The Palm Jungle Loop Track in Royal National Park is a fascinating 8.5 km walking trail through various types of landscapes and sceneries.
This moderately challenging trail takes in thriving rainforest, beautiful coastal views, and impressive cliff tops, with a visit to Burning Palms Beach as a welcome bonus on a warm day.
Federal Falls is a stunning waterfall in Mount Canobolas State Conservation Area near the city of Orange in the Central Tablelands region.
A moderately challenging circuit walking track, starting from the Federal Falls Campground, leads to the base of this waterfall, with scenic bushland to explore along the way.
The 5.5 km return walk from Seaforth Oval to Bluff Lookout is a challenging bush trail in Garigal National Park with fantastic views of Bantry Bay.
It’s an exciting hike with a few climbs and sections with a rough surface to conquer, but the views from the lookout make it a worthwhile adventure.
The Valley of the Waters walking track is a moderately challenging hike in the Wentworth Falls area of the Blue Mountains that follows a creek into the valley.
This rather steep track is an absolute treat, taking in several beautiful waterfalls and cascades, including Empress Falls, Sylvia Falls and Lodore Falls.
The Forest Path is a pleasant 4.5 km long bush walking trail in the Royal National Park along the shores of the Hacking River, looping around Forest Island.
With start and finish on Sir Bertram Stevens Drive, this relatively easy walking track passes through a patch of scenic rainforest, less than one hour from the city.
The Weeping Rock circuit walk, starting from the Wentworth Falls picnic area car park, is a pleasant 1.5 km walking trail that passes several lookout points and small waterfalls.
The main lookout point on this track, the Fletchers Lookout, offers fantastic views of the waterfall and the Jamison Valley.
The Den Fenella Track is a 1 km bushwalking trail from the picnic area in Wentworth Falls to a small but scenic lookout point.
Even though it’s only short, the walk is a real treat, with lush rainforest, creek crossings, cascade waterfalls and panoramic views to take in.
The Overcliff Undercliff Track in the Wentworth Falls area of the Blue Mountains is a scenic 4 km long circuit trail through beautiful scenery, taking in several lookout points.
This hike doesn’t descend into the valley. Instead, it stays higher up on the cliffs, which makes it a less challenging adventure than the Wentworth Pass, but certainly not less enjoyable.
The Curra Moors Loop Track is a 10 km circuit walk in Royal National Park that offers a good mix of scenic bushland and panoramic coastal views.
It’s a moderately challenging walking track that ticks all the boxes for those looking for a fun hike to do on the weekend while also getting a decent workout in.
The Bundeena Drive to Marley Walk is a moderately challenging bush trail in Royal National Park that leads to two beautiful beaches.
The trail passes the Deer Pool, a small cascade waterfall and pool of water, before arriving at Little Marley Beach and Marley Beach on the Coast Track.
Hanging Rock, a large sandstone object hanging out from a cliff, is one of the most iconic landmarks in the Blue Mountains.
It is situated moments away from the Baltzer Lookout, a beautiful vantage point where visitors can enjoy eye-dropping views of the Grose Valley and surrounding escarpments.
The Rock Lookout is a scenic vantage point in the Mulgoa Valley that offers panoramic views of the Nepean River and the Blue Mountains.
Nearby Rileys Mountain Lookout is also worth a visit, which can be reached via a 5 km return bushwalking track through beautiful scenery.
The Narrabeen Lagoon Trail, also referred to as the Narrabeen Lakes Walk, is a stunning 8.4 km circuit walk around an idyllic lake in Sydney’s Northern Beaches.
Completed in February 2015 as an uninterrupted loop, the trail is now a popular weekend escape for hikers, joggers, cyclists, and parents with prams, all enjoying the natural beauty and serenity of a lagoon surrounded by thriving bushland.
Horseshoe Falls in Hazelbrook in the Blue Mountains is a scenic waterfall on Hazelbrook Creek, situated within Horseshoe Falls Reserve.
An exciting dog-friendly bushwalking track leads to this waterfall and three other waterfalls, including Oaklands Falls and Burgess Falls.
The 4 km Blue Gum Walk in Hornsby explores various landscapes, from high gum trees and green ferns to creek crossings and valley views.
This is a moderately challenging yet family-friendly bushwalk with various highlights and landmarks on the way to take in.
A visit to the Glow Worm Tunnel in Wollemi National Park, combined with the scenic walking track to get there, makes for an adventurous day out.
The former railway tunnel is now home to thousands of glow worms that are capable of putting up a mesmerising light show.
Maiyingu Marragu (Blackfellows Hand Cave) is a large rock overhang and shelter, located north of the towns of Lidsdale and Lithgow.
It’s a place of cultural significance and is home to well-preserved Aboriginal drawings of hands and weapons.
A short walking trail leads to this cave, where visitors can spend time exploring the various drawings and the beautiful natural surroundings.
Resolute Beach is a beautiful secluded strip of sand in the West Head section of Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, opposite the Barrenjoey Headland and facing Pittwater.
With amazing views and beautiful emerald-green water, visiting Resolute Beach feels like stepping into a small tropical paradise.
Two bush walking tracks, that combined form the Resolute Loop Track, lead to this fantastic beach.
The historic Lapstone Zig Zag Walk is an exciting bushwalking trail in Glenbrook that follows an old railway. This railway was built and used in the second half of the 19th century.
The walking track leads to the Top Points Lookout and the Knapsack Bridge, an imposing sandstone arch viaduct that was built to carry the Zig Zag Railway line across the Knapsack Gully.
Minnehaha Falls is a relatively small but very pretty waterfall on Yosemite Creek in the Katoomba area of the Blue Mountains.
A short walking track through a scenic landscape leads to the base of this waterfall, with panoramic views to enjoy from start to finish.