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Length: 3.5km
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Duration: 1 hr 45 mins
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Grade: 4
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Style: Circuit
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Start: W Head Rd, Ku-Ring-Gai Chase
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End: W Head Rd, Ku-Ring-Gai Chase
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Location: Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
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Closest Town: Terrey Hills
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Distance from CBD: 49.0 km
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State: NSW
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Latitude: -33.57789462
Longitude: 151.3000911
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Hike Summary
This walk is a great way to see two major Aboriginal sites and up to three of Ku-ring-gai Chase's beaches. The circuit walk visits Red Hands Cave and some historic engravings in addition to enjoying expansive views over Pittwater with Barrenjoey Headland as a feature. The walk includes Resolute and West Head beaches and the option of a side trip to Mackerel Beach as well. To top it all off this walk has an added bonus of a WWII gun emplacement to explore.
Download maps and tracknotes for Headland track (Resolute track) hiking track from wildwalks.com.
About the region
Located in Sydney's north, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park combines important history with scenic beauty, making it perfect for school excursions. Bobbin Head is a great place for a family picnic, and parts of the park are ideal for cycling, fishing and bushwalking.
Australia's second-oldest national park, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park is a recreational favourite for locals and visitors alike. This large park, located in Sydney's north, lets you feel at one with nature without leaving the Sydney metropolitan area. A heritage-listed park, it combines important history with scenic beauty.
Winding creeks and stretches of ocean meet rainforest and eucalypts, rocky cliffs and mangroves. Camp at The Basin or spend your time exploring walking tracks, mountain biking trails, breathtaking lookouts and significant Aboriginal sites. You'll still have plenty of time to discover its marinas, cafes, kiosks and well-equipped picnic areas."
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I did this recently and loved a swim at Resolute Beach (pictured) ???