Brisbane Water National Park
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Brisbane Water National park is a national park in New South Wales
, (Australia
), 47 km north of Sydney.
The park has many pleasant and interesting walks that can vary from mild to rugged. One walk that can be easily accessed via public transport, is the walk to Pindar Cave
on the escarpment above Wondabyne railway station, which is a request-stop on the Central Coast railway line. The Great North Walk
, that leads from Sydney to Newcastle
, passes through the park.
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, (Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
), 47 km north of Sydney.
The park has many pleasant and interesting walks that can vary from mild to rugged. One walk that can be easily accessed via public transport, is the walk to Pindar Cave
Pindar Cave
Pindar Cave is a geological formation which appears as a massive concave of overhanging sandstone rock, north of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in Brisbane Water National Park. Although its name implies a cave, the whole formation is actually an overhang. There are no similar formations of the...
on the escarpment above Wondabyne railway station, which is a request-stop on the Central Coast railway line. The Great North Walk
Great North Walk
The Great North Walk is a walking track which runs from Sydney to Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia. The main track, in length, runs between the Obelisk in Macquarie Place in Sydney to Queens Wharf Tower in Bicentennial Park in Newcastle and is well sign-posted. There are many "side tracks"...
, that leads from Sydney to Newcastle
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
, passes through the park.
See also
- Hawkesbury RiverHawkesbury RiverThe Hawkesbury River, also known as Deerubbun, is one of the major rivers of the coastal region of New South Wales, Australia. The Hawkesbury River and its tributaries virtually encircle the metropolitan region of Sydney.-Geography:-Course:...
- Hawkesbury River Railway BridgeHawkesbury River Railway BridgeThe Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge spans the Hawkesbury River just north of the town of Brooklyn on the northern outskirts of Sydney, Australia...
- Pindar CavePindar CavePindar Cave is a geological formation which appears as a massive concave of overhanging sandstone rock, north of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in Brisbane Water National Park. Although its name implies a cave, the whole formation is actually an overhang. There are no similar formations of the...
- Protected areas of New South Wales (Australia)
- Wondabyne, New South WalesWondabyne, New South WalesWondabyne is a suburb located in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, as part of the City of Gosford local government area.The suburb contains Wondabyne railway station, which is serviced by CityRail services to Wyong on the Main North railway line and is adjacent to a wharf on...