Spit to Lindfield

Sydney Harbour Kayaks

Sydney Harbour Kayaks, at the southern end of the Spit Bridge, provide sales and rentals of kayaks. One hour in a single plastic kayak costs $20, and a double $40. The enterprise also provides tours of the harbour, catering for individuals through to large groups. For further information and bookings, contact: [email protected] or (02) 99604389 More info.

(0km) Spit Bridge South → Int. Spit Rd and Ellery’s Punt Reserve Road

350 m
6 mins
11m
-2m

Easy track

From the intersection, this walk heads over the Spit Bridge, with the road to the left of the footpath. The walk crosses the bridge to where it meets the road down to Ellery’s Punt Reserve, first on the right.

(0.35km) Int. Spit Rd and Ellery’s Punt Reserve Road → Int. Ellery’s Punt Rd and Avona Cres Trk

40 m
1 mins
2m
0m

Easy track

Veer right: From the intersection, this walk heads downhill away from the main road for approximately 20m to the intersection below the bridge, on the left.

(0.39km) Int. Ellery’s Punt Rd and Avona Cres Trk → Int. Ellery’s Punt Reserve Rd and Manly Scenic Walkway

60 m
1 mins
0m
-7m

Easy track

Veer right: From the intersection, this walk heads down the hill towards the water. The walk soon comes to Ellery’s Punt Reserve car park on the right. This walk continues past this, down the footpath to the signposted intersection.

Ellery’s Punt Reserve

Ellery’s Punt Reserve is a very nice grassed area on the north eastern side of the Spit Bridge. The reserve has road access and parking, and seems to be a popular spot for fishing from the bank. There is also seating and shaded areas.

(0.46km) Int. Ellery’s Punt Reserve Rd and Manly Scenic Walkway → End of Battle Boulevard

90 m
2 mins
3m
0m

Moderate track

Turn right: From the ‘Manly Scenic Walkway’ map and info sign, this walk heads across the grass following the coast line, keeping the water to the left and heading towards the “Ellery’s Punt Reserve” sign. From the sign, the walk passes under the Spit Bridge and then up the flight of stairs that come to the end of Battle Boulevard.

(0.55km) End of Battle Boulevard → Int. Battle Boulevard and Manly Rd

140 m
3 mins
8m
0m

Easy track

Continue straight: From the end of the cul-de-sac, this walk follows Battle Bvd up the road to the car park just near the intersection with Manly Road.

(0.69km) Int. Battle Boulevard and Manly Rd → Top of the Gallipoli Steps

160 m
4 mins
40m
0m

Moderate track

Turn left: From the car park, the walk crosses to the other side of Battle Boulevard and follows the footpath up the hill for a short distance, to the signposted Gallipoli Steps. From here, the walk heads up the Gallipoli Steps to the top of the hill, where it flattens out and follows the short path to the intersection with Edgecliff Esplanade.

(0.85km) Top of the Gallipoli Steps → Int of Sangrado Street and Seaforth Crescent

2 km
44 mins
82m
-99m

Easy track

Turn sharp left: From the intersection, the walk follows the track marker along the Edgecliff Esplanade, keeping Middle harbour down to the left. At the intersection with Palmerston Place, the walk turns left and heads down the short hill before turning right onto Seaforth Crescent. From here the walk follows Seaforth Crescent all the way around the top of the headland, providing frequent views of middle harbor over and inbetween the houses, until it reaches the ‘T’ intersection with Princes Promenade. At the intersection, the walk turns left onto Seaforth Crescent, heading down the gentle hill, and almost immediately bending to the right. The walk continues along the road for a little while longer until it comes to the intersection with the narrow road, heading down the hill to the left, just before the Seaforth Scout Hall.

(2.83km) Int of Sangrado Street and Seaforth Crescent → Int of Sangrado Street and the Powder Hulk Bay footpath

80 m
2 mins
0m
-4m

Easy track

Turn left: From the intersection, the walk follows the track marker along the narrow road, heading down the hill with the Seaforth Scout Hall on the right. The walk continues down to the intersection at the top of the concrete steps (heading down the hill to the right).

