The Great North Walk again - part 1: Circular Quay to Macquarie Park

For the third time in my bushwalking career I've set out, bushwalkers in tow, along the Great North Walk from Sydney to Newcastle. It's 250km, and doing it a day at a time, spaced roughly one month apart, means it should take between 12 and 18 months. It's a good old standby, and it simplifies the walk planning process.

 

Officially the walk starts at Circular Quay, with the ferry ride to Woolwich Pier. So we did that, and walked the pleasant streets of Hunters Hill, before plunging into the bush.

 

 

Here we are in the mangroves beside the Lane Cove River.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And here's a riverside resident passing the time of day further up near West Lindfield.

 

 

 

 

Another way to see this bit is by kayak. You can hire these from the boatshed at the Lane Cove National Park complex just downstream.

 

But we're planning to walk it all.