Middle Harbour Creek Loop
Download & Print Map and Notes5 hrs 45 mins
570 m
Experienced only
Davidson picnic area
(0km) Int of the Lyrebird Track and end of Davidson Park driveway → Int of Lyrebird and Carroll Creek tracks
2.7 km
48 mins
54m
-46m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the clearing at the end of the management trail, this walk continues along the bush track, keeping Middle Harbour Creek on the left as it meanders along the water’s edge for a while. The track climbs up the side of the hill, then flattens out and continues through the bush, steadily winding down to the edge of Carroll Creek, which it follows for a while before the track comes down to the signposted intersection of the ‘Carroll Creek Track’ at the stepping stones.
(2.66km) Int of Lyrebird and Carroll Creek tracks → Int of Davidson and Governor Phillip tracks
1.5 km
28 mins
31m
-39m
Moderate track
Pipeline
(4.17km) Int of Davidson and Governor Phillip tracks → Int of Gov. Phillip and Bungaroo tracks
700 m
16 mins
38m
-30m
Moderate track
Bungaroo
(4.86km) Int of Gov. Phillip and Bungaroo tracks → Int of Pipeline and Middle Harbour Creek tracks
660 m
12 mins
14m
-23m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the bush track, with the ground sloping up to the right, through the bush to a grassy clearing at the waters edge. From here, it continues along the track, winding back through the thick bush, keeping the creek on the left as it winds along to the intersection of the Pipeline Track, at the end of the pipe bridge.
(5.53km) Int of Pipeline and Middle Harbour Creek tracks → Koola and Gordon Creek tracks Intersection
1.2 km
25 mins
60m
-45m
Experienced only
(6.68km) Koola and Gordon Creek tracks Intersection → Gordon Creek Pipe Bridge (bottom of Barrie Street Track)
1.4 km
29 mins
62m
-61m
Moderate track
(8.03km) Gordon Creek Pipe Bridge (bottom of Barrie Street Track) → Int of Gordon Creek Crossing and Barrie Street tracks
280 m
6 mins
16m
-8m
Moderate track
(8.31km) Int of Gordon Creek Crossing and Barrie Street tracks → Int of Gordon Creek Crossing track and servicetrail
250 m
6 mins
11m
-18m
Moderate track
(8.56km) Int of Gordon Creek Crossing track and servicetrail → Gordon Creek Pipebridge
170 m
4 mins
6m
-13m
Easy track
(8.73km) Gordon Creek Pipebridge → End of Gordon Creek service trail
110 m
3 mins
12m
-1m
Moderate track
(8.84km) End of Gordon Creek service trail → Western end of Two Creeks detour
100 m
2 mins
10m
0m
Moderate track
(8.94km) Western end of Two Creeks detour → Eastern end of Two Creeks detour
220 m
6 mins
20m
-11m
Moderate track
(9.16km) Eastern end of Two Creeks detour → Int of Two Creeks and Wellington Road tracks
1.1 km
25 mins
40m
-78m
Moderate track
(10.3km) Int of Two Creeks and Wellington Road tracks → Int of Two Creeks and Carlyle Road tracks
880 m
18 mins
32m
-28m
Moderate track
(11.18km) Int of Two Creeks and Carlyle Road tracks → Int of Two Creeks and Ormonde Road tracks
880 m
20 mins
46m
-46m
Moderate track
(12.06km) Int of Two Creeks and Ormonde Road tracks → End of Ormonde Road Track
150 m
6 mins
34m
-1m
Moderate track
(12.2km) End of Ormonde Road Track → Int of Davidson Park driveway and Warringah Road on-ramp
1.8 km
39 mins
69m
-107m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the footpath on the left-hand side of Warringah Rd and crosses the long Roseville Bridge. The walk continues up the hill before turning sharply to the left and following the off-ramp road down the hill. After crossing under the Roseville Bridge the walk arrives at the intersection with the Davidson Park driveway.
(13.96km) Int of Davidson Park Driveway and Warringah Road on-ramp → Int of the Lyrebird Track and end of Davidson Park Driveway
1.1 km
20 mins
15m
-17m
Very easy
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the road, keeping the park and Middle Harbour on the left. After a little while, this walk comes to the signposted intersection at the bottom of the ‘Casuarina Stairway’, uphill on the right.
Continue straight: From the intersection at the bottom of the ‘Casuarina Stairway’, this walk follows the driveway, keeping the park and Middle Harbour Creek on the left. The walk heads along for little while before coming to the end of the driveway, at the signposted start of the ‘Lyre Bird Track 4km’.
Maps for the Middle Harbour Creek Loop walk
You can download the PDF for this walk to print a map.These maps below cover the walk and the wider area around the walk, they are worth carrying for safety reasons.
Hornsby | 1:25 000 Map Series | 91304S HORNSBY | NSW-91304S |
Parramatta River | 1:25 000 Map Series | 91303N PARRAMATTA RIVER | NSW-91303N |
Sydney | 1:100 000 Map Series | 9130 SYDNEY | 9130 |
Cross sectional view of the Middle Harbour Creek Loop bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Middle Harbour Creek Loop
Overview of this walks grade – based on the AS 2156.1 – 2001
Under this standard, a walk is graded based on the most difficult section of the walk.
Length | 15.1 km | ||
Time | 5 hrs 45 mins | ||
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Grade 5/6 Experienced only |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Short steep hills (3/6) |
Quality of track | Rough unclear track (5/6) | ||
Signs | Directional signs along the way (3/6) | ||
Experience Required | Some bushwalking experience recommended (3/6) | ||
Weather | Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6) | ||
Infrastructure | Limited facilities, not all cliffs are fenced (3/6) |
Some more details of this walks Grading
Here is a bit more details explaining grading looking at sections of the walk
Gradient
7km of this walk has gentle hills with occasional steps and another 4.5km has short steep hills. The remaining (3.7km) is flat with no steps.
Quality of track
11km of this walk follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles and another 2km follows a smooth and hardened path. Whilst another 1.2km follows a rough unclear track and the remaining 530m follows a clear and well formed track or trail.
Signs
Around 9km of this walk has directional signs at most intersection, whilst the remaining 6km is clearly signposted.
Experience Required
Around 9km of this walk requires no previous bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 6km requires some bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 15km is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
Around 9km of this walk is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats), whilst the remaining 6km has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced).
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Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Middle Harbour Creek Loop walk starts and ends at the Int of the Lyrebird Track and end of Davidson Park driveway (gps: -33.767005, 151.19964)Your transport options to Int of the Lyrebird Track and end of Davidson Park driveway are by;
Bus. (get details)
Car. A park entry fee is required for driving into the park.
(get details)
Fire Danger
Each park may have its own fire ban, this rating is only valid for today and is based on information from the RFS Please check the RFS Website for more information.Weather Forest
This walk starts in the Metropolitan weather district always check the formal BOM forecast or pdf before starting your walk.Forecast snapshot
Park Information & Alerts
Short URL = http://wild.tl/cgnpc
Gallery images
There are other downloads I am still working on.
You will probably need to login to access these — still all free.
* KML (google earth file)
* GPX (GPS file)
Special Maps/ brochures
* A3 topo maps
* PDF with Lands Topo map base
* PDF with arial image (and map overlay)
I wanted to get the main site live first, this extra stuff will come in time.
Happy walking
Matt 🙂
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