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Palm Beach Wharf
Palm Beach, a haven for
sea birds such as pelicans,
is popular with sun-
seekers. It is also the base
Brisbane Water for the boats that visit and
B r o k e n B a y
National Park deliver supplies to the
isolated communities on
Pittwater and the
Lion Island Hawkesbury.

Barrenjoey
Head
Flint and Pittwater
Steel Point West This graceful finger of
Head water separates Palm
Beach from Ku-ring-gai
Palm Chase. Pittwater
Great Mackerel Beach boasts secluded
Beach
beaches, picnic areas
and several hamlets
that can only be
reached by water.
Whale
Beach
Pittwater
The Basin Careel Bay
K u - r i n g - g a i C h a s e Longnose
N a t i o n a l P a r k Point
Towlers Bay Barrenjoey Road Avalon Whale Beach
Beach Spectacular houses
Bilgola
Plateau seem to hug the cliffs
overlooking this fine
Lovett Bay Scotland Bilgola surf beach. The Palm
Beach
Beach Peninsula’s
Island Newport beaches are often less
McCarrs Creek Church Beach congested than those
Point
closer to the city.
Bungan
Beach Tips for Travellers
Distance from Sydney: About
30 km (19 miles). Duration of
journey: About 45 minutes to
Mona Vale Beach. Getting there:
Mona Vale
Mona Vale Road Beach Take Military Rd on the city’s
North Shore and cross the Spit
Bridge. Follow Pittwater Rd to
Ryde, Mona Vale Beach. When to go:
Chatswood The Christmas holiday period is
Dee Why,
Pittwater Road
Manly the peak season and beaches can
be crowded. Ku-ring-gai Chase
offers everything from shoreline
Bilgola Beach to bushwalks and can be enjoyed
A small community year round. Where to stay
of residents backs this and eat: Contact the visitors’
patrolled surf beach information centre for full details
set against a pretty of facilities. Tourist information:
rainforested valley. Bobbin Head Info Centre.
Wooden steps Tel 9472 8949. Open 9am–4pm
lead down from the Mon–Fri. Closed Christmas Day.
ridge above through ∑ nationalparks.nsw.gov.au
coastal heathland.
For keys to symbols see back flap
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