La Perouse coast walk


Love walking in the bush? Love the beach? Walking along rocks?  Hate the drive to get to the bush?

Sydney has some great walks that are only short distances from the CBD.

The La Perouse walk is one of them. You start at the snake pit, head down to Congwong Beach then up through beautiful coastal bushland to Henry Head. Here you find the remins of Fort Banks, WW2 anti ship fortifications and gun emplacements. From here you can gaze across the mouth of Botany Bay to Cook's landing point in Kernell.

 
snake pit. demo just starting
Sydney red gum forest
tea tree tunnel
dreamy dappled light
old man banksia

boardwalk section



view across to Kernell

gun emplacement at Fort Banks



Continue along the shore front past typical spectacular rock cliffs and down to a rock platform halfway to Cape Banks beyond. The NSW golf club meets the shore here.

rocky coast section

rock honeycombing

iron relic on the rock platform


rock platform
salt circles
Cape Banks beyond 4th hole

From there it's on to the remains of a 1940'2 army village now used by National Parks and Services. The road takes you back to the main drag at La Perouse.

road back between NSW and St Michael's golf courses


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