Aboriginal Heritage Walk circuit

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Australia

New South Wales

Aboriginal Heritage Walk circuit

Moderate

4.7

(10)

156

hikers

Aboriginal Heritage Walk circuit

01:28

4.57km

140m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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137 m

Red Hands Cave

Highlight • Cave

Red Hands Cave is a sandstone rock shelter in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park known for its Aboriginal hand stencil art, with layers of red and white prints across the cave …

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1.76 km

Aboriginal Heritage Walk

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Aboriginal Heritage Walk near West Head is a 4.4 kilometres loop that combines sections of the Resolute and West Head tracks, passing multiple Aboriginal engraving sites along the way. …

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3.09 km

West Head Beach

Highlight • Beach

West Head Beach is a small, sheltered cove on Pittwater with golden sand and scattered rock formations along the shoreline. It’s more suited to sitting by the water than swimming, …

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3.56 km

West Head Lookout

Highlight • Viewpoint

West Head Lookout offers some of the widest views in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, looking out over Broken Bay to one side and Pittwater to the other, with Barrenjoey Headland …

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4.57 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.14 km

1.25 km

1.18 km

Surfaces

3.23 km

1.18 km