Sydney to Thornleigh via Lane Cove Tourist Park
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1110 m
Hard track
The Obelisk
(0km) The Obelisk → Circular Quay
260 m
4 mins
1m
-5m
Very easy
(0.26km) Circular Quay → Woolwich Ferry Wharf, Valentia St
4.8 km
20 mins
2m
-2m
Very easy
(5.07km) Woolwich Ferry Wharf, Valentia St → Goat Paddock
720 m
13 mins
23m
-6m
Very easy
Goat Paddock
(5.8km) Goat Paddock → Woolwich Lookout
80 m
1 mins
1m
-2m
Easy track
Woolwich Lookout
(5.87km) Woolwich Lookout → Bottom of Kellys Bush
360 m
7 mins
10m
-11m
Easy track
(6.23km) Bottom of Kellys Bush → Top of Kellys Bush
230 m
6 mins
25m
0m
Easy track
Kellys Bush
(6.46km) Top of Kellys Bush → Int of Gladstone Ave and Woolwich Rd
220 m
4 mins
4m
-4m
Very easy
(6.68km) Int of Gladstone Ave and Woolwich Rd → End of Serpentine Rd
190 m
3 mins
1m
-10m
Very easy
(6.87km) End of Serpentine Rd → Int of Brookes and Vernon Sts
420 m
10 mins
22m
-32m
Moderate track
(7.29km) Int of Brookes and Vernon Sts → Hunters Hill Shops
1.2 km
22 mins
31m
-24m
Easy track
Hunters Hill Shops
(8.5km) Hunters Hill Shops → End of Mount St
770 m
15 mins
15m
-43m
Easy track
(9.27km) End of Mount St → Joubert Street Reserve
620 m
11 mins
17m
-2m
Easy track
(9.89km) Joubert Street Reserve → Boronia Park
930 m
17 mins
26m
-3m
Very easy
Boronia Park
(11.09km) End of Boronia Ave → Int of Great North Walk and Meyers Avenue track
840 m
17 mins
24m
-38m
Moderate track
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Buffalo Ck. Park’ arrow[171] down along track. Veering right after about 50m, this wide track then leads through the casuarina forest[172] for a short time, coming to an intersection and a small clearing with a picnic table[173], the informally named Brickmakers Creek picnic area.
Turn right: From the picnic area, this walk follows the GNW arrow post across the rocky Brickmakers Creek[174] and up the steps[175]. The walk continues along the short timber boardwalk[176], then leads up the timber steps[177] for about 100m where the track flattens out, veering right at another GNW arrow post[178]. Here the track leads down between the rocks[179], with a filtered view to the water, and a short distance later, the track veers right again at another GNW arrow post[180], heading gently down between some more rocks. For another 150m , the mostly flat track leads over some rock platforms[181][182] then along a short section of timber boarding[183] to come to a three-way intersection marked with a GNW arrow, and a larger unfenced rock platform[184] (to the right).
(11.93km) Int of Great North Walk and Meyers Avenue track → Mangrove viewing platform
1 km
20 mins
29m
-30m
Moderate track
Turn left: From the intersection, this walk follows the GNW arrow up the steps[195]. The track bends right and comes to an intersection with the signposted ‘Access to Barons Cres’[196] track on your left, just below the large concrete building[197].
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the GNW arrow post[198] along the clear track, leading gently uphill (initially keeping the concrete building and Barton Cres track on your left[199]). The fairly flat, rocky track leads through the forest, keeping the Lane Cove River[200] not far to your right. After about 300m, the track leads up some steps[201] to a boulder outcrop[202] with good views over the river. The track continues for another 100m to a small clearing and a timber viewing platform[203] (on your right).
Mangrove viewing platform
(12.97km) Mangrove viewing platform → Buffalo Creek track head
780 m
13 mins
17m
-16m
Easy track
Turn right: From the intersection[222], this walk follows GNW arrow up along Pains Rd[223] for about 20m to the intersection with a wide track, marked with another GNW arrow post[224], just where the road bends left[225].
