Manly Beach from North Head

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Australia

New South Wales

Manly Beach from North Head

Moderate

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Manly Beach from North Head

02:37

9.32km

180m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 24, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Sydney Harbour National Park

North Head Private Nature Reserve

Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve

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A small section of the Avenue of Honour leads to this extensive memorial to all Australian involvement in wars and peace efforts

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Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve

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Manly Beach

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The beach was named by Captain Arthur Phillip after the Aboriginal people who lived there. He wrote: “Their self-reliance and manly behaviour made me give this place the name of Manly Cove.”

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