This walk starts from Kurnell's Botany Bay Visitors Centre and heads south through the national park. The track winds through dry gum forest until it breaks out into heath joining onto the Cape Bailey walking track. As it continues south through small sand dunes and in between hanging swamps the track winds in and out of the cliff top coastline to the end of the Sir Joseph Banks drive. The side trip up to the Cape Bailey lighthouse is well worth the small climb.
Download maps and tracknotes for Cape Bailey track from visitor centre to Boat Harbour Reserve hiking track from wildwalks.com.
Grade 4 (Hard) -
Challenging Walks for Experienced Walkers: Grade 4 on the
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About the region
Kamay Botany Bay National Park is located at La Perouse and Kurnell in Sydney. Discover its rich Aboriginal culture, explore Captain Cook's Landing Place, spot native plants on a bushwalk or whales at Cape Solander.
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Closest towns to this walk: Banksia, Bexley, Brighton-Le-Sands, Caringbah, Carlton, Cronulla, Hurstville, Kogarah, Kurnell, Kyeemagh, La Perouse, Mascot, Miranda, Ramsgate, Rockdale, Sans Souci, Sydney, Sylvania, Woolooware
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