Strickland House and Milk Beach
Download & Print Map and Notes25 mins
706 m Return
31 m
Easy track
(0km) Top of Strickland House Driveway → Strickland House
160 m
3 mins
0m
-15m
Very easy
From beside Vaucluse Rd (number 52), this walk heads through the gates[1] (only open 9-5 daily) and follows the Strickland House driveway downhill[3]. The driveway soon leads past a caretaker’s cottage[4] (on your left) and then bends left. This walk ignores the side tracks, soon coming to the front of the main grand, white Strickland House building[5].
Strickland House
First established in 1913 and named after Sir Gerald Strickland (Governor of NSW 1913-1917), Strickland House was a women’s convalescent home until 1989. Today, the house and gardens are hired out for private functions, however, if just walking through, this is a great spot to take a break, enjoy the views and rest from the walk. For more information, phone Strickland House on (02) 9337 5999.
(0.16km) Strickland House → Strickland House picnic area
90 m
2 mins
0m
-5m
Easy track
Turn right: From the front of Strickland House[8], this walk heads around the back of the house towards the water view[9], keeping the house to your left[10]. After enjoying the building, this walk heads across the back lawn[11] to the line of trees, where there are a few picnic tables[12] and an intersection with the Hermitage Foreshore Walk.
(0.26km) Strickland House picnic area → Milk Beach
100 m
2 mins
2m
-9m
Easy track
Turn right: From Strickland House picnic area, this walk follows the NPWS arrow through a small grove of trees (keeping the water to your left). The track soon leads down some stairs[13], then turns left to find a bench seat[14] and a large ‘Hermitage Foreshore Walk’ sign[15] behind Milk Beach. From here, the walk heads down the hill and onto Milk Beach[16].
Milk Beach
Milk Beach is a small, secluded, sandy beach in Sydney Harbour National Park, on the inside of South Head. In the ‘back yard’ of Strickland House[17], this beach is a memorable spot along the Hermitage Foreshore Walk[18]. The beach is about 50m wide and faces south-east. The views across the water to the city and to Shark Island are great[19]. A seat on the grassy clearing behind the beach makes a very inviting offer to sit[20] and enjoy for a while. This is also a great place to get the toes wet.
Maps for the Strickland House and Milk Beach 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.
Sydney Heads | 1:25 000 Map Series | 91302N SYDNEY HEADS | NSW-91302N |
Sydney | 1:100 000 Map Series | 9130 SYDNEY | 9130 |
Cross sectional view of the Strickland House and Milk Beach bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Strickland House and Milk Beach
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 | 706 m | ||
Time | 25 mins | ||
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Grade 2/6 Easy track |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Gentle hills with occasional steps (2/6) |
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 | Generally useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats) (1/6) |
Some more details of this walks Grading
Here is a bit more details explaining grading looking at sections of the walk
Gradient
Around 190m of this walk has gentle hills with occasional steps, whilst the remaining 160m is flat with no steps.
Quality of track
Around 190m of this walk follows a clear and well formed track or trail, whilst the remaining 160m follows a smooth and hardened path.
Signs
This whole walk, 350m is clearly signposted.
Experience Required
This whole walk, 350m requires no previous bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 350m is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
This whole walk, 350m 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 Strickland House and Milk Beach walk starts and ends at the Top of Strickland House Driveway (gps: -33.85509, 151.26864)Your transport options to Top of Strickland House Driveway 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/shamb
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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