Length: 7km
Duration: 3 hrs 45 mins
Grade: 3
Style: Return
Start: 65-85 Ferguson St, Forestville
End: Davidson Trail, Frenchs Forest

Location: Garigal National Park
Closest Town: Forestville
Distance from CBD: 14.9 km
State: NSW
Latitude: -33.75661614
Longitude: 151.2104824

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Governor Phillip Walk is a 7km, grade 3 return hike, located in Garigal National Park, New South Wales. The hike should take approximately 3 hrs 45 mins to complete.

Hike Summary

Named in honour of NSW's first Governor this walk follows in the footsteps of his 1788 expedition to find farm land. The walk starts at the end of Ferguson St Forestville. Passing the NPWS office and depot the walk then follows Carroll Creek down to the official start of the Governor Phillip Walk. For the most part this walk follows a bush track along Middle Harbour creek to the stepping stones crossing before returning the same way.

Download maps and tracknotes for Governor Phillip Walk hiking track from wildwalks.com.

About the region

The Garigal National Park is a protected national park that is located within the North Shore and Forest District regions of Sydney, New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The 2,202-hectare national park is situated approximately 20 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district.