Continue straight: From the bend in Pains Rd (near house number 4), this walk follows GNW arrow[226] along the wide track, whilst keeping a few houses up to your left[227]. After about 120m, the track leads up a grassy hill[228] to find a large open parkland, Buffalo Creek Reserve[229][230]. Here, the walk turns right and follows the ‘Great North Walk’ sign[231] across the grass, passing a picnic table[232] and fireplace[233], and coming to the large ‘Buffalo Creek Track Head’ signpost[234][235] (on your right).
(13.75km) Buffalo creek track head → Int of Great North Walk and Sugarloaf Point tracks
540 m
13 mins
33m
-27m
Moderate track
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Sugarloaf Point’ sign[246] along the flat rocky and sandy track, keeping the valley to your right. The track generally bends left around the side of the hill, passing a few interesting rock platforms[247] along the way. Soon after heading down some stone steps[248], this track comes to a signposted T-intersection with a wide sandy trail[249]. There is a ‘Buffalo Ck Reserve’ sign[250] pointing back up the steps.
(14.29km) Int of Great North Walk and Sugarloaf Point tracks → Sugarloaf Point
280 m
5 mins
2m
-9m
Easy track
Sugarloaf Point
(14.29km) Int of Great North Walk and Sugarloaf Point tracks → Kittys Creek bridge int
780 m
14 mins
15m
-18m
Easy track
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Great North Walk’ sign[258] past the picnic table[259] and down the timber steps, whilst keeping Pittwater Rd through the trees to your left. The track soon passes a ‘Lane Cove National Park’ sign[260] then heads down some timber stairs[261]. The track continues just below the road (on your left) and beside the mangroves (on your right) for a little over 400m, crossing several timber platforms[262] and going up and down a few steps to come to a ‘Coastal Wetlands’ information sign[263]. Having moved away from the road, the track now heads along a timber boardwalk[264] that winds through the mangroves and wetlands to cross Kitty Creek[265] on a bridge[266]. Just on the other side of the bridge, this walk comes to a T-intersection with a sign pointing back to ‘Sugarloaf Point’[267].
(15.07km) Kittys Creek bridge int → Magdala Park carpark
720 m
14 mins
19m
-16m
Moderate track
Magdala Park
(15.8km) Magdala Park carpark → Magdala Park transmissions tower
110 m
2 mins
5m
-3m
Easy track
(15.91km) Magdala Park transmissions tower → Fairyland
1.4 km
31 mins
52m
-59m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the traffic lights, this walk heads downhill towards the bridge, crossing the factory driveway[300]. Just over 100m past the driveway, the shared footpath[301] leads to an intersection marked with a GNW arrow post, and a set of steps[302] (on the left).
Continue straight: From the intersection[303], this walk follows the GNW arrow post down across the main bridge span, keeping the traffic to your right. After almost 100m, this walk comes to the other side of the bridge, where there is an intersection with another set of stairs[304] (on your left) and another GNW arrow[305].
Turn left: From the intersection[306], this walk follows the GNW arrow post down the stairs[307][308] and towards the water. At the bottom of the stairs, the walk turns left and follows the footpath under the bridge[309][310] then up a few steps to a signposted intersection[311], just on the other side of the bridge.
Veer right: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Lane Cove National Park – Fairyland Track’ sign[312] down along the dirt track, keeping the filtered view of Lane Cove River to your right[313]. The track soon leads down some timber steps[314], past a short rock wall[315] and across two short flat timber bridges[316][317]. The walk continues up some steps and across a timber bridge with a hand rail[318]. The rocky track then leads downhill[319] for about 100m before going gently uphill past the high tension transmission tower[320], to then come to a signposted intersection[321], just after passing under the power lines.
