Australia,Sydney,Manly beach

Manly beach;

This epic 10km, four-hour walk tracks west from Manly through rugged Sydney Harbour National Park – wear sturdy shoes. It’s easy to forget you’re right in the middle of Sydney! Check the surf at Manly Beach then cruise down The Corso to Oceanworld on West Esplanade. Scan the view through The Heads from Fairlight Beach, and the yachts tugging on their moorings near Forty Baskets Beach. Kookaburras cackle as you enter the National Park and approach Reef Beach. The track becomes steep, sandy and rocky further into the park – keep an eye out for wildflowers, spiders in bottlebrush trees and fat goannas sunning themselves. The views from Dobroyd Head are unforgettable. Check out the deserted 1930s sea shanties at the base of Crater Cove cliff, and Aboriginal rock carvings on an unsigned ledge left of the track before the turnoff to Grotto Point Lighthouse. Becalmed Castle Rock Beach is at the western end of the national park. There aren’t any cafes or eateries en route, so fortify yourself in Manly beforehand, or pack a picnic for Clontarf Beach. Bus it back into the city from the southern end of Spit Bridge.