Hornsby to Mt Kuring-gai (22.3km), Berowra Valley National Park, New South Wales

Hornsby to Mt Kuring-gai is a 22.3km, grade 4 hike located in the Berowra Valley National Park, New South Wales. The hike should take around 9 hrs to complete.

Length: 22.3km

Duration: 9 hrs

Grade: 4

Style: One way

Start: 19 Station St

End: 787 Pacific Hwy

Location: Berowra Valley National Park

Closest town: Hornsby

New South Wales

From state capital: 27.1km

Longitude: 151.0980122

Latitude: -33.7035086

Hike summary

This section of the Great North Walk starts from Hornsby train station and winds down along the Blue Gum Walk into Fishponds and along Berowra Creek. The walk passes through the Tunks Ridge Reserve and then into Galston Gorge. From here the walk keeps following the Berowra Creek through the Crosslands campsite to Calna creek and then up to Mount Kuring-gai. Note this walk was re-routed in early 2016 to go via the streets of Hornsby Heights. This re-route is due to the multi-agency decision to close the Fishponds to Steele Bridge section of the Benowie Track. This decision has upset many people and the protest continues.

Download maps and tracknotes for Hornsby to Mount Kuring-gai hiking track from wildwalks.com.

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About the region

The Berowra Valley National Park is a protected national park that is located in northern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The 3,884-hectare national park is situated approximately 20 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district. Berowra Valley National Park is always open but may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger Crosslands Reserve is open 8am to 7.30pm during daylight savings and 9am to 5pm the rest of the year Barnetts Road Reserve and the lookout is closed from sunset to sunrise.

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