Bare Island Walk (900m), Botany Bay National Park, New South Wales

Bare Island Walk is a 900m, grade 2 hike located in the Botany Bay National Park, New South Wales. The hike should take around 45 mins to complete.

Length: 900m

Duration: 45 mins

Grade: 2

Style: Return

Start: 1597B Anzac Parade

End: Bare Island Rd

Location: Botany Bay National Park

Closest town: La Perouse

New South Wales

From state capital: 16.9km

Longitude: 151.2336861

Latitude: -33.98856195

Hike summary

This walk to Bare Island is thoroughly recommended. Bare Island is a small island which is accessed via a timber bridge. The island was originally fortified to prevent foreign invasion however it has also been a retirement home and is now a museum and tourist attraction (managed by NSW Parks and Wildlife Service). A visit to the nearby La Perouse Museum is a great addition to this walk and a good place organise a tour of Bare Island (available on Sunday afternoons).

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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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