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We live in Sydney. A group of us did it recently over 4 days - it’s a great walk. It’s easy to get to the start of the walk each day by ferry or bus. Some people based themselves at the youth hostel in The Rocks and travelled to the start point each day. Enjoy!Hi all.
Have a few spare days in Sydney and am going to do the Bondi to Manly coastal route. It’s about 80km and I will do it over 4 days, maybe 5. I only realised it existed today when I did a small subsection of it without realising!
Anyway have downloaded the App. It’s looks easy, logistics wise, and after each day will return by bus to central so no hotac or pack carrying issues.
If anyone has done it and has any thoughts or musings, I’m all ears!
The direct route is shorter and sometimes more interesting but it involves a fairly long swim!Hi all.
Have a few spare days in Sydney and am going to do the Bondi to Manly coastal route. It’s about 80km and I will do it over 4 days, maybe 5. I only realised it existed today when I did a small subsection of it without realising!
Anyway have downloaded the App. It’s looks easy, logistics wise, and after each day will return by bus to central so no hotac or pack carrying issues.
If anyone has done it and has any thoughts or musings, I’m all ears!
The direct route is shorter and sometimes more interesting but it involves a fairly long swim!Bogong
Ha ha!The direct route is shorter and sometimes more interesting but it involves a fairly long swim!
Bogong
Thank you again for all the lovely help and support. Had a fantastic day yesterday and shortly off for day 2.Hi! Back in 2018 while walking the Frances, around Fromista I met two other Aussies and we became great friends. As one of our Camino Buddies reunion walks this winter we walked Bondi to Manly and would highly recommend the hidden bays , the rough coastlines, bushy tracks and wind swept beaches. We stayed at the Quay and used bus and ferry daily to our staging points . Fabulous four days ! We even found a special Camino reminder .. shells in a stone wall…
I walked it at Easter 2021. A lovely walk but not as easy as it would seem, especially on the northern sector. I was 82 and completed the 80 klms in four days.Hi all.
Have a few spare days in Sydney and am going to do the Bondi to Manly coastal route. It’s about 80km and I will do it over 4 days, maybe 5. I only realised it existed today when I did a small subsection of it without realising!
Anyway have downloaded the App. It’s looks easy, logistics wise, and after each day will return by bus to central so no hotac or pack carrying issues.
If anyone has done it and has any thoughts or musings, I’m all ears!
It’s interesting that a lot of this lovely preserved bush land area could now have been covered by hideous high rise flats had it not been for the efforts of the Communist- led Builders’ Labourers Federation back in the mid 1960’s era who had the foresight to oppose rampant development. They were led by Jack Mundey. You can imagine the savaging they got at the time from the establishment and the media.Thank you again for all the lovely help and support. Had a fantastic day yesterday and shortly off for day 2.
Yesterday I walked from Bondi Beach to Double Bay, a distance of around 25km. It was truly stunning! Fish and Chips at Doyle’s!
@Kanga thank you for all your support!
@Alan G thank you for recommendation . That looks great and am going to try and fit it in.
@Richard Smith yes I saw lots of signage for the ultra which proved useful. They started couple of hours before me!
Thanks again!
Wow 82 that’s impressive of you if you don’t mind me saying. Second day done and just over halfway. I’ve decided to take 4 days, rather than aim for 3 which would be a push. I am walking in trainers, not walking boots, so feet get a bit sore.I walked it at Easter 2021. A lovely walk but not as easy as it would seem, especially on the northern sector. I was 82 and completed the 80 klms in four days.
I know that many Australians see visiting one or other of these as a sacred obligation to uphold the bronzed Aussie tradition, but I hadn't realised there was a pilgrimage route between them.Have a few spare days in Sydney and am going to do the Bondi to Manly coastal route.
I know that many Australians see visiting one or other of these as a sacred obligation to uphold the bronzed Aussie tradition, but I hadn't realised there was a pilgrimage route between
I know that many Australians see visiting one or other of these as a sacred obligation to uphold the bronzed Aussie tradition, but I hadn't realised there was a pilgrimage route between them.. Not a pilgrimage route…. Just a beautiful coastal track.
Ooh gosh! Forgive my ignorance but I absolutely have no idea what constitutes a ‘pilgrimage’ or otherwise! It’s just a great walk to me!!I know that many Australians see visiting one or other of these as a sacred obligation to uphold the bronzed Aussie tradition, but I hadn't realised there was a pilgrimage route between them.
I know that many Australians see visiting one or other of these as a sacred obligation to uphold the bronzed Aussie tradition, but I hadn't realised there was a pilgrimage route between them.
Hey Doug and Kanga, if a pilgrimage is something which involves putting up with suffering, any visit to Sydney qualifies.Doug, I don't think anyone is claiming this is a pilgrimage. Ivar created this section of the forum for "other walks around the world". There is another, separate, section for "other pilgrimage routes around the world".
And here I was thinking that @TravellingMan2022 was coming here on a pilgrimage to these iconic locations. How silly of me!Doug, I don't think anyone is claiming this is a pilgrimage. Ivar created this section of the forum for "other walks around the world". There is another, separate, section for "other pilgrimage routes around the world".
Huh. You are moth and obviously fling yourself against the lights!Hey D
Hey Doug and Kanga, if a pilgrimage is something which involves putting up with suffering, any visit to Sydney qualifies.
