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Bradleys Head Walk Part 1: Headland Park to Chowder Bay

Bradleys Head Walk is a 6km coastal and bush walk along Headland Park, Clifton Gardens and Bradleys Head. When I planned this walk I wanted to include Georges Head Lookout to the popular Taronga Zoo to Chowder Bay walk. I also wanted to take the ferry at the end of the walk so I started at Headland Park. To get to my starting point I took Bus 100 from Clarence St at Wynyard in the city to the "Middle Head Rd Cobbitee St" bus stop near Frenchy's Cafe.

The walk from Headland Park to Chowder Bay is easy but I cannot say the whole path is clearly marked. From Headland Park to Georges Head the walk is nicely marked  are there are families and dogs walking as well. The path was a little muddy from the rain the night before. However from Georges Head to Chowder Bay, the path I found diverged from the one I have in the map. There is also a portion that is very downhill and I did not see anyone walking on the track.

Headland Park

Starting point near Frenchys Cafe

Past the cafe, there is an access path to the Headland Park Walking Track. There are also some sculptures on this part of the Headland Park.

View from the Headland Park Walking Track

Georges Head Lookout

Not far is Georges Head Lookout. There are some old military structures here 

Georges Head Lookout

View from Georges Head Lookout

I think from Georges Head Lookout I am supposed to take these stairs but they were closed so I went back to the track and followed the signs. I marked the path I took in purple on the map below. From here on until Chowder Bay I did not see anyone on the track so I am not sure if this is a unpopular path or I did I take a wrong one?



First part is mostly bush walk. Most of the path afterwards is next to residential houses and made of concrete downhill steps. The path is not visible in Google Maps but do not worry not far ahead is Chowder Bay.


Here are the rest of my Bradleys Head Walk:

Here is a Google Maps of the track I took:



Here is a short video of this walk:


Here is a full video of my Bradleys Head Walk:


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