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk heads away from the buildings and the high tension power line tower, following the GNW arrow post downhill[322] and almost immediately crosses a small flat timber bridge[323]. The rocky track leads up a short hill then the track starts to leads down for about 70m, where the track bends sharply right. Then the walk leads down a series of timber steps[324] into the lusher forest[325] and a ‘Site of Fairyland Pleasure Grounds’ information sign[326]. Here the walk heads along the timber boardwalk[327], then follows the track past the ‘Take Yourself Back to Fairyland’ photo sign[328], and then onto an intersection beside a large palm tree[329]. There is a ‘Fairyland Pleasure Grounds’ sign[330] and short track on the right that leads to a seat[331] beside Lane Cove River.
Fairyland
(17.35km) Fairyland → River view
360 m
7 mins
14m
-6m
Easy track
Lookout
(17.71km) River view → Int of Quebec Rd and Fairyland Track
130 m
3 mins
5m
-6m
Easy track
(17.84km) Int. of Quebec Rd and Fairyland Track → End of Quebec Ave
550 m
12 mins
38m
-1m
Easy track
(18.39km) End of Quebec Ave → Riverside Cafe
400 m
8 mins
1m
-46m
Hard track
Continue straight: From the intersection, follows the GNW arrow post across River Ave[361][362], down along the minor road (keeping the busy Delhi Rd to your left). At the end of this minor rd this walk finds a footpath[363] in front of ‘Riverside Cafe Bar & Grill’[364].
Riverside Cafe Bar & Grill
(18.78km) Riverside Cafe → Koonjeree Middle Trk
230 m
4 mins
6m
-7m
Easy track
Turn left: From the intersection[372] (on the north-west corner of Fullers Bridge), this walk heads up the steps[373] to come to another footpath beside Dehli Rd[374].
Turn right: From the bus stop, this walk heads along the footpath, away from Fullers Bridge. The walk soon crosses the entrance road to Lane Cove National Park before winding right, through the low bushes, to come to the toilet block.
Turn right: From the toilet blocks, this walk heads across the road to follow the footpath through the middle of the Koonjeree picnic area, to the intersection near the water’s edge.
Koonjeree Picnic Area
(19.01km) Koonjeree Middle Trk → Lane Cove Weir South
100 m
2 mins
1m
-1m
Very easy
(19.11km) Lane Cove Weir South → Lane Cove River Lookout
50 m
1 mins
0m
0m
Very easy
(19.16km) Lane Cove River Lookout → Illoura Picnic Area
310 m
6 mins
7m
-7m
Easy track
(19.47km) Illoura Picnic Area → Boat Shed
160 m
3 mins
1m
-1m
Moderate track
Lane Cove Boatshed
(19.63km) Boat Shed → 8 Ironbarks
470 m
9 mins
12m
-8m
Moderate track
(20.1km) 8 Ironbarks → 9 Carters Creek
220 m
4 mins
5m
-6m
Easy track
9 Carters Creek
(20.31km) 9 Carters Creek → 13 Cottonwood Glen
360 m
6 mins
2m
-5m
Moderate track
13 Cottonwood Glen
(20.68km) 13 Cottonwood Glen → Riverside Dr
130 m
3 mins
11m
0m
Easy track
(20.81km) Riverside Dr → Lane Cove Tourist Park
540 m
11 mins
43m
-6m
Moderate track
Turn left: From the intersection, the walk heads uphill directly away from the face of the ‘Scribbly Gums picnic area’ sign[445] and past the large scribbly gum[446]. The track leads under a banksia tree[447] and after about 40m starts to climb a series of stone steps[448]. After climbing these steps for about 60m, this walk heads through a gap in a fence[449] to come to the edge of the Lane Cove Tourist Park[450]. From here, this walk head directly away from the face of the ‘Lane Cove National Park’ sign[451] and straight up the internal road[452]. This road soon bends left then leads though the campsite for about 100m before bending right just past the laundry[453]. Here the walk heads up this road for about 50m, past the boom gates[454], to come to the front of the the ‘Lane Cove Tourist Park’ office[455].
