Exploring Sydney's ten best walks
Sydney is a walker's paradise, the perfect city to explore on foot with lots of walking tracks around the Harbour and beaches. I have chosen the walks on this page after taking them many times and I feel they show the best of our city.
These walks offer amazing views - lots of them the picture postcard type you imagine when you think of Sydney. Each walk reached by public transport and offers something unique... best of all they are free!
Along with suggestions I have included links to walking maps, top photo spots and transport information.
These walks offer amazing views - lots of them the picture postcard type you imagine when you think of Sydney. Each walk reached by public transport and offers something unique... best of all they are free!
Along with suggestions I have included links to walking maps, top photo spots and transport information.
Hyde Park to the Sydney Opera House
A beautiful harbour walk through the Botanic Gardens
I like to begin this walk at Hyde Park where you can see the famous Archibald Fountain and St Mary's Cathedral before heading down Art Gallery Road past the Art Gallery of NSW to Mrs Macquarie's Point. Hyde Park is named after Hyde Park in London and was the home of Australia's first racecourse. At the southern end of the park is the War Memorial.
The Art Gallery is free and has a great collection of Australian Art - Check out Brett Whitley's painting "Balcony" and John Olsen's "5 Bells" my 2 personal favourites. There is also a very good collection of Aboriginal works.
Continue down Art Gallery road along the edge of the garden - but do not enter. On your right is the Boy Charlton Pool, a beautiful swimming pool that has recently been refurbished and is a great place for a swim in the city.
At the end of the road is Mrs Macquarie's point and the place where the image above was taken. There is a rock ledge in the shape of a chair here (look right on the point) which is actually where the wife of Governor Macquarie sat watching the ocean waiting for boats to arrive from England. It's about a 15 min walk from the gallery to the point.
After you have take lots of photos head into the gardens and follow the sea wall around to the Opera House. If you have time to explore the gardens - the Cadi Jam Ora: First Encounters garden is worth a visit. See my Aboriginal Sydney page for more information about the First encounters garden and the Aboriginal art at the NSW Gallery.
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