Jennifer Street Boardwalk (700m)

Jennifer Street Boardwalk is a 700 metre, grade 1 walk in Kamay Botany Bay National Park, New South Wales. Allow around 35 minutes at a relaxed pace, especially if you stop to look more closely at the surrounding bush. Located in La Perouse, this short, wheelchair accessible track is ideal for families, visitors wanting an easy stroll, or anyone looking for a gentle weekend walk in Sydney. The smooth timber boardwalk makes it accessible and comfortable underfoot, with no steep sections to worry about.

The walk takes you through one of the last remaining patches of eastern suburbs banksia scrub, an endangered plant community unique to the Sydney Basin. It is easy to pass through quickly, but it is worth slowing down. This small pocket of bushland offers a rare glimpse of what much of Sydney’s coastal fringe once looked like before urban development reshaped the landscape.

Starting at Jennifer Street, the boardwalk follows a gently sloping path through to Cape Banks Road. Timber benches are positioned along the way, providing convenient spots to pause, take in the surroundings and enjoy the quiet. In spring, the area comes alive with wildflowers, adding colour and texture to the scrub and attracting a steady flow of insects and birds.

As you walk, look out for angophoras with their twisting limbs, grass trees rising from the sandy soil, and stands of Sydney peppermint and grey gum. These species were once widespread between North Head and Botany Bay, but today they survive only in scattered remnants like this. Walking here gives you a sense of the original coastal environment and the resilience of these plant communities.

Before turning back, take a moment on one of the benches and listen for movement in the canopy above. Rainbow lorikeets and New Holland honeyeaters are often active in the trees, and if you are lucky, you might spot a spangled drongo darting through the branches. Even on a short walk like this, there is plenty to notice if you give yourself the time.