The Great North Walk (GNW) is in total 250km and can be undertaken in one long walk or broken into shorter walks.
It is made up of 6 sections; each has their own campsites and other facilities, to make for a fun and exciting holiday or as we doing a challenge to help raise money for the Sydney Children’s Hospital Foundation.
We will only be using 4 sections of the total GNW as listed below.
The Watagan Track:
61km – 4 days
Easy – moderate – hard
Leaving Teralba on the shores of Lake Macquarie, The walk continues with the picturesque Congewai Valley and scenic farmland views.
While crossing the Sugar loaf and Myall ranges you have majestic panoramic views of the Lower Hunter Valley and Central Coast.
The Watagan track winds through the rich eucalypt and rainforest landscapes of the Awaba, Heaton & Corragore sate forests before reaching Flat Rock Lookout in the north west of the Watagan Mountains.
The Cedar Brush Track:
61km – 4 days
Easy – Moderate – Hard
Leaving Flat Rock Lookout you pass through the rugged slopes of the Watagan Mountains, scenic farmland of Yarramalong Valley, Ourimbah and finishes at Somersby.
Much of this walk is through state forests and features majestic stands of tall native timbers and delightful pockets of rainforest.
The Hawkesbury Track:
78km – 4 days
Moderate – Hard
The Hawkesbury track is centres around the majestic and beautiful Hawkesbury river.
Leaving the small rural settlement of Somersby you proceed through the Brisbane Waters National Park to Patonga.
To cross the river to Brooklyn there is a daily taxi service.
From Brooklyn through the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, down to scenic Jerusalem Bay, to Cowan and Berowra Waters.
The Benowie Track:
25km – 3 days
Easy – Moderate _ Hard
For most of this section of the GNW you follow the Berowra Creek through the relatively undisturbed bushland of Berowra Valley Regional Park. The entire Benowie track journey is regarded as a comfortable 2-3 days walk, with clearings being provided as non-facility overnight campsites.
The Benowie track has been designed to cater for all age groups but does include some steep sections.
It is made up of 6 sections; each has their own campsites and other facilities, to make for a fun and exciting holiday or as we doing a challenge to help raise money for the Sydney Children’s Hospital Foundation.
We will only be using 4 sections of the total GNW as listed below.
The Watagan Track:
61km – 4 days
Easy – moderate – hard
Leaving Teralba on the shores of Lake Macquarie, The walk continues with the picturesque Congewai Valley and scenic farmland views.
While crossing the Sugar loaf and Myall ranges you have majestic panoramic views of the Lower Hunter Valley and Central Coast.
The Watagan track winds through the rich eucalypt and rainforest landscapes of the Awaba, Heaton & Corragore sate forests before reaching Flat Rock Lookout in the north west of the Watagan Mountains.
The Cedar Brush Track:
61km – 4 days
Easy – Moderate – Hard
Leaving Flat Rock Lookout you pass through the rugged slopes of the Watagan Mountains, scenic farmland of Yarramalong Valley, Ourimbah and finishes at Somersby.
Much of this walk is through state forests and features majestic stands of tall native timbers and delightful pockets of rainforest.
The Hawkesbury Track:
78km – 4 days
Moderate – Hard
The Hawkesbury track is centres around the majestic and beautiful Hawkesbury river.
Leaving the small rural settlement of Somersby you proceed through the Brisbane Waters National Park to Patonga.
To cross the river to Brooklyn there is a daily taxi service.
From Brooklyn through the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, down to scenic Jerusalem Bay, to Cowan and Berowra Waters.
The Benowie Track:
25km – 3 days
Easy – Moderate _ Hard
For most of this section of the GNW you follow the Berowra Creek through the relatively undisturbed bushland of Berowra Valley Regional Park. The entire Benowie track journey is regarded as a comfortable 2-3 days walk, with clearings being provided as non-facility overnight campsites.
The Benowie track has been designed to cater for all age groups but does include some steep sections.