(2.91km) Int of Sangrado Street and the Powder Hulk Bay footpath → Top of the Jenner Street Steps

260 m
9 mins
35m
-31m

Moderate track

Turn right: From the intersection, the walk follows the track marker down the concrete steps and along the footpath. The footpath winds down the hill, crossing two small footbridges and comes to the waters edge, where it passes the North Ridge Sailing Club, then continues along for a little while to the intersection at the bottom of a long set of concrete steps.
Turn right: From the intersection, the walk follows the track marker up the concrete steps. The walk follows the steps all the way up the hill to a driveway, which it crosses and continues up the steps on the other side, climbing up to the top of the hill at the intersection with Jenner Street.

(3.17km) Top of the Jenner Street Steps → Wakehurst Pkwy Bus stop

1.6 km
30 mins
78m
-25m

Moderate track

Turn left: From the intersection, the walk follows Jenner Street up the hill. The walk turns left into Abernethy Street and continues to the end of the road. From here the walk climbs up a concrete staircase to the end of Harvey Street, which it follows. The walk then turns left into Dalwood Avenue and continues to the end of the road where it comes to the intersection of Clontarf Street. From here, the walk continues straight onto Clontarf Street, and soon turns left onto Callicoma Road, then turns right onto Acacia Road (which becomes Castle Circuit) and continues all the way along to the end of the footpath, where it comes to a small reserve on the right. From here, the walk follows the track marker through the reserve for a little distance to the Wakehust Parkway, where it turns left and follows the side of the road to a bus stop almost directly opposite the intersection with Armstrong Street.

(4.76km) Wakehurst Pkwy Bus stop → Seaforth Oval

530 m
9 mins
23m
-4m

Moderate track

Turn left: From the intersection, this walk follows the track behind the bus stop, heading away from the road and down through the bush. The walk steps over a few fallen trees and passes small rock outcrops, continuing along until passing a track marker and heading up to the end of a long grassy clearing, from which the playground at Seaforth Oval is clearly visible.
Veer left: From the intersection, the walk heads across the long grassy clearing towards the play equipment. Upon reaching the play equipment, the walk then follows the asphalt path, heading up on the right-hand side of the club house to the car park. Here, it turns left, passing the club house and coming to the information signs on the other side of the car park.

Seaforth Oval

Seaforth Oval is a large playing oval on the Wakehurst Parkway in North Balgowlah. It is managed by Manly Council, who have also recently been upgrading the Timber Getters Track in association with NPWS. There is a distant view of Chatswood from the oval. There are toilets, but they are usually locked. There is a large car park, shelter and sign with information about the Harbour to Hawkesbury walk. More info.

(5.29km) Seaforth Oval → Int of the Timbergetters and Engraving Tracks

50 m
1 mins
0m
-2m

Moderate track

Continue straight: From the corner of the car park with the information signs, the walk heads into the bush and down the wooden steps to the bottom, where it flattens out at the signposted intersection with the Engraving Track[1].

(5.34km) Int of the Timber Getters and Engraving Tracks → Bantry Bay Picnic Area

840 m
24 mins
9m
-109m

Hard track

Veer left: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Timbergetters Track’ sign[2] down the wooden steps and through the bush, winding steadily down a long hill as it drops down several more sets of steps, following the bush track to the signposted intersection with the Old Bullock Track[3] (closed for maintenance at time of writing).
Continue straight: From the intersection (with the signposted ‘Old Bullock Track’[4] on the right), this walk heads west down the three wooden steps and along the track, winding through the dense scrub for a while. The walk crosses a small creek at some stepping stones and passes an old telegraph pole with no power lines attached. The track continues in this manner for a little while longer before it comes to the top of a short set of rock steps, where it starts to wind down into the valley using several scattered sets of wooden steps and one long set of rock steps, until coming down to the large picnic area at the bottom.

Bantry Bay Picnic Area

The area of Bantry Bay has been popular with day visitors since the late 1800s. In the early 1900s, the picnic area was also home to a dance hall (foundations still visible), dining room, picnic ground and overnight accommodation. Today, the picnic area has a picnic table and a number of fireplaces. There is also a public wharf, toilets, open grassy area, shade from trees and a great view across the water. There are no garbage facilities. The picnic area is at the bottom of the Timber Getters Track, below Seaforth Oval, on the eastern shore of Bantry Bay. More info.

