Great North Walk | |
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![]() The Great North Walk at Pennant Hills | |
Length | 250 km (160 mi) |
Location | New South Wales, Australia |
Established | 1988 |
Trailheads | Macquarie Place, Sydney / Bicentennial Park, Newcastle |
Use | Hiking |
Difficulty | Medium |
Season | All |
The Great North Walk is a walking track which runs from Sydney to Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia. The main track, 250 kilometres (160 mi) in length, runs between the Obelisk in Macquarie Place in Sydney to Queens Wharf in Bicentennial Park in Newcastle and is well sign-posted. There are many "side tracks" which link the track to populated areas along the length of the walk. The walk includes a huge variety of wildlife and scenery.
A 25-kilometre (16 mi) section at the northern, Newcastle end, is also known as the Yuelarbah Track. This section runs from Teralba railway station to the Queens Wharf on Newcastle Harbour. At Kahibah Station, the Great North Walk uses a short section of The Fernleigh Track and passes along the northern side of Glenrock Lagoon to get to the coast.