Loved Lonely Planet’s Sydney Guide North Shore Walk

Got off my bum and totally enjoyed three Lonely Planet Sydney City Guide walks last year.

Exhilarating and wildly uplifting are too mild to describe the four-hour (at a normal pace) North Shore walk. This takes you along a stunningly beautiful portion of Sydney Harbor.

Only between Chowder Bay and Balmoral Park are you out of sight of the harbor for more than a few moments. Much of the time, you’ll walk through parks and even a national park along the shore.

The walk starts with a ferry from Circular Quay near the Opera House to the nature reserve at Cremorne Point and ends up at a little gem of a beach at Balmoral Park. From Balmoral, there’s bus service to the Taronga Zoo ferry landing, with connecting ferry service to Circular Quay.

Don’t forget sun block! In order not to be dependant on tea and snack places being open, bring lots of water. On warm days, you’ll also want swimming gear for the many coves along the way.

You need not do the entire walk in one day. You can easily break it by using the ferry to and from Taronga Zoo.

Most of the path is fairly flat, but there are a few steep spots. Unfortunately, portions are not suitable for the physically challenged. The four hours I needed for the walk did not include the ferry and bus time needed to access it.

I highly recommend this walk.

Next: The Bondi Beach to Coogee walk.