Oyster Cove Reserve
Northern entrance to North
Sydney railway tunnel
Length | 50 minutes (return) |
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Grade | Medium - Lots of steps |
Starting Point | Victoria Cross, North Sydney |
Instructions
- Start at Victoria Cross, North Sydney.
- Walk up Mount Street. Turn left onto Edwards Street.
- Turn right onto Lord Street and follow it to the end.
- At the end of Lord Street is a flight of steps.
- Follow the steps down onto Bank Street.
- Turn left onto Bank street.
- Just before you cross the railway line is a walking path on your right.
- Follow the path down all the way down to Euroka Street.
- Turn left onto Euroka Street, underneath the railway line.
- Just after you go under the railway line, turn right onto Woolcott Street.
- Follow Woolcott street past Waverton Park, cross over Balls Head Road onto Horace Street.
- At the end of Horace Street is a flight of steps (132 steps).
- Follow the steps down almost to the water and then follow the path to the right.
- At the end of the path is Oyster Cove Reserve.
- This is the site of the old sugar refinery, kerosene works and the old Gas Works.
- There is a building from the old Gas Works that now forms part of the new residential development.
Old Gas Works