At Nth Epping, Ron Payne Park is the old Woods Reserve.
It’s a fenced football oval that’s off leash for dogs when not in use (i.e. the entire year during COVID-19!
We had a great run on the oval, and then a nice walk around the streets.
Yanko Road at West Pymble, has a great fenced-in off leash dog area on the Comenarra Parkway, and the Bicentennial Park is adjacent.
A lovely spot for a walk.
So, we finally were in the Grafton area so were able to wander down Challinor St, knocking off one of the few streets left from 2018.
(I know, the spelling isn’t perfect, but the NBN site spells it with a double L, as does the sign in the other pic, as well as Google Maps. Hey, it’ll do for now.)
Lynne would feel right at home here… the gaol is just down the road hehe!
Lived in this area for years and didn’t know about this lovely little sanctuary, littered with possum boxes, bird nesting boxes and more.
Running just near the train line, opposite Sommerville Oval.
Gorgeous.
In the 1830s, the first road connecting the colony of Sydney to the Hunter Valley ran along this creek.
Beautiful Sydney Blue Gum, Blackbutt and Turpentine can be seen along the walk.
There’s a waterfall and pool – it doesn’t take much to imagine it being a swimming hole back in the day.
We’ll continue towards Browns Waterhole on another weekend.
We’ve watched this helix pedestrian bridge take shape over the past year or so. It was built in a shed beside the M2 near Macquarie Centre and connects the new Lachlan’s Line development to Nth Ryde station.
Function doesn’t have to be boring. Love it.
So this weekend, very excited… cafes are back opening so we went for breakfast at Parramatta and then headed over to North Parramatta where we did a loop track around the lake.
Wikipedia says:
- The masonry arch-walled dam was completed in 1856 to supply water for domestic purposes
- The dam was the twelfth engineered dam built since Roman times
- the first engineered dam in Australia
- the second arch built dam universally that involved calculations for its construction.
Wow. Who knew?
About 5 km
Can’t keep the dog out of the water!
We walked The Ponds Walk – part of the Subiaco Creek Bushwalk, from Dundas up to Carlingford.
This sign says it all.
The Ponds walk, Dundas Valley
Dundas Valley
An old bridge across the creek on the Ponds Walk
The Ponds Walk
The Ponds Walk
The Ponds Walk
An old bridge across the creek on the Ponds Walk
Aldrick Garden
Aldrick Garden, a pretty little garden near Dundas Oval below the bowling club
Bird box on the walk near the Ponds Walk
We’ve walked around Clarkes Point many times, but, still under the COVID-19 stay at home and travel less in full swing, local exercise options were allowed so we went back for another walk around Hunters Hill and Clarkes Point.
A walk around Woolwich and through the Dock
A walk around Woolwich and through the Dock
Woolwich Dock
A walk around Woolwich and through the Dock
A walk around Woolwich and through the Dock
A walk around Woolwich and through the Dock
A walk around Woolwich and through the Dock
A walk around Woolwich and through the Dock
We’ve walked around Riverview before, but with COVID-19 in full swing, local options were compulsory, so we went back for another stroll along the waterfront at Saint Ignatius’ College,
Through Riverview (Saint Ignatius’ College)
Through Riverview (Saint Ignatius’ College)
Through Riverview (Saint Ignatius’ College)
Through Riverview (Saint Ignatius’ College)
So, this weekend, we... 