(6.18km) Bantry Bay Picnic Area → The Bluff Lookout

1.8 km
48 mins
166m
-77m

Hard track

Turn right: From the picnic area (keeping the water on the left), this walk follows the “Bantry Bay Track” sign along the rocky bush track which undulates along the side of the hill, winding through the bush for a little while. The walk passes by the base of some cliffs and starts to climb up the hill at a rocky outcrop, continuing to wind up the long rocky hill as the track climbs to the top of the valley, eventually winding up some rock steps to a large rock platform, Here, the walk passes some track markers pointing back down the valley to a short bush track, leading to the signposted intersection of the Bluff Track at the lookout.

Bluff Lookout

The Bluff is a large, unfenced rocky hilltop, in Garigal National Park, that provides great views up Middle Harbour. The views extend across the bushland of the National Park, along Bantry Bay, to the city of Sydney (You can even see Centrepoint Tower). Apart from the distant views, the bluff is also an interesting rock feature, with a number of caves containing honeycomb rock formations.

(8.01km) The Bluff Lookout → Int of Bluff and Natural Bridge Tracks

210 m
4 mins
11m
0m

Moderate track

Turn right: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Bluff Track’ sign along the rocky service trail, heading away from the lookout and through the bush for a little while before coming to the intersection with a defined bush track on the right.
Continue straight: From the intersection, the track follows the service trail (with the bush track on the right), heading north-west through the bush for a little while before coming to the signposted intersection with the Natural Bridge Track.

(8.21km) Int of Bluff and Natural Bridge Tracks → Natural Bridge

500 m
15 mins
1m
-71m

Hard track

Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the Natural Bridge Track along the bush track, heading away from the service trails for a short distance before coming to the intersection of the Currie Road Oval bush track at the track marker.
Veer left: From the intersection, this walk follows the track marker along the bush track, heading west through the bush for a short distance to a large rock outcrop. From here, the walk continues along the defined bush track, winding down the long and sometimes steep rocky hill, into the valley. The vegetation gradually gets thicker, until this walk comes down to a wide rock arch crossing a creek – the Natural Bridge.

Natural Bridge

The Natural Bridge is a sandstone arch in Garigal National Park. The arch spans an unnamed creek feeding into Bantry Bay. The Natural Bridge track uses this arch to cross the creek, and is not always noticed by walkers as the surrounding vegetation hides the full view of the feature from the track. The arch has formed the eroding forces of water flowing down the creek. The arch provides an interesting natural feature to explore and enjoy.

(8.71km) Natural Bridge → Int of Natural Bridge and Currie Road Tracks

250 m
6 mins
39m
0m

Moderate track

Continue straight: From the bridge, the walk follows the bush track heading west (with downstream to the left) up the hill and away from the creek, steadily winding up a gentle hill. This steepens as the walk climbs up a few sets of wooden steps, continuing up the rock hill to the top, where it comes to the signposted intersection of the Currie Road Track.

(8.97km) Int of Natural Bridge and Currie Road Tracks → Int of Bates Creek and Currie Rd tracks

180 m
3 mins
5m
-1m

Easy track

Turn left: From the intersection, this walk follows the H/H walker on the ‘Currie Road Track’ sign south, along the service trail. The track soon comes to a four-way intersection with a large gum tree in the centre.

(9.15km) Int of Bates Creek and Currie Rd tracks → Int of Magazine Track and Tipperary Road service trail

730 m
13 mins
5m
-35m

Moderate track

Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the bush track, heading through the dense vegetation. After a little while, the track starts to zigzag down the rocky hill and through the bush until it flattens out and crosses Bates Creek. The walk then turns left and continues through the bush, meandering along the flat bush track until coming to the signposted intersection with the Magazine Track.

(9.88km) Int of Magazine Track and Tipperary Road service trail → Back of Magazine Buildings

1.1 km
27 mins
45m
-79m

Moderate track

Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Magazine Track’ sign along the wide, flat trail which winds around behind some houses (on the right). The track continues along a narrower, rocky bush track which steadily winds down a long hill to the bottom of the valley, where it flattens out just above the water. From here, the walk continues along the bush track, winding up and down along the side of the hill until it follows a track marker up to the magazine buildings’ fence line. The track runs parallel to this fence as it heads along to an open, square concrete tank just off to the left of the track, from which the roofs of the magazine buildings and Middle Harbour Creek are both visible.

Bantry Bay Explosives Magazine complex

The Magazine Buildings were the premier storage facility for merchants’ explosives between 1915 and 1974. During this time, the carefully constructed building where crucial for the safe storage of explosives used for building public works such as the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and additionally used by the Australian Navy during World War II. There is currently no public access to the site, and the buildings are best viewed from across the water at Bantry Bay Picnic Area, or anywhere on the other side of Bantry Bay. More info.

