Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Pittwater and Ku-ring-gai Chase
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Pittwater and the adjacent Ku-ring-gai Chase
National Park lie on Sydney's northernmost
outskirts. They are bounded to the north by
Broken Bay, at the mouth of the Hawkesbury
River
(see pp156-7)
. Sparkling waterways
and golden beaches are set against the
unspoiled backdrop of the national park.
Picnicking, bushwalking, surfing,
boating, sailing and windsurfing are
popular pastimes with visitors. The Hawkes-
bury River system curls around an ancient
sandstone landscape rich in Aboriginal
rock art, and flora and fauna.
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I O N
Patonga
Barrenjoey
Lighthouse
Flint and
Steel Point
Juno
Point
Gunyah
Beach
Hungry
Beach
Coal and
Candle Creek
The pretty inlet is
typical of eroded
valleys formed dur-
ing the last Ice Age.
Water melted from
the ice caps flooded
the valleys to form
the bays and creeks
of Broken Bay.
Challenger
Head
o
Cowan
Point
G -
O N
Cottage
Point
Akuna
Bay
Akuna Bay
The isolated marina,
general store and café
serve the Hawkesbury
River boating fraternity.
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ABORIGINAL ART IN KU-RING-GAI CHASE
Ku-ring-gai Chase has literally
hundreds of Aboriginal rock
art sites, providing an insight
into one of the world's oldest
cultures. The most common
are rock engravings, generally
made in groups with as many
as 100 individual figures. They
include whales up to 8 m
(26 ft) long, fish, sharks,
wallabies, echidnas and
Ancestral Spirits such as
Daramulan, who created the
land, its people and animals.
RYDE,
CHATSWOOD
KEY
Major road
Secondary road
Minor road
National Park
Ferry route
Walk route
Boat hire
Aboriginal rock art
Aboriginal rock art near the
Basin, Ku-ring-gai Chase
Viewpoint
