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Length: 13.4km
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Duration: 5 hrs 30 mins
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Grade: 4
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Style: One way
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Start: 1131 Pacific Hwy, Cowan
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End: 8 Dangar Rd, Brooklyn
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Location: Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
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Closest Town: Berowra
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Distance from CBD: 41.4 km
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State: NSW
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Latitude: -33.59376615
Longitude: 151.1716887
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Hike Summary
This Cowan to Brooklyn Station walk is a popular section of the Great North Walk with scenery ranging from foreshore to ridge top lookouts. You will follow the Great North Walk from Cowan Station down to the picturesque Jerusalem Bay then climb up over a series of ridges before descending into Brooklyn. This walk is a great one-way trip from station to station with numerous water views including a circumnavigation of Brooklyn Dam whilst enjoying a wonderful diversity of flora along the way.
Download maps and tracknotes for Jerusalem Bay Track (Cowan to Brooklyn) 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."