(11.03km) Back of Magazine Buildings → Int of Magazine and Flat Rock Beach Tracks

1.1 km
23 mins
44m
-53m

Moderate track

Continue straight: From the open concrete tank, this walk follows the bush track, with the ground sloping up to the right, as it heads down a short rocky hill. The track flattens out and follows the fence line to the end, where it turns left and continues down the rocky hill, along the bush track running parallel to a shorter fence. Soon, the track turns right and leaves the fence line. The walk follows the bush track heading away from the buildings and down the rocky hill, to the waters edge where it continues along the side of the hill, following Middle Harbour Creek for a long while. In time, the track winds around behind a small beach to the intersection of a narrow bush track heading down a short hill on the left.

(12.08km) Int of Magazine and Flat Rock Beach Tracks → Flat Rock Beach

30 m
1 mins
0m
-6m

Moderate track

Turn sharp left: From the intersection, this walk follows the narrow bush track heading down the hill to the small beach at the bottom. At the end of this side trip, retrace your steps back to the main walk then Veer left.

Flat Rock Beach

Flat Rock Beach is a small, south-facing beach on Middle Harbour, in Garigal National Park. The sand is deposited on a rock shelf that pokes through in places, forming interesting sculptures. The beach is frequented by walkers and boaters enjoying their day by the water. The beach can be accessed by a bush track from the end of Killarney Drive, Killarney Heights. Historically, the beach was a popular picnic area and serviced by a ferry in the early 1900’s. Today, there are no facilities, but some shade is provided by the trees at the back of the beach.

(12.08km) Int of Magazine and Flat Rock Beach Tracks → Int of Flat Rock and Magazine Tracks

190 m
5 mins
36m
0m

Moderate track

Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the bush track with the ground sloping up to the right, heading up the wooden steps. The track flattens out and turns right, following the track marker through the bush and up the rocky hill, using the spread-out sets of wooden steps. The walk comes to an intersection and a signpost for the ‘Magazine Track’[5].

(12.26km) Int of Flat Rock and Magazine Tracks → Int of Downpatrick Road Servicetrail and Flat Rock Track

1.5 km
39 mins
86m
-116m

Moderate track

Turn left: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Flat Rock Track’ sign along the bush track heading down the side of the hill, with the ground sloping up to the right. The walk winds down the rocky track for a little while, before flattening out as it passes by a small pipeline and then continues along the side of the hill. The track meanders through the bush for a while before coming to the four-way intersection with a bush track (which heads up the rocky hill to the right, and down to a private property at the bottom of the hill on the left).
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the bush track along the side of the hill, with the ground sloping up to the right. The track meanders through the dense bushland, occasionally catching a nice view over Middle Harbour Creek down to the left, and continues to the intersection of a rough service trail on the right, which heads uphill.

(13.81km) Int of Downpatrick Road Servicetrail and Flat Rock Track → Int of Davidson Park driveway and Flat Rock Track

690 m
16 mins
32m
-41m

Moderate track

Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the bush track along the side of the hill, with the ground sloping up to the right as it heads through the bush. The walk stays above Middle Harbour Creek for a while before it drops down a steep set of wooden steps to the intersection with the Davidson Park driveway, at a wooden picnic seat.

(14.49km) Int of Davidson Park driveway and Flat Rock Track → Int of Davidson Park driveway and Warringah Road on-ramp

70 m
1 mins
1m
-2m

Very easy

Veer right: From the intersection, this walk follows the flat driveway towards the Roseville Bridge, heading under a pipe bridge and coming to the intersection with the driveway to Davidson Park.

(14.56km) Int of Davidson Park driveway and Warringah Road on-ramp → End of Ormonde Road Track

1.8 km
39 mins
107m
-69m

Moderate track

Veer right: From the intersection, this walk follows the road, heading up the hill and crossing under the Roseville Bridge. The road continues up the hill to reach Warringah Road, where the walk turns sharply to the right and continues along the footpath on the right-hand side of Warringah Road. The walk crosses Roseville Bridge and continues for a few meters to find an intersection with a concrete footpath (which goes down the hill to the right, closed at the time of writing).
Continue straight: From the intersection, the walk follows very narrow verge on the side of Warringah Rd up the hill away from Roseville Bridge. After about 270m the walk passes under a road bridge the turns right to follow the on-ramp up the hill to Ormonde Rd. The on-ramp loops around to an intersection with Ormonde Rd, where the walk turns left, following Ormonde Rd away from Warringah Rd. The walk passes The Kingsway, Cardigan Road and Chase Avenue before reaching the end of Ormonde Rd.