Bogong
The prices are certainly painful! I’m living off ‘specials’ and Happy Hours!Hey D
Hey Doug and Kanga, if a pilgrimage is something which involves putting up with suffering, any visit to Sydney qualifies.
Bogong
A “Happy Hour” in Sydney is a bit of a non-sequiter. If you want to experience the real Sydney, its epicentre is somewhere west of Cabramatta. About 15 miles and a three and a half hour drive from the harbour area.Now that’s an idea for a walk - probably quicker than driving or trying to go by public transport, but mind breathing the fumes.And as for cost, it’s the most heavily toll-roaded city per capita in the world (written by a true member of the rear view mirror brigade, if you want the best view)The prices are certainly painful! I’m living off ‘specials’ and Happy Hours!
I would suggest if there's such a thing as 'the real Sydney', it's whatever any given Sydneysider makes of the city, wherever that happens to be. I have probably never been west of Cabramatta, for what it's worth.If you want to experience the real Sydney, its epicentre is somewhere west of Cabramatta. About 15 miles and a three and a half hour drive from the harbour area.Now that’s an idea for a walk - probably quicker than driving or trying to go by public transport, but mind breathing the fumes.And as for cost, it’s the most heavily toll-roaded city per capita in the world (written by a true member of the rear view mirror brigade, if you want the best view)
Bogong( ducking for cover)
Are you, by any chance, from Melbourne?A “Happy Hour” in Sydney is a bit of a non-sequiter. If you want to experience the real Sydney, its epicentre is somewhere west of Cabramatta. About 15 miles and a three and a half hour drive from the harbour area.Now that’s an idea for a walk - probably quicker than driving or trying to go by public transport, but mind breathing the fumes.And as for cost, it’s the most heavily toll-roaded city per capita in the world (written by a true member of the rear view mirror brigade, if you want the best view)
Bogong( ducking for cover)
So day 3 of 4 and one of the best hiking days I have ever had anywhere. Early morning ferry to Mosman Bay where I finished yesterday! Not sure there are many better things in life than an early morning (or anytime) ferry from Circular Quay. I intended to go as far as Spit Bridge but the andrenalin flowed and I made it to Manly Wharf. The views were just stunning! Ironically the last leg which I will do tomorrow is pretty much a circle and quite a few kms, but only about a 5 min walk as the crow flies from Manly Wharf where I finished today. I can actually see the finish line from pub I am sitting in now! Today was beautiful but tough. I was ascending so much at one point I thought I was going to end up back in Europe! If anyone can recommend a good pub for tomorrow I would be grateful especially if they do specials and have a happy hour. I am not very discerning and definately not a tofu eating wokerati Guardianista. Anything will do!Are you, by any chance, from Melbourne?
And you’ve had another great day weather wiseSo day 3 of 4 and one of the best hiking days I have ever had anywhere.
AA “Happy Hour” in Sydney is a bit of a non-sequiter. If you want to experience the real Sydney, its epicentre is somewhere west of Cabramatta. About 15 miles and a three and a half hour drive from the harbour area.Now that’s an idea for a walk - probably quicker than driving or trying to go by public transport, but mind breathing the fumes.And as for cost, it’s the most heavily toll-roaded city per capita in the world (written by a true member of the rear view mirror brigade, if you want the best view)
Bogong( ducking for cover)
Thank you so much! Wow the weather!!! I don’t think anywhere in the world does environmental management like Australia. You get the message as soon as your plane lands. And wow does it pay off. Not one piece of graffiti seen, no litter, no mess, just perfect! Everyone just seems so cheerful! And I live the fact that everything is contactless!And you’ve had another great day weather wiseHaving walked from Palm Beach to Coogee a few times and your Day 3 section more often than I can count, I can only totally agree. So pleased for you that you are getting to see why so many people regard that coastline as so special. I particularly like that the vast majority of the harbour foreshore has been protected with public space and access to the beautiful bush land, coves and beaches. carry on enjoying
The Manly Wharf Hotel has great views. A good place to celebrate your achievement.So day 3 of 4 and one of the best hiking days I have ever had anywhere. Early morning ferry to Mosman Bay where I finished yesterday! Not sure there are many better things in life than an early morning (or anytime) ferry from Circular Quay. I intended to go as far as Spit Bridge but the andrenalin flowed and I made it to Manly Wharf. The views were just stunning! Ironically the last leg which I will do tomorrow is pretty much a circle and quite a few kms, but only about a 5 min walk as the crow flies from Manly Wharf where I finished today. I can actually see the finish line from pub I am sitting in now! Today was beautiful but tough. I was ascending so much at one point I thought I was going to end up back in Europe! If anyone can recommend a good pub for tomorrow I would be grateful especially if they do specials and have a happy hour. I am not very discerning and definately not a tofu eating wokerati Guardianista. Anything will do!
orA reminder that this forum is not the place for political discussions. Please stick to the rules.
I have deleted some posts.
I do not understand how a harmless discussion about the pleasures of local walking can deteriorate into a political discussion, but it did.
Thank you very much for deleting the rather bizarre posts as opposed to deleting the thread with me so close to finishing line!!!A reminder that this forum is not the place for political discussions. Please stick to the rules.
I have deleted some posts.
I do not understand how a harmless discussion about the pleasures of local walking can deteriorate into a political discussion, but it did.
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