A selection of beautiful coastal walks in Sydney and New South Wales, including maps, pictures, highlights, and characteristics.
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The walking trail from Little Beach to Mullian Lookout provides a pleasant mix of spectacular coastal views and thriving bushland scenery.
Featuring dramatic coastal cliffs, beautiful beaches, and scenic lookouts, this 7 km return hike in Bouddi National Park on the Central Coast makes for the perfect weekend escape.
The 6.5 km return hike from Garawarra Farm to Thelma Head showcases some of the most stunning coastal scenery in the Royal National Park.
This moderately challenging track passes two beaches and features multiple vantage points along the way, offering sweeping views of the coastline.
The Cronulla Beach Walk is a scenic 6 km trail along the Cronulla Peninsula shoreline, featuring beaches, ocean rock pools, parks, playgrounds, and impressive real estate.
While most people visit Cronulla Beach because of its beautiful beaches, parks, and lively town centre, this beachside suburb is also home to one of Sydney’s prettiest coastal walking tracks.
The Watsons Bay Walk is a scenic trail exploring South Head, offering panoramic views of Sydney Harbour, the city skyline, the Tasman Sea, North Head and the historic Hornby Lighthouse.
This family-friendly walk, which includes the South Head Heritage Trail, is situated in one of Sydney’s busiest tourist spots and is easy to get to by ferry.
What sets Sydney apart as a truly unique city is its stunning coastline, featuring beautiful beaches, scenic bays, historic landmarks, and panoramic ocean views.
Stretching from Palm Beach in the north to the Royal National Park in the south, Sydney’s coastline offers some of the most scenic walking trails in Australia.
The Spit Bridge to Manly Walk is an iconic 10 km coastal walking trail, featuring beautiful Sydney Harbour beaches, scenic bushland, picturesque bays, and panoramic lookout points.
The walk forms part of the 20 km Manly Scenic Walkway that runs from the Spit Bridge to Manly North Head, and is widely considered one of the best coastal walks in Sydney.
The La Perouse circuit walk to Cape Banks is a moderately challenging trail through various landscapes, such as beaches, coastal cliffs, and bushland.
The beautiful natural scenery, complemented by several historical sites, makes this walk very enjoyable. The La Perouse walk is also far less busy than some of the better-known trails along Sydney’s coastline.
The Fairfax Walk on Manly’s North Head is a family-friendly trail featuring two stunning lookouts with sweeping views of Sydney Harbour, the city skyline, South Head, and the ocean.
The highlight of the walk is the Burragula Lookout, one of Sydney’s most impressive vantage points. It’s also a favourite spot for whale watching during the two annual migration seasons.
Long Reef in Collaroy, located on Sydney’s northern beaches, is a picturesque headland and a popular spot for recreation.
It features a golf course, a scenic walking trail, several beaches, a paragliding launch site, and stunning lookout points.
The best way to experience the natural beauty of this headland is by doing the 3.5 km circuit walk past Fishermans Beach, Long Reef Point Lookout, Long Reef Beach, and Griffith Park.
The 7 km return walking trail to Little Marley Beach from Wattamolla is one of the best walking trails in Royal National Park.
The first section of this easy walk meanders through a patch of scenic bushland, and the second part is on top of the cliffs following the coastline.
The Coogee to Maroubra Walk is one of Sydney’s finest coastal trails, offering a quieter extension to the popular and often busier Bondi to Coogee Walk.
Although part of the route follows suburban streets, the trail between Coogee and Maroubra treats walkers to spectacular coastal scenery from start to finish.
The 2.6 km return walk from Putty Beach to Gerrin Point Lookout in Bouddi National Park is a beautiful coastal trail with so much to see.
This easy, family-friendly trail forms part of the popular 8 km Bouddi Coastal Track, so there is the opportunity to extend the walk and make a day of it.
The Garie Beach to Era Beach Walk is a moderately challenging walking trail in Royal National Park, offering beautiful coastal scenery throughout.
The trail takes you past four beaches and includes a couple of steep climbs leading to vantage points with incredible views of the national park’s coastline.
The Jibbon Beach Loop Track is an easy walking trail that begins at the Bundeena ferry wharf, winding its way to Jibbon Head, Port Hacking Point, and Shelley Beach.
Along the way, you can enjoy stunning ocean views, explore well-preserved Aboriginal engravings, and maybe even go for a swim in this quiet section of the Royal National Park.
Wedding Cake Rock is one of the most iconic landmarks in the Royal National Park. It may be fenced off now, but it is still a unique sight to visit.
A relatively easy coastal walk starting in Bundeena leads to this rock formation, with beautiful views of the ocean and the cliffs to enjoy along the track.
The walking trail between Rose Bay and Watsons Bay walk is one of the most scenic coastal hikes in Sydney Harbour National Park.
The walk takes in secluded beaches, beautiful parks, and picturesque bays, with panoramic views of the city and the Harbour to enjoy along the way.
The Bondi to Bronte Walk, past Tamarama Beach and Mackenzies Bay, is one of the most iconic coastal walking trails in Sydney. The panoramic views of the ocean and the sandstone cliffs are breathtaking.
The walking trail includes various viewing points where visitors can soak in the views. And if you’re lucky, you may even spot some whales or dolphins swimming past!
The Cape Baily Track in Kamay Botany Bay National Park is a scenic coastal walk between Cape Solander and the Cape Baily Lighthouse.
With uninterrupted ocean and cliff views from beginning to end, it’s no wonder this track features in our list of Sydney’s best coastal walks.
The Bondi to Coogee Walk is one of Sydney’s most stunning coastal trails, featuring beautiful beaches, dramatic sandstone cliffs, and panoramic ocean views.
In this guide, we’ll walk you through the highlights of this iconic walk, along with practical tips on how to get there and make the most of your experience.
The North Head Walk in Manly is one of Sydney’s most fascinating hikes, offering panoramic views, historic sites, and beautiful beaches.
What’s great about this 9.5 km hiking adventure is that it is both a coastal and bush walk, so you get the best of both worlds.