(16.31km) End of Ormonde Road Track → Int of Two Creeks and Ormonde Road tracks

150 m
6 mins
1m
-34m

Moderate track

Veer right: From the end of Ormonde Rd, the walk follows the bush track down the gentle hill. The walk becomes quite steep before reaching the intersection with the Two Creeks Track at the bottom of the hill.

(16.46km) Int of Two Creeks and Ormonde Road tracks → Int of Two Creeks and Carlyle Road tracks

880 m
20 mins
46m
-46m

Moderate track

Turn sharp left: From the intersection, this walk follows the bush track with Middle Harbour Creek down on the right, as the track follows the side of the hill through the bush. After some time, the track leaves the creek as it bends to the left and continues along for a while before crossing a wooden bridge to the signposted intersection of the ‘Carlyle Road’ track.

(17.34km) Int of Two Creeks and Carlyle Road tracks → Eastern end of Two Creeks detour

2 km
43 mins
106m
-72m

Moderate track

Turn right: From the intersection, this walk follows the wide bush track opposite the signposted ‘Carlyle Road’ track, past the stone chair on the left. The walk follows along the wide bush track for a little while before crossing a short wooden bridge. Further along the bush track, this walk passes another stone chair and heads under a shallow rock overhang, following the side of the hill above Moores Creek for a while until coming down to the water level as the creek meets Middle Harbour Creek. From here, the track bends around to the left and follows Middle Harbour Creek through the bush and along the side of the hill to the signposted intersection of the ‘to Wellington Road’ track.
Continue straight: From the intersection (at the ‘to Wellington Road’ sign), this walk follows the Two Creeks bush track (keeping the Middle Harbour Creek down the hill on the right) as it heads though the bush for a while. The track passes a ‘Garigal National Park’ sign while bending into the Gordon Creek valley, and continues through the trees, keeping the valley down to the right as it heads along to the intersection with the defined bush track on the left.

(19.36km) Eastern end of Two Creeks detour → Western end of Two Creeks detour

220 m
6 mins
11m
-20m

Moderate track

Turn left: From the intersection, this walk follows the bush track heading uphill, steadily climbing up the long gentle hill and up some rock steps. The track then flattens out and continues through the trees for a short distance before turning downhill and winding down the steep rock steps, coming to the intersection with the Two Creeks Track.

(19.58km) Western end of Two Creeks detour → End of Gordon Creek service trail

100 m
2 mins
0m
-10m

Moderate track

Turn sharp left: From the intersection, this walk follows the bush track, keeping the valley down to the right, as the track continues along the side of the hill for a short while before winding down a steep set of rock steps, coming to the end of a service trail at the bottom.

(19.68km) End of Gordon Creek service trail → Int of Gordon Creek Crossing track and servicetrail

280 m
7 mins
14m
-18m

Moderate track

Veer right: From the bottom of the steps, this walk follows the service trail (with the ground sloping up to the left) as it continues through the bush for a short while, before coming to a pipe bridge, which extends across the valley on the right.
Continue straight: From the pipeline, this walk follows the service trail, with the pipeline on the right and the ground sloping up to the left. The trail heads through the bush and along the side of the hill to the signposted intersection with wooden steps on the right.

(19.96km) Int of Gordon Creek Crossing track and servicetrail → Int of tunnel track and Gordon Creek servicetrail

1.2 km
25 mins
68m
-36m

Moderate track

Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the Two Creeks Track, with the ground sloping up to the left as it heads through the bush. The walk crosses a short wooden bridge after a little while and continues along the side of the hill until coming to an intersection with some rock steps (down to a bush track) on the right.

(21.16km) Int of tunnel track and Gordon Creek servicetrail → Gordon Creek waterfall

50 m
2 mins
0m
-8m

Moderate track

Veer right: From the intersection, this walk winds down the bush track and steps through the dense bush. Soon, the track opens up to a large rock platform, next to the tunnel under Eastern Arterial Road.

