Taronga to Musgrave Wharf
Download & Print Map and Notes1 Hr
111 m
Moderate track
(0km) Taronga Zoo Wharf → Int. Borogegal Walking Trail and Curlew Camp Trk
340 m
9 mins
26m
-22m
Moderate track
(0.34km) Int. Borogegal Walking Trail and Curlew Camp Trk → Camp Curlew
120 m
2 mins
2m
-11m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk heads down towards the water and onto the wooden platform. At the end of this side trip, retrace your steps back to the main walk then Turn left.
Camp Curlew
(0.34km) Int. Borogegal Walking Trail and Curlew Camp Trk → Sirius Cove Reserve
480 m
11 mins
23m
-33m
Easy track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Curlew Camp’ sign pointing to ‘Sirius Cove’[4], keeping the water glimpse to your left. The path leads behind some house and past a two-storey scout hall on the beach below (on your left). The path continues and soon winds down to Sirius Cove Reserve.
Sirius Cove Reserve
(0.82km) Sirius Cove Reserve → Int. Illawarra St and Curlew Camp Rd
100 m
2 mins
8m
0m
Easy track
(0.92km) Int. Illawarra St and Curlew Camp Rd → No. 4 Curlew Camp Rd
90 m
2 mins
7m
-3m
Very easy
(1.01km) No. 4 Curlew Camp Rd → End of Curraghbeena Rd
160 m
6 mins
30m
-10m
Moderate track
(1.17km) End of Curraghbeena Rd → South Mosman Wharf
490 m
11 mins
17m
-42m
Moderate track
Turn right: From ‘Curraghbeena Point Lookout’[27], this walk walk heads downhill directly away from the front of ‘The Castle’[28] following the ‘To Musgrave St Ferry via Herron Walk’ sign[29]. At the end of the short street the walk heads down a series of steps [30] ignoring the private property paths but turning left at intersection part way down. The steps lead down to Musgrave St and an information sign[31][32]. Here the walk turns right to find the entrance to the ‘South Mosman Wharf’[33]. The walk then takes the footpath stairs, to the right of the cul-de-sac, down until arriving next to the entrance of South Musgrave Wharf. The walk heads up to South Musgrave Wharf.
Maps for the Taronga to Musgrave Wharf 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 Taronga to Musgrave Wharf bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Taronga to Musgrave Wharf
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 | 1.7 km | ||
Time | 1 Hr | ||
. | |||
Grade 3/6 Moderate track |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Short steep hills (3/6) |
Quality of track | Clear and well formed track or trail (2/6) | ||
Signs | Clearly signposted (1/6) | ||
Experience Required | No experience required (1/6) | ||
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
990m of this walk has short steep hills and another 580m has gentle hills with occasional steps. The remaining (95m) is flat with no steps.
Quality of track
Around 840m of this walk follows a smooth and hardened path, whilst the remaining 820m follows a clear and well formed track or trail.
Signs
This whole walk, 1.7km is clearly signposted.
Experience Required
This whole walk, 1.7km requires no previous bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 1.7km is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
Around 1.5km of this walk is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats), whilst the remaining 160m has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced).
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Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Taronga to Musgrave Wharf walk starts at the Taronga Zoo Wharf (gps: -33.84575, 151.23979)Your transport options to Taronga Zoo Wharf are by;
Ferry. (get details)
Bus. (get details)
Car. There is free parking available.
(get details)
The Taronga to Musgrave Wharf ends at the South Mosman Wharf (gps: -33.843208, 151.23294)
Your transport options to South Mosman Wharf are by;
Ferry. (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/ttmw
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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