A selection of beautiful bay walks in and around Sydney, including maps, pictures, highlights and characteristics.
The Watsons Bay Walk is a scenic hike around South Head, featuring beautiful views of Sydney Harbour, the city skyline, the Tasman Sea, North Head and the historic Hornby Lighthouse.
Watsons Bay itself is a popular family-friendly weekend destination, with various cafes, restaurants, beaches, and picnic spots to enjoy.
The Cremorne Point Walk is an easy 3km foreshore circuit trail in Sydney’s lower north shore, with beautiful views of Mosman Bay, Sydney Harbour and the city skyline.
Discover Robertsons Point Lighthouse, Cremorne Reserve and the MacCallum swimming pool, as you wander past picturesque gardens and impressive old mansions, only a short ferry trip away from Circular Quay.
One of the most enjoyable Sydney Harbour walking tracks is the Taronga Zoo to Balmoral Beach walk. This 6.5km trail takes in beautiful secluded beaches, picturesque bays, impressive lookouts, and historical sights.
Get ready to be overwhelmed by spectacular Harbour views, scenic bushland, and thriving wildlife, with the Sydney CBD only a stone’s throw away.
The walk from Chowder Bay to Balmoral Beach is a beautiful trail in the suburb of Mosman, north of Sydney, with beautiful ocean and Harbour views to enjoy.
This trail is in fact the second half of the Taronga Zoo to Balmoral Beach walk, which also includes the section between Bradleys Head and Chowder Bay.
The Bradleys Head to Chowder Bay Walk is a relatively short but picturesque walking trail in Sydney’s lower north shore, offering incredible views of Sydney Harbour.
This trail is part of the longer Taronga Zoo to Balmoral Beach walk, one of Sydney’s finest Harbour walking tracks.
The Lavender Bay and Milsons Point circuit walk is a short but scenic walking trail in the lower north shore, offering stunning views of Sydney Harbour, the city skyline, and the Harbour Bridge.
Highlights and landmarks along this easy walking track include Bradfield Park, Luna Park, North Sydney Olympic Pool and Wendy’s Secret Garden.
Balls Head Reserve in Sydney’s lower north shore is a beautiful forested headland nature reserve facing Sydney Harbour.
The reserve is home to various short bushwalking trails that combine natural beauty with great views across Sydney Harbour, taking in the CBD skyline, the Harbour Bridge, Goat Island, and the surrounding peninsulas.
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With a long and diverse coastline and a beautiful Harbour in the city’s back yard, Sydney has no shortage of picturesque bays and hidden beaches.
One of the best to ways to explore these scenic and often secluded bays is by doing some of the exciting walking trails in Sydney Harbour and beyond.
The scenic walk from Rushcutters Bay to Rose Bay is a 5.5 km trail through some of Sydney’s most exclusive suburbs, following the coastline of Sydney Harbour.
This relatively easy walk takes in beautiful parks, quiet beaches, picturesque bays, with spectacular Harbour and city views to enjoy from start to finish.
The Hermitage Foreshore Walk is a scenic walking track in Sydney Harbour National Park that follows the shoreline between the Hermitage Foreshore Reserve just north of Rose Bay and Nielsen Park in Vaucluse.
Part of the Rose Bay to Watsons Bay coastal trail, the Hermitage Foreshore Track meanders through bushland and coastal vegetation, past secluded beaches, beautiful parks, and lots of picturesque bays.