Lane Cove River tourist park
End of day 1
(21.35km) Lane Cove Tourist Park → Illoura Picnic Area
1.9 km
36 mins
26m
-74m
Moderate track
Turn right: From the intersection, the walk follows ‘Lane Cove River Weir’ sign[464] south down the hill. The track leads gently down the side of the hill for about 80m to pass a ‘Native Flora’ information sign[465][466], then about 90m later passes a ‘Bush Regeneration’ information sign[467] among the ferns. Just 30m past this sign, the track leads over a small metal bridge[468] beside the tall fern trees[469] and ‘Native Fauna’ information sign[470]. Here the track continues for a short distance to come to an intersection with Riverside Drive, where a ‘Tourist Park’ sign[471] points back up the hill.
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Riverside walk’ arrow post down the steps[472] and then follows the road down past the ’12 Blackbutt’ picnic area[473]. Soon the road leads to a Y-intersection[474] and veers right down to the car park[475] beside ’13 Cottonwood Glen’ picnic area[476] and the Lane Cove River.
Turn right: From the car park on the south side of ‘Cottonwood Glen’, this walk follows the NPWS arrow post[477] along the track into the bush, keeping the river to your left. The track leads along side the river for about 300m, first through a lovely she-oak stand[478], then through a re-vegetating tall gum forest[479] before heading down a sealed footpath[480] to come to a car park (beside the toilet block[481]) at Carters Creek picnic area.
Continue straight: From in front of the toilets at Carters Creek picnic area, this walk heads across the grass clearing[482] and across the small timber bridge[483] to come to the car park[484]. After crossing the car park, this walk continues over the grass[485], beside the road, keeping the river to your left, and then veers left and follows the NPWS arrow post[486] down around the locked gate. Here the walk follows the narrow trail for about 60m to come to an intersection[487] with a footpath on your right, just before the ‘8 Ironbarks’ sign[488] and picnic area.
Continue straight: From the intersection[489] just west of ‘8 Ironbarks’[490], this walk follows the track through the picnic area, keeping the river on the left. On the far side of the picnic area, this walk follows the NPWS arrow post[491] for about 180m up over a rocky outcrop[492] to then head down a metal staircase[493]. The track winds down alongside the river for another 70m to come to the edge of another large grassy clearing. Here, this walk heads across ‘7 Moola’ picnic area (with toilets[494] and water), crossing a small flat timber bridge[495] in the middle. The track soon leaves this clearing and continues for another 80m to come to the shop-front side of the sandstone boatshed building[496].
Continue straight: From the shop front of the boatshed[497], this walk follows the concrete path keeping the river to the left to walk to the end of the building. Here, the walk follows the wide dirt track, past the large picnic table[498], keeping to the lower main (but narrowing) track for about 60m to pass through a notably narrow then short rough steep section of track in the acacia grove. About 15m later the walk leads below a large brick picnic shelter[499] and 50m later comes to a ‘Riverside Walking Track’ sign[500] at the edge of the ‘Illoura’[501] picnic area.
(23.23km) Illoura Picnic Area → Lane Cove River Lookout
310 m
6 mins
7m
-7m
Easy track
(23.53km) Lane Cove River Lookout → Lane Cove Weir South
50 m
1 mins
0m
0m
Very easy
(23.58km) Lane Cove Weir South → Lane Cove Weir North
50 m
1 mins
0m
0m
Moderate track
Lane Cove Weir
(23.64km) Lane Cove Weir North → Int. Great North Walk and Thistlethwaytes Picnic Area Trk
1.1 km
25 mins
59m
-31m
Moderate track
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk heads along the footpath to the road.
Veer left: From the intersection, this walk follows the road uphill, keeping the short sandstone wall and National Parks office on your left[519]. The road soon bends left and leads up past the staff parking[520], to an intersection (with a track on your right) marked with a large ‘Great North Walk’ sign[521].
Veer right: From the intersection, this walk follows the GNW arrow post[522] up the timber steps away from the road. The track passes a ‘Caution – Swimming in Lane Cover River is not advisable…’ sign[523] and then comes to an intersection with a wider management trail[524].
Veer left: From the intersection, this walk follows the wide trail uphill[525], initially keeping the cliff line to your right[526]. The trail bends right then leads uphill for about 130m, coming to an intersection (just below the power lines) where a ‘Park Visitors Centre’ sign[527] points back down the hill.
Turn left: From the intersection, this walk follow the ‘Blue Hole – Fiddens Wharf’ sign[528] and power line[529] up along the wide management trail. Just as the trail flattens out, this walk comes to an signposted intersection with a narrower track[530] (on your left).
Veer left: From the intersection, this walk follows the GNW arrow posts[531] down the timber steps. The track gently meanders through the open forest[532] for a short time then heads up a few steps to come to a T-intersection[533] with a sealed road.
Veer left: From the intersection, this walk follows the GNW arrow[534] down along the road for a short distance and comes to another signposted intersection[535] with a track (on your right).
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk follows the NPWS arrow[536] up the timber steps, away from the road. The track soon leads down[537] a longer set of timber steps where the track meanders[538] through the bush, passing a few rocky outcrops[539][540] before heading down the another series of timber stairs. Just beyond these steps, the track leads to a T-intersection[541] with a wide management trail, marked with a ‘Sandstone Hillslope Community’ information sign[542][543].
(24.75km) Int. Great North Walk and Thistlethwaytes Picnic Area Trk → Bottom of Fiddens Wharf Oval Trk
800 m
16 mins
23m
-44m
Moderate track
(25.55km) Fiddens Wharf Oval Trk → Sandstone caves
1.6 km
32 mins
62m
-49m
Moderate track
Sandstone caves
(27.11km) Sandstone caves → Int. Great North Walk and Blaxland Rd Service Trail
340 m
10 mins
34m
-24m
Hard track
(27.45km) Int. Great North Walk and Blaxland Rd Service Trail → Int. Great North Walk and Ryde Rd Access Trk NE
440 m
8 mins
3m
-20m
Moderate track
Turn right: From the intersection, the walk follows the GNW arrow post up the timber steps[610]. The track then leads up some stone steps[611] and comes to a three-way intersection, where a sign points back to ‘Lane Cove River Weir via Great North Walk’[612].
(27.89km) Int GNW and Ryde Rd Access Trk NE → Int of GNW and Gloucester Ave fire trail
1.4 km
29 mins
54m
-44m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘The Great North Walk’ sign[622] north, gently downhill along the management trail. After about 80m, this trail crosses a concrete bridge[623] over Rudder Creek (beside a concrete sewerage pipe[624]). From here, the trail leads uphill for just shy of 200m to come to an intersection with the GNW track (on your left), where a ‘Lane Cove Weir’ sign[625] points back down along the trail.
Turn left: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Thornleigh Oval’ sign[626] west, gently down the track, away from the management trail. The track almost immediately passes the large metal pipe (crossing the Lane Cove River[627]) then winds down the rocky track[628] for about 200m, through open eucalypt forest[629] with some limited views left over the valley, to come to a weedy section of track marked with a concrete sewerage access point[630]. Here the track mostly flattens out and leads along the side of the hill for about 400m to head down a few steps and cross Quarry Creek[631]. The walk then heads up some steps and follows the track for another 30m to come to a T-intersection[632] with the Gloucester Ave fire trail, marked with a GNW and NPWS arrow post[633].
(29.3km) Int of GNW and Gloucester Ave fire trail (east) → Int of GNW and Gloucester Ave service trail (sth)
30 m
1 mins
0m
-1m
Moderate track
(29.33km) Int of GNW and Gloucester Ave service trail (sth) → Int of the GNW and mid Gloucester Ave fire trail access track
690 m
15 mins
22m
-11m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the green shed, this walk follows the track[642] along the side of the hill, keeping the valley to your left (running parallel with the high tension power lines, up to your right). After about 150m, this walk comes to an intersection with a faint track on your right (that leads a short distance to a management trail), marked with a GNW arrow post[643].
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the GNW arrow post along the mostly flat track, through the dense forest, and almost immediately passes a concrete sewerage access point[644]. After about 70m, this walk heads down a few timbers steps to cross a small gully[645], where the track continues for another 100m (passing close to a few houses[646]), then crosses two flat timber bridges[647] over Congham Creek. Here the walk veers left up onto the rock platform[648] and follows the track gently uphill for another 80m to come to a three-way intersection, marked with a GNW arrow post[649] (and a sign pointing left to ‘Marsfield’[650]).
Veer right: From the intersection, the walk follows the GNW arrow post[651] north, uphill for about 30m to come to a faint intersection with a track (on your right) marked with a GNW arrow post[652].
Veer left: From the intersection, this walk follows the GNW arrow post[653] gently uphill along the side of the hill (keeping the valley to your left) for about 100m to come to a small clearing and three way intersection, marked with yet another GNW arrow post[654] and a pile of rocks[655] (on your left).
(30.02km) Int of the GNW and mid Gloucester Ave fire trail access track → Int of the Great North Walk and the West Pymble service trail link track
620 m
14 mins
29m
-36m
Hard track
(30.64km) Int of the GNW and the West Pymble service trail link track → Int of the GNW and the Avondale creek service trail
210 m
4 mins
5m
-7m
Moderate track
(30.85km) Int of the GNW and the Avondale creek service trail → Int of GNW and the Turramurra High School bushtrack
180 m
4 mins
7m
-9m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk heads gently uphill following the main track, whilst keeping the valley to your left for about 30m to come to a clear Y-intersection marked with a GNW arrow post[670].
(31.03km) Int of GNW and the Turramurra High School bushtrack → Int of the GNW and the South Turramurra High School trail
310 m
9 mins
39m
-3m
Moderate track
(31.34km) Int of the GNW and the Turramurra High School service trail → Browns Waterhole int
1.1 km
23 mins
25m
-52m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection just below the Koombalah Ave gate, this walk follows the management trail gently downhill, whilst keeping the valley to your left. The trail initially leads over a rock platform, then about 50m later, leads down a steep hill[679]. The trail then heads gently down for about 400m before a short steep hill[680] leads down to a metal high tension power line tower[681]. Here the trail bends right and leads down and along the side of the hill for another 200m to pass another high tension power line tower[682] and head behind a few houses. Just behind the second house, this walk comes to ephemeral creek on a rock platform[683].
Continue straight: From here, this walk crosses the ephemeral creek[684] (keeping the houses up to your right) and continues along the trail for about 30m to come to a T-intersection with a wide, shared, concrete path, marked with several signposts[685].
Turn left: From the intersection, this walk follows the GNW arrow post downhill[686] along the wide, shared, concrete path. After about 50m, this path leads under some high tension power lines[687] then bends right[688]. About 50m after passing under the power lines, this path leads to an intersection with a track[689] (on your left, that leads to an informal unfenced lookout), just before a GNW arrow post[690].
Continue straight: From the intersection, the walk heads fairly steeply downhill along the concrete path. The path passes a few signs[691] over about 100m, then comes to an intersection with a track (on your left), marked with a timber barricade and a GNW arrow post[692].
Veer right: From the intersection, this follows the concrete path downhill for just shy of 50m to come to a intersection with a dirt management trail[693]. This intersection is beside the Lane Cove River crossing[694] (on your left) and is marked with a ‘The Great North Walk’ sign here[695].
Browns Waterhole
(32.47km) Browns Waterhole int → Int of GNW and the STEP track (east)
570 m
12 mins
24m
-14m
Easy track
Veer left: From the intersection, this walk follows the GNW arrow post[703] downhill along the management trail for about 30m to cross a small culverted creek[704]. The walk then follows the trail up the short hill to come to an intersection with the signposted ‘STEP track’[705][706] (on your right).
(33.05km) Int of GNW and the STEP track (east) → Int of GNW and the STEP track (west)
580 m
10 mins
8m
-9m
Easy track
(33.63km) Int of GNW and the STEP track (west) → Int of GNW and the Pennant Hills Park track
1 km
18 mins
25m
-8m
Moderate track
Veer right: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Thornleigh Station’ sign[718] past the ‘Lane Cove Valley’ map, initially keeping the other trail and river to your left. The trail follows the valley floor, keeping the river just to your left, for a bit over 500m, to then cross the Lane Cove River at a rocky ford[719]. This crossing may become impassable after heavy or prolonged rain. On the other side of the river, this walk continues along the trail[720] for about 400m (with the river now close by on your right) to come to an intersection with a faint track[721] (on your left, that leads up towards Pennant Hills Park).
(34.66km) Int of GNW and the Pennant Hills Park track → Int of the GNW and the Morona Ave trail
1.2 km
21 mins
29m
-15m
Moderate track
(35.83km) Int of the GNW and the Morona Ave trail → Conscript Pass
330 m
8 mins
24m
-8m
Moderate track
Conscript Pass
(36.16km) Conscript Pass → Int of the GNW and Lorna Pass tracks
100 m
3 mins
19m
0m
Moderate track
(36.26km) Int of the GNW and Lorna Pass tracks → Back of Thornleigh Oval
430 m
11 mins
47m
0m
Hard track
Veer right: From the intersection, this walk follows the GNW arrow post and ‘Thornleigh Station’ sign[750] uphill along the wide rocky track[751]. After just over 150m, the track bends left (ignoring a faint track on your right[752]) and heads uphill for another 40m to come to the back (south-east corner) of Thornleigh Oval[753], marked with a ‘Lane Cove National Park’ signpost[754].
(36.69km) Back of Thornleigh Oval → Int of Handley and Ferguson Avenues
160 m
3 mins
3m
0m
Easy track
Thornleigh Oval
(36.84km) Int of Handley and Ferguson Avenues → Thornleigh Train Station
920 m
16 mins
19m
-5m
Easy track
Veer left: From the base of the steps, this walk follows the GNW arrow across ‘Railway Pde’[774], heading towards the train line. At the fence, this walk veers left and leads along the pedestrian alley[775] for about 60m before turning right and climbing up the railway bridge steps[776], coming to the ‘Thornleigh’ Train Station[777].
Maps for the Sydney to Thornleigh via Lane Cove Tourist Park 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 Sydney to Thornleigh via Lane Cove Tourist Park bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Sydney to Thornleigh via Lane Cove Tourist Park
Daily actual walking time estimates
Day | Walking Time | Length |
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1 | 5 hrs 46 mins | 21.6 km |
2 | 5 hrs 36 mins | 16.4 km |
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 | 33 km | ||
Time | 2 Days | ||
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Grade 4/6 Hard track |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Very steep (4/6) |
Quality of track | Rough track, where fallen trees and other obstacles are likely (4/6) | ||
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
16km of this walk has gentle hills with occasional steps and another 13km is flat with no steps. Whilst another 8km has short steep hills and the remaining 560m is very steep.
Quality of track
13km of this walk follows a clear and well formed track or trail and another 12km follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles. Whilst another 11km follows a smooth and hardened path and the remaining 1.3km follows a rough track, where fallen trees and other obstacles are likely.
Signs
Around 27km of this walk is clearly signposted, whilst the remaining 11km has directional signs at most intersection.
Experience Required
Around 32km of this walk requires no previous bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 6km requires some bushwalking experience.
weather
Around 35km of this walk is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation), whilst the remaining 3.1km is affected by storms that may impact your navigation and safety.
Infrastructure
Around 28km of this walk is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats), whilst the remaining 10km has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced).
Similar walks
Other Nearby walks
Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Sydney to Thornleigh via Lane Cove Tourist Park walk starts at the The Obelisk (gps: -33.863268, 151.21023)Your transport options to The Obelisk are by;
Ferry. (get details)
Train. (get details)
Bus. (get details)
Car. There is free parking available.
(get details)
The Sydney to Thornleigh via Lane Cove Tourist Park ends at the Thornleigh Train Station (gps: -33.731948, 151.07815)
Your transport options to Thornleigh Train 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
Park Information & Alerts
Short URL = http://wild.tl/sttvlctp
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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