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Date: 12 August 2019
Par�cipants: Warwick Blake, Chris Edwards, Kumiko Suzuki, Margaret Rozