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Manly Scenic Walkway, Sydney

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It's only a few miles from the center of Sydney, yet the stunning nature of the Manly Scenic Walkway seems a world away. Along this series of walkways, you'll pass by Aboriginal sites and harborside towns and meander through areas of subtropical rainforest. Opt for the Manly-to-Spit Bridge section, a 10 km (6.25 mi) trail that brings you the northern head of the Sydney Harbour National Park and the entrance to the harbor. From here, you'll have excellent views of the Sydney skyline across the water. Using our custom trip planner, Sydney attractions like Manly Scenic Walkway can form part of a personalized travel itinerary.
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  • This is a lovely walk; the scenery along the way is beautiful. We walked from the Spit Bridge end and the first part is definitely the hardest with lots of steps up and down but after about the first....  more
    This is a lovely walk; the scenery along the way is beautiful. We walked from the Spit Bridge end and the first part is definitely the hardest with lots of steps up and down but after about the first....  more »
  • We took the ferry from circular quay to Hudson and hiked the entire loop from Jacob’s ladder to Manley Beach. Beautiful hike. You saw the Sydney Harbor skyline through your hike. If you have a free... 
    We took the ferry from circular quay to Hudson and hiked the entire loop from Jacob’s ladder to Manley Beach. Beautiful hike. You saw the Sydney Harbor skyline through your hike. If you have a free...  more »
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  • I can’t believe I have lived in Sydney and never done this walk. We walked from the Spit to Manly, I would recommend this way as the reward of getting to Manly is much nicer than arriving at the Spit and having to wait for a Bus, arriving in Manly you can have a coffee/lunch/beer etc and then take a magnificent ferry back to Circular Quay. The walk itself if a mix of easy and moderate walking, much of the walk is not paved so if you are uneasy on your feed it may be a little difficult, I suggest starting closer to manly where it begins to be national park managed not council. The views of the harbour are amazing, I have never seen Sydney Heads from the view of this walk, truely an even better view than being on a ferry.
  • This is a beautiful stunning coastal walk. Did it on a lovely stunning day, oh my word! There are so many pretty beaches to stop and dip in along the way, you are spoilt for choice Gorgeous scenic views everywhere. Very easy and flat.

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