Gordon Creek waterfall

This waterfall (not officially named) cascades off the top of a rock platform, soon after passing under Eastern Arterial Rd. It is difficult to view the full waterfall, but it still can be a great sight, watching the water on its journey over the rock platform and cascading off the edge.

(21.21km) Gordon Creek waterfall → Foot Bridge Intersection

170 m
3 mins
2m
-5m

Moderate track

Continue straight: From the rock platform, this walk passes under Eastern Arterial Rd using the foot path on the left of the tunnel (track not safe to use if covered with water). The first half of the tunnel has sandstone walls. Past the tunnel, the walk turns left then follows the defined bush track, keeping the creek to the right. Soon, this track come to an intersection just before a foot bridge.

(21.38km) Foot Bridge Intersection → Picnic area intersection

40 m
1 mins
2m
-1m

Easy track

Turn right: From the intersection, this walk crosses the foot bridge, veering right and heading up the stone steps. The track then veers to the left, passing a small picnic area, then comes to a well-signposted intersection, with ‘Slade Ave carpark’ track on the right.

Seven Little Australians Picnic Area

This small picnic area is in the middle of the Seven Little Australian Park reserve, at the intersection of Two Creeks Track and Slade Ave track. The picnic area has three picnic tables and some shade, provided by the surrounding trees. The picnic area is bordered with sandstone blocks, dating from prior to WW1.

(21.42km) Picnic area intersection → Sandstone Pillar overhang

220 m
5 mins
17m
0m

Easy track

Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Tryon Road’ sign. The track passes though a coachwood forest, with some tall pine trees scattered throughout. The track keeps the wide valley on the left and soon climbs up to a large sandstone overhang, supported by stone pillars.

Sandstone Pillar overhang

This sandstone overhang is of particular note, due to the stone pillar supports that appear to be reinforcing it. Prior to WW1, members of the army built these pillars and surrounding tracks as part of their training. It appears that this was added to during the depression, with further sandstone masonry work. Their efforts have resulted in a Lara Croft reminiscent ruin – OK, maybe a bit of an exaggeration, but the cave is a highlight of the tracks in the area.

(21.64km) Sandstone Pillar overhang → Slade Ave (Just north of Tryon Rd)

210 m
4 mins
10m
-3m

Easy track

Continue straight: From the sandstone overhang, this walk heads up the stairs, keeping the wide valley to the left. The bush soon thins out as the track approaches some houses and a brick wall at the end of laneway. The track the follows the laneway to Slade Ave, just north of Tryon Rd.

(21.85km) Slade Ave (Just north of Tryon Rd) → Lindfield Station

790 m
14 mins
35m
-2m

Very easy

Turn left: From the intersection, the walk follows Slade Ave to the nearby ‘T’ intersection with Tryon Road. The walk turns right and follows Tryon Rd. At the ‘T’ intersection with Nelson Road, the walk turns left and immediately right, continuing along Tryon Road, crossing Lindfield Ave and arriving at Lindfield Station.

Maps for the Spit to Lindfield 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.

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 Spit to Lindfield bushwalking track

Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Spit to Lindfield

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	22.6 km
		Time	9 hrs 45 mins
		.
Grade 4/6 Hard track	AS 2156.1	Gradient	Very steep (4/6)
		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	Storms may impact on navigation and safety (3/6)
		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

8km of this walk has gentle hills with occasional steps and another 8km has short steep hills. Whilst another 4km is flat with no steps and the remaining 2.8km is very steep.

Quality of track

13km of this walk follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles and another 4.8km follows a clear and well formed track or trail. The remaining (4.6km) follows a smooth and hardened path.

Signs

Around 13km of this walk is clearly signposted, whilst the remaining 9km has directional signs at most intersection.

Experience Required

Around 15km of this walk requires no previous bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 8km requires some bushwalking experience.

weather

Around 22km of this walk is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation), whilst the remaining 220m is affected by storms that may impact your navigation and safety.

Infrastructure

Around 14km of this walk is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats), whilst the remaining 9km has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced).

Plan your trip to and from the walk here

The Spit to Lindfield walk starts at the Spit Bridge South (gps: -33.804355, 151.24615)
Your transport options to Spit Bridge South are by;

Bus. (get details)

Car. There is free parking available.
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The Spit to Lindfield ends at the Lindfield Station (gps: -33.775095, 151.16906)
Your transport options to Lindfield Station are by;

Train. (get details)

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

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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 🙂