Fairfax Walk
Northern Beaches, NSW
Paved 1km North Head loop to Burragula and Yiningma lookouts — harbour skyline one way, ocean cliffs the other, and a winter whale watch.
About this place
Fairfax walk is the accessible Sydney Harbour National Park leftover at North Head: a 1km Grade 1 asphalt loop from the end of North Head Scenic Drive. Burragula lookout faces the harbour, South Head and the city; Yiningma looks north along the cliffs toward Blue Fish Point. It is one of the best wheelchair-friendly walks in the harbour parks and a serious whale-watching perch from May to November. Bluefish Point, Old Man's Hat, Cannae Point and Quarantine Head remain closed for fire damage and instability — stay on the signed Fairfax circuit. $5 parking at North Head.
Access & getting there
Sydney Road to Manly, Darley Road onto North Head Scenic Drive to the end. $5 per vehicle (tap-and-pay; coins at Fairfax machines only). Two accessible parking bays. Scenic Drive gates: 5am-8.30pm AEDT, 6am-6pm AEST. Ferry to Manly then bus or walk.
Fairfax carpark, North Head Scenic Dr, Manly NSW 2095
Safety notes
Cliff edges. Stay on the path. Closed areas at Bluefish Point, Old Man's Hat, Cannae Point and Quarantine Head — do not enter. Strong winds on the headland.
Gear notes
Binoculars for whales. Windproof layer. Water — none on the walk.
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