Harbour Walk 9  

September 2012  

almost 4 km  

2 1/2 hour         

BERRYS BAY and LAVENDER BAY

around Berrys Bay, Blues Point, Lavender Bay 

to Milsons Point.  

        

9.1  

I started from Waverton Station and walked down Balls Head Road again to Ball Head Drive. It takes about 10 minutes. 

There a path is leading to the Former BP Site Parkland. It was added in 2005 to the public open space forming part of the Harbour Circle Walk.

Along the way are many very interesting signs explaining the  the history of various industrial sites in the bay.

The Former BP Site joins Waverton Park, forming together the Waverton Peninsular Parkland. 

The views all along are superb. 

9.2    

Walking from Waverton Park less than 5 minutes along a few streets, John Street, Dumbarton Street and Munro Street, I got to another hidden beautiful foreshore park, the Sawmillers Reserve. 

This park is very special, it has a shipwreck! 

Again a short walk along streets, West Crescent Street, a bit along Blues Point Road, and down some steps to Blues Point Reserve. 

9.3  

Blues Point is famous for the first high-rise apartment block built in Sydney in 1962 by the famous architect Harry Seidler. Most Sydney-siders consider this building as ugly, however in 2002 it was added to the Local Heritage Register. 

And no balconies! 
But at least some french windows to enjoy the magnificent views. 

At Blues Point are still some remnants of World War 2 defence installations to protect Sydney. 

A strange look at the harbour through the gunner’s hole. 

Along on a narrow strip of open space below Henry Lawson Avenue is a little beach with a hugh old fig tree and a sign with information of times gone by.

 At McMahons Point it is easy to catch a ferry to the city, Darling Harbour and suburbs.

9.4 

Past McMahons Point Ferry Wharf, up some steps again, along East Crescent and Bay View Street and down few steps to Lavender Bay. 

Lavender Bay used to be a very busy industrial area, mainly with shipbuilding and repair. 

Now most of the valuable harbour properties made room for high-rise apartment blocks.

 The short walk around Lavender Bay is very pleasant, with quaint little sculptures and bright flower along the way.

9.5       

And there is Luna Park

 

with North Sydney Olympic Pool right next to it.

 Luna Park of course looks best at night.  

And I am at the end of my walk.

Back at the Harbour Bridge

The end of my harbour walks! 

From the Bridge to the Bridge, all around the inner harbour, along the foreshore of the Rocks, Walsh Bay, Darling Harbour, Pyrmont, Rozelle, Balmain, Birchgrove, Drummoyne, Hunters Hill,  Greenwhich, Wollstonecraft, Waverton, North Sydney. 

Almost sad to have finished these great walks.

But there is still something left to do: 

Crossing the Bridge!