Cascades Track return from St Ives (3.5km), Garigal National Park, New South Wales

Cascades Track return from St Ives is a 3.5km, grade 3 hike located in the Garigal National Park, New South Wales. The hike should take around 1.5 hrs to complete.

Length: 3.5km

Duration: 1.5 hrs

Grade: 3

Style: Return

Start: 88 Douglas St

End: Cascades Trail

Location: Garigal National Park

Closest town: St Ives

New South Wales

From state capital: 23.9km

Longitude: 151.1779273

Latitude: -33.72573845

Hike summary

This walk explores part of the northern section of Garigal National Park and the upper reaches of Middle Harbour Creek. The walk follows a service trail from Douglas Street St Ives to cross Middle Harbour Creek then explores a large rock platform with the Cascades. The cascades themselves are not huge but the rock platform rock pools and the cascades combine to form a great place to explore and have a snack before the return journey.

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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.

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