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Kirribilli Lookouts and Jacarandas

Kirribilli is a suburb located just north of the city. It is popular during Spring for the scattered jacaranda trees around the neighbourhood and along Milson Park.

There are also several lookouts with amazing views of Sydney Harbour Bridge, Opera House and the city skyline. This is an urban walk that takes around 2km passing through Kirribilli streets and lookouts.

To get to Kirribilli, I took a ferry from Circular Quay to Kirribilli Wharf. It is a short quiet ride on a smaller, less busy ferry. At Kiribilli wharf, there is a popular coffee shop called Celsius Coffee Co. The shop was very busy even on a weekday so I was not able to stop here for coffee.

Other options of getting to Kirribilli is via North Sydney Wharf, if you want to get to Milsons Park directly. You can also get there by train, via Milsons Point station.

Holbrook Ave

Right outside the wharf along Holbrook Ave, you would be able to see plenty of jacaranda trees in bloom during Spring. Grab the chance to take pictures here as the more popular Milson Park is usually crowded.







Lady Gowrie Lookout

Take a left on Carabella St, then left on Kirribilli Ave and you will see the Lady Gowrie Lookout. It takes a few steps down to get to the lookout where you will see mostly water.




Beulah Street Wharf

Walk back along Kirribilli Ave, then left on Beulah St, and down some stairs to get to the Beulah Street Reserve. This lookout is situated on a small wharf between residential houses. This looks like a good fishing spot as there were several men fishing when I was there.




Dr. Mary Booth Lookout

Walk along Waruda St to get to the next lookout, Mary Booth Lookout Reserve. In my opinion, this is the best lookout in this area. There are panoramic views of the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge.







Just follow the path along the coast and you will see the Captain Henry Reserve, Jeffrey St Wharf and Copes Lookout, all with views of the two major Sydney landmarks and the city skyline.

From here I went up Broughton St to get to Milson Park. I passed by Batch Burgers and Espresso and got their cheese burger for takeaway. I planned on eating it at the park. It tasted good and is very good value for the price.


Milson Park

From Broughton St, I turned right at Willoughby and left at Winslow to arrive at Milson Park. I was surprised there were so many people here on a weekday. Most of them were taking photos along McDougall St. It can cause a bit of traffic at times.

The most striking feature of Milson Park are the very tall palm trees at its center. Most of the jacaranda trees are along McDougall St, to one side of the park. As there were so many people here, I enjoyed the views more along Holbrook Ave and other smaller Kirribilli streets.






Here is a Google Maps of the track I took:

Google Maps of Kirribilli Lookouts and Jacarandas



Here is a 5-min video of the walk:


And here is a video of the full walk:



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