Journal - Places, Walks & Landscapes
Guides, walks and stories from Sydney and New South Wales — covering the Royal National Park, Blue Mountains, Sydney's harbour coast, and the quieter landscapes beyond the city
Recent Journal Updates
Sydney's sandstone formed 220 million years ago and shapes everything from the Royal National Park's coastal cliffs to the QVB. A guide to the geology behind the city and its surroundings.
Sea Cliff Bridge on the NSW South Coast — why it was built, how long it is, where to park and why it's worth walking across. About an hour south of Sydney on Lawrence Hargrave Drive.
Garie Beach is the largest beach in the Royal National Park — 900 metres of surf beach backed by forested headlands, with road access reopened in 2024 after a two-year closure
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Longer trips From Sydney
The Capertee Valley, Ganguddy pagoda formations and Evans Crown granite tors — the remarkable landscapes west of the Blue Mountains that most Sydney visitors never reach.


