South Head Heritage Trail
Eastern Suburbs, NSW
Short Watsons Bay walk from Camp Cove past Lady Bay to striped Hornby Lighthouse, gun emplacements and the harbour mouth.
About this place
South Head Heritage trail is the Sydney Harbour National Park leftover opposite North Head. From Camp Cove kiosk an easy 1km loop follows an 1870s cobblestone road past Lady Bay (nude bathing beach) to Hornby Lighthouse's red-and-white tower, WWII and colonial gun emplacements, and views across to Middle Head and North Head. Part of the Bondi to Manly Walk. Whale watching in winter is excellent. Toilets near Lady Bay. Ferry or buses 324/325/380 to Watsons Bay, then a short walk to Camp Cove.
Access & getting there
New South Head Road to Watsons Bay, then Robertson, Military/Cliff, Short, Cove and Victoria streets to Camp Cove carpark. Accessible parking bays. Eastern Suburbs ferry from Circular Quay, or buses 324, 325, 380. Park open sunrise to sunset.
Camp Cove carpark, Victoria St, Watsons Bay NSW 2030 (walk starts near Camp Cove Kiosk)
Safety notes
Unfenced cliff and rock ledges. Supervise children. Lady Bay is a nude beach. Unpatrolled swimming at Camp Cove.
Gear notes
Binoculars in whale season. Sun protection — little shade.
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