Sydney Off the Beaten Path Tips by linnyloo

Cremorne Point is a peninsula of land on the Lower North Shore of Sydney Harbour, separating Shell Cove from Mosman Bay. It's a wealthy residential area where the foreshore has been retained as public space, providing access for everyone to enjoy the area's beauty.
Finding your way to Cremorne Point couldn't be easier. First, head for the ferry wharves at Circular Quay on the waterfront in central Sydney.
At Circular Quay, catch the Mosman ferry. Get off at Cremorne Point.
It's worth pausing a while near the wharf to take in the spectacular views of the harbour, opera house, harbour bridge and city skyline from Cremorne Point.
When you can tear yourself away from the lovely view, climb the stairs up the small cliff across the road from the wharf to get to the walking path.

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We were priviledged to spend a couple of days with family who own a (spectacular) holiday 'cottage' at Cottage Point.
A place of magnificent natural beauty, I found it restoring to sit on the balcony of the cottage and just watch the boats sail pass. Now and then a small seaplane would fly in, delivering well-heeled guests from Sydney to a local well known restaurant.

The Kuring-gai Chase National Park is the second oldest national park in NSW. The park conserves 15,000 ha of sandstone bushland only 24 km from the centre of Sydney. It's rich in Aboriginal sites, European history and native flora and fauna. The park's steep-sided drowned river valleys lend it a spectacular and rugged beauty.

Many of the houses are built along these steep slopes, mostly down at the waters edge for sailboat access. The road being high above the house, many homes are reached by way of an 'inclinator', a terrifying, upright type of lift that runs along a railtrack of sorts.
Best not to look down I found!

Located at the junction of Cowan Creek and Coal & Candle Creek, part of the Hawkesbury Broken Bay River System. Cottage Point was only reached by boat until 1934 when a bridle track to Akuna Bay was formed.

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Website: http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/