Towlers Bay Walk
Download & Print Map and Notes4 hrs
8.4 km Circuit
402 m
Moderate track
(0km) West Head Road → Park Boundary
2.9 km
56 mins
54m
-142m
Moderate track
Starting from the gate on West Head Road, this walk follows the management trail. After about 2km, the trail starts to go downhill and turns to the right – there is a nice view over Morning Bay and up the Pittwater.
Further down the hill, there is a sign marking the boundary of the National Park. (Soon after this, there is an optional sidetrack on the right, leading to a small dam – worth a short detour.) Approximately 100m after this optional sidetrip, the main trail comes to a track intersection.
(2.87km) Park Boundary → Woody Point
1.1 km
27 mins
43m
-117m
Moderate track
Turn right: From the intersection, the walk follows the track to the right that heads south. Before long, it comes to another intersection at the back of some houses (To the right is a track to Lovett’s Bay). The walk turns left and follows the main track east – it is back from the water, but you will see many tracks which lead to homes and the water. Near the end of the track, you will see Woody Point and the Ferry Wharf in Morning Bay.
(4.02km) Woody Point → Youth Hostel
600 m
22 mins
88m
-38m
Easy track
Turn left: From Woody Point, there are signposts leading to the Youth Hostel. The walk follows Bona Crescent behind the houses (travelling with the power lines) until coming to a track on the left – the walk follows this road up the hill to another track intersection, where it turns right and follows the path up to the Youth Hostel.
(4.62km) Youth Hostel → Park Boundary
940 m
24 mins
75m
-51m
Easy track
Turn around: From the YHA, this walk heads back down to the intersection and turns right, following this track past a number of side tracks before coming to the Park boundary.
(5.56km) Park Boundary → West Head Road
2.9 km
1 Hr
142m
-54m
Moderate track
Veer right: This walk follows the main management trail back up the hill to West Head Road. After about 100m, the walk passes the National Park boundary, marked with a sign (the track on the left leads to a small dam, a worthwhile short detour). Keeping to the main trail, this walk heads up the hill. Just as the steep uphill starts to flatten out, walkers are rewarded with views up the Pittwater. The main trail continues north-west back to West Head Road.
Maps for the Towlers Bay Walk 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.
Mona Vale | 1:25 000 Map Series | 91301S MONA VALE | NSW-91301S |
Broken Bay | 1:25 000 Map Series | 91301N BROKEN BAY | NSW-91301N |
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park Tourist Map | 1:40 000 Map Series | CMA Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park Tourist Map | CMA Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park Tourist Map |
Sydney | 1:100 000 Map Series | 9130 SYDNEY | 9130 |
Cross sectional view of the Towlers Bay Walk bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Towlers Bay Walk
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 | 8.4 km | ||
Time | 4 hrs | ||
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Grade 3/6 Moderate track |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Short steep hills (3/6) |
Quality of track | Clear and well formed track or trail (2/6) | ||
Signs | Clearly signposted (1/6) | ||
Experience Required | No experience required (1/6) | ||
Weather | Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6) | ||
Infrastructure | Generally useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats) (1/6) |
Some more details of this walks Grading
Here is a bit more details explaining grading looking at sections of the walk
Gradient
Around 7km of this walk has short steep hills, whilst the remaining 1.5km has gentle hills with occasional steps.
Quality of track
This whole walk, 8km follows a clear and well formed track or trail.
Signs
This whole walk, 8km is clearly signposted.
Experience Required
This whole walk, 8km requires no previous bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 8km is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
This whole walk, 8km is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats).
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Other Nearby walks
Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Towlers Bay Walk walk starts and ends at the West Head Road (gps: -33.61868, 151.26421)Your main transport option to West Head Road is by;
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/tbw
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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