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Manly Scenic Walkway Part 2: Castle Rock Track

Spit to Manly Walk is one of the most popular bush and coastal walks near Sydney. It is also known as Manly Scenic Walkway and is one of the most beautiful walks offering different views of the North and Middle Heads, passing by various kinds of beaches and parks.

Castle Rock Track

In my opinion, Castle Rock Track is the toughest part of the Spit to Manly walk. It is mostly stairs made of rock and some wooden steps too. This track is also the main reason why Manly to Spit would be easier as taking the Castle Rock Track from Spit to Manly is mostly uphill. It is still a very nice walk nonetheless with great fauna covering and beautiful views of the water. The track is very well marked and easy to follow. 

Castle Rock Track can be accessed at the eastern end of Monash Cres. The path will pass through Clontarf Point and Clontarf Track first.




As promised, stairs

Beautiful views of the water




An eastern water dragon



There are also short wooden bridges

Some steps are flatter but still uphill

And some steps are bigger and uphill

    As the Castle Rock Track ends, the track branches into three directions: Lighthouse, Grotto Point and Barabooka Tracks.

    Here are the rest of our Spit to Manly Walk:
    Here is a Google Maps of the track we took:



    Here is a short video of this walk:


    Here is a video of our walk from Spit Bridge to Dobroyd Head. My gopro ran out of space and I was not able to record the walk until Manly.


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