Day Hikes Sydney

Nellies Glen and Devils Hole Hike

Watsons Bay to Bondi whale watch / hike

Sorry for late announcement, as I just decided to create this new group today. We will be joining another group, so a few people have already signed up. But people in that group may speak English. You can speak Mandarin, Cantonese, etc... as long as you like... It's the season to see whale in autumn when they swim up towards Queensland... sorry I dont remember which exact weeks they are coming. finger crossed. If you are the last person in a fast hiking group, then it's the speed. We are rather slow but not super slow. We will meet at circular quay, take a ferry to Watsons bay, then walk along the coast to Bondi. We may have lunch in the Bondi market Meetup fee: $5 \*Everyone is responsible for his/her own safety. Date may change if weather is bad.

GRAND CANYON HIKE — EXPLORING BLUE MOUNTAINS

A relaxed day hike and picnic through one of the most beautiful canyon walks in New South Wales — shaded trails, waterfalls, valley lookouts, good coffee, and an easy picnic overlooking the Grose Valley. Perfect autumn escape from Sydney with a relaxed social pace. MEETING POINTS 1\. North Strathfield station \- 6:15 AM 2\. Penrith Station \- 6:45 AM ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🗓️ PLAN FOR THE DAY 🚗 6:30 AM — Depart Sydney Meet early and head west before traffic builds. Easy cruise toward the mountains with a quick stop along the way. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ☕ 8:00 AM — Coffee Stop in Leura Morning fuel stop in Leura. Coffee, pastries, breakfast rolls, and a chance to grab trail snacks before the hike. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌄 9:15 AM — Arrive at Evans Lookout Quick stop at Evans Lookout before heading down into the canyon. Panoramic views over the Grose Valley and a good chance for photos before we start walking. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🥾 9:30 AM — Grand Canyon Track Loop 📍 Grand Canyon Track Track Details: • \~5.5 km loop • Around 3–3.5 hours relaxed pace • Moderate difficulty • Mostly shaded canyon terrain What to Expect: • Narrow sandstone canyon walls • Fern-filled rainforest sections • Small waterfalls and creek crossings • Cooler temperatures inside the canyon • Steady climb back up past Beauchamp Falls We’ll stop midway near the creek for a proper rest/snack break. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🧺 1:00 PM — Picnic / Lunch / Relax at Evans Lookout Back at the cars for a relaxed picnic overlooking the valley. Bring something simple/shareable if you’d like: • sandwiches / sourdough • cheese & dips • fruit • pastries / sweets • tea, coffee, or cold drinks There’s space around the lookout and grassy areas to sit with picnic rugs, though formal tables are limited. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ☕ Final Coffee Stop Optional caffeine stop in Blackheath before heading home. Suggested spots: • Sanguinary • Hounslow ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🚗 Return to Sydney Leave around 2:30 PM Expected arrival back in Sydney around 5:00 PM. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎒 What to Bring • 1.5–2L water • Hiking shoes or trail runners with grip • Warm layer or fleece • Light rain shell/jacket • Picnic rug or compact mat • Hat + sunscreen • Spare socks for after the hike (strongly recommended) Blue Mountains mornings in late May can be cold, especially at the lookouts, but the canyon warms up once moving. Track can also be damp/slippery in shaded sections, so avoid flat sneakers if possible. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🚗 Carpooling (Optional) • Can be organised depending on availability • Riders expected to share fuel/toll/parking costs • Arrange directly in comments/messages • Please be punctual and respectful ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⚠️ Important • Stay on track and follow organiser instructions • Keep safe distance from cliff edges • No dogs allowed • Please respect the group pace and timings ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 👥 Who Can Join • Beginner-friendly (basic fitness required) • Open to solo joiners, friends, and newcomers • Relaxed social hiking pace ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌦️ Weather • Weather dependent event • May be rescheduled if conditions are unsafe ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📌 Terms & Conditions By joining, you agree to participate at your own risk and follow all safety guidelines. Full T&Cs: [https://tinyurl.com/433pn3ws](https://tinyurl.com/433pn3ws) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ✅ Notes • Limited spots — please cancel if you can’t attend • Admin/Club fee: $10 per person (Cash or PAYID on arrival) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 👉 RSVP if you’re coming! Comment/message if you can offer or need a ride.

Cremorne City Vistas, Mosman

We meet at Mosman Wharf and take the walking track to Sydney. We drop into the newly opened HMAS Platypus sub base with great views and stairs then head onto Kirribilli and over the Sydney Harbour Bridge, walking to Circular Quay or if we have time to Mrs Macquarie Chair. A quick coffee at the Quay before catching the ferry back to Mosman. Pack your Opal / Credit card find our more at [HIKEFit.au](https://sterlingfitness.com.au/hike-training-in-sydney/) #HIKEFit #HIKINGINSYDNEY #HIKESYDNEY #SYDNEYHIKING

Coal Loader Hike, Wendy's Garden, Wine Festival & Best Beer Garden!!!

How's this for a top event!!! ***\- A delightful Sunday hike / walk that includes Wendy's Secret Garden;*** ***\- A spectacular Sydney Ferry ride with views;*** ***\- A charming Pyrmont Food & Wine Festival for a sip\, perve\, and a pat; and*** ***\- "Cheers" at one of the best \(and secretive\) wine gardens in Sydneytown\.*** Do we do some fun shit in this group or what? **THE HIKE.** We meet at **Wollstonecraft Station** on the western side (you can't miss us) and after a quick chat, off we go. You won't believe that you're in the Aussie bush hiking just 5minutes after we've departed. From there, it's a unique mix of gardens, bush, neighbourhoods, views, and Sydney history: a) **Wendy's Secret Garden** \- a paradise of greenery; b) **McMahon's Point**; c) **Berry's Bay Lookout & Balls Head Reserve**; d) **The Coal Loader (tunnel pic)**; and e) **Berry Island Reserve**. ***[(IMPORTANT: AFTER YOU HIT ATTEND COME BACK HERE AND CLICK ON THIS LINK TO JOIN THE WHATSAPP GROUP FOR THIS EVENT)](https://chat.whatsapp.com/JAYsFdxH28eEEUMybCwU4q)*** The hike is 10kms in distance that isn't technically challenging, but there are enough ups / downs to test your fitness. Be chatty, share some laughs, but please be ready to move with passion. We'll finish at **Milson's Point Ferry Stop**, and it's a quick two stops to The Pyrmont Food & Wine Festival. **THE PYRMONT FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL.** This is a cracker of an event - right on the water, and it features: *"Free entry - everyone in the community is welcome, 30+ wineries, breweries and distilleries from NSW regions, and local food trucks.* I think 45minutes here is good. Please stay longer, or please leave when you fancy. Or? Please grab my arm and carry on... **THE SECRETIVE WINE GARDEN.** The wine festival will be crowded... so let's finish off properly at **Gallon Wine Bar** \- it's just up the road in Pyrmont\. If you've never been\, you'll grab your drink up front\, and when you get to the rear garden\.\.\. the eyes / mouth will open with that **"Wow. What a place"** look on your face. Transport to Town Hall or Central is easy from there. This will be a super fun Sunday session! See you there. MJ **___________________________________________** **THE DETAILS.** **WHATSAPP.** You’re not 100% confirmed until you’re in the whatsapp group. Join it 'cause we love it, and we use it! Click on the link (above) – if not, sadly you’ll be removed from the event on MeetUP. **Cancels / No shows.** Treat your RSVP like a restaurant reservation. *No show / cancel on the day?* That restaurant is my hiking group – you won’t be welcomed in the future. Respect and manners matter as I put my credit card down for your reservation. Double booked with another group? Come on… be kind. **Gratuity.** $10 PayID or Cash. **Safety.** Let’s chat, let’s have some laughs… but let’s be safe. **Fitness.** Yup. Fitness matters for all of our hikes – especially if we are going into National Park. **Guests.** Bring mates, dates, co-workers. **Good energy, smiles, and laughs…** Bring ‘em all! You’re joining the most fun hiking group in Sydney. ***In pressing the “Attend” button for this hike, you acknowledge that:*** a) You are healthy and fit to complete the hike describe; b) You have read and will follow [NSW National Parks Bushwalking Safety Guidelines](https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/safety/bushwalking-safety) for this hike; c) You have no chronic / underlying health issues that deter you from completing this hike; d) You understand your host is just that – your host, not a professional hiker – and that you and you alone are responsible for your hiking health, safety, and wellness; e) You’ve been advised to download the “Emergency Plus App” and f) You’ve been advised to obtain individual [hiking insurance from 1Cover](https://www.1cover.com.au/adventure-travel-insurance/hiking-trekking/?utm_source=google&utm_source_platform=gads&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=13564994076&utm_term=adventure%20travel%20insurance&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=13564994076&gbraid=0AAAAAD_bfRAu6Io5ZkHeiIYCP_evtsQ_z&gclid=CjwKCAjwz5nGBhBBEiwA-W6XRLm8Itjn1am8sdPMxVhBtRmsDOWkolLlVATJcXW5jW-9JgB7hb9kMhoC7M0QAvD_BwE). g) Over 60yrs old, and new to the group? Send me a note first please.

Malabar Headland, Malabar

Today's hike starts at Malabar, we walk around the coastline to Maroubra. This is a beautiful part of Sydney. Not a hard walk, but truly stunning… At the right time of the year you can see Whales Jumping. Find our more at [HIKEFit.au](https://sterlingfitness.com.au/hike-training-in-sydney/) #HIKEFit #HIKINGINSYDNEY #HIKESYDNEY #SYDNEYHIKING

Australia WCup Opener! $7 Pints. Hike first!!!

Australia v Turkey. World Cup 2026, 2pm kick off. Let's drink. Laugh. Get filthy at Sydney's best sports bar (my local, Sporting Globe by 4 Pines) on the water ($7 Pints / 20% off all food, drinks with my VIP card). But first? We hike... **THE DETAILS.** Coming soon. Get in quick. This one will fill out - the whole bar will be booked like New Year's Eve. $10. Newbie hikers - gotta come on some hikes before joining special days like this one. We did this for Women's World Cup a few years back and Sporting Globe was fucking wild - this will be even better! **[IF YOU CLICK ATTEND, NEXT STEP IS JOIN THE WHATSAPP GROUP HERE.](https://chat.whatsapp.com/Dd3vOoCoOmxIpVxiLIhbCE)** **THE HIKE.** I'll pick a Sydney Harbour hike / something close. Perhaps a coastal hike as the whales are coming north... 930am start, and let's have our asses in bar seats by 130pm. *Apologies in advance - if you haven't come on too many hikes and somebody else has, they might take your seat for an event like this.* Funnnnnnnn, fun. See you soon in June! MJ

Middle Cove Mangroves, Middle Cove

Today's HIKEFit program explores parts of Castle Cove… Although it feels like a flat walk, there are some good ups and downs. You can complete 8 km or the full 11 km and get around 400m in elevation. We will start at the steps heading into Scotts Creek. After passing the creek, we find a management for about 500 metres. Then we are back into the bush heading to FigTree Cove via the North Arm walking track. Find our more at [HIKEFit.au](https://sterlingfitness.com.au/hike-training-in-sydney/) #HIKEFit #HIKINGINSYDNEY #HIKESYDNEY #SYDNEYHIKING

Killarney Hills, Killarney

We are doing the Iconic Killarney Hills. I hope you can make it. We will meet on Cook Street in Forestville. This is a long hike covering mountain bike tracks, and incorporating lots of steps and undulations. We get a great break on the water at the halfway mark; this hike is all within the Garigal National Park. Poles are recommended. The first part of this hike is just under 10KM, but there is always an extension if you are tempted. Find our more at [HIKEFit.au](https://sterlingfitness.com.au/hike-training-in-sydney/) #HIKEFit #HIKINGINSYDNEY #HIKESYDNEY #SYDNEYHIKING

Morgan Eight, Belrose

You may not find the street number easily, it's about 950M from the Forest Way turnoff. Please look for fellow hikers' cars. We've been out on this trail several times now and it has everything, a management trail to warm up, some hills to raise the heart rate, a decent length to test your endurance, bike trails paths to entertain you and views to die for, and it all takes place in the Garigal National Park. In total around 10 KM hike. Allow around 3hours for the Hike and stretching. Find our more at [HIKEFit.au](https://sterlingfitness.com.au/hike-training-in-sydney/) #HIKEFit #HIKINGINSYDNEY #HIKESYDNEY #SYDNEYHIKING

Secret trail Hunt, Lindfield

We will warm up on a lovely meandering trail from Lindfield Oval down to a wider management trail where we set a fast pace. Today we will cross Barrie Creek and take a wandering trail before climbing to Barrie St. If the weather is fair, we will return to the creek by a foot pad so that we really get the flavour of the casuarina forest through which we are walking. The views from near the water are very pretty, so keep your camera ready. I recommend you wear long pants for this one. Find our more at [HIKEFit.au](https://sterlingfitness.com.au/hike-training-in-sydney/) #HIKEFit #HIKINGINSYDNEY #HIKESYDNEY #SYDNEYHIKING

WHALE DAY! Bondi Junction - Watsons Bay! 14KM Medium

We meet at **Bondi Junction Train Station, at Bus Stand F (easy to find)** by no later than **10:30AM** to commence our walk down to Bondi Beach. We check out Ben Buckler Point and a host of parks spread through Dover Heights before pulling up, 8KM in, at **Signal Station Park** for lunch and clean bathrooms. **NO FOOD SHOPS AT LUNCH BREAK, SO BRING YOUR FOOD.** After lunch we re-join the **Federation Walk**, passing **Macquarie Lighthouse** on our way to the Gap. We climb out via the Bluff walking track and skirt around **Naval Warfare Training Base Watson** to find South Head and the historic **Hornby Lighthouse**. We return to Watsons Bay Ferry Wharf via Lady Jane Beach, **Camp Cove** and Green Point Reserve. WHALE SPOTTING: There will be plenty of opportunities to spot migrating whales on this walk! **What to Bring:** snacks and lunch, hat, sunscreen, plenty of water. **Pub:** Watsons Bay Hotel **Suggested Donation:** $10 **By RSVPing to this event,** you (and your guests) agree to and are bound by the terms and conditions of SOMG which you can view here: [Sydney Outdoors Meetup Group Discussions](https://www.meetup.com/sydney-outdoors-meetup-group/discussions/?eventOrigin=home_groups_you_organize) **Questions?** Leave a comment below. I will post my mobile number closer to the day. Ted :)