199, 151.20325)Your transport options to Int of Davidson Park driveway and Rotary Rotunda path are by;
Bus. (get details)
Car. There is free parking available.
(get details)
The Davidson Park to St Ives Chase ends at the End of Warrimoo Ave (gps: -33.700638, 151.16557)
Your transport options to End of Warrimoo Ave are by;
Bus. (get details)
Car. There is free parking available.
(get details)
Fire Danger
Each park may have its own fire ban, this rating is only valid for today and is based on information from the RFS Please check the RFS Website for more information.Weather Forest
This walk starts in the Metropolitan weather district always check the formal BOM forecast or pdf before starting your walk.Forecast snapshot
Park Information & Alerts
Short URL = http://wild.tl/dptsic
Gallery images
There are other downloads I am still working on.
You will probably need to login to access these — still all free.
* KML (google earth file)
* GPX (GPS file)
Special Maps/ brochures
* A3 topo maps
* PDF with Lands Topo map base
* PDF with arial image (and map overlay)
I wanted to get the main site live first, this extra stuff will come in time.
Happy walking
Matt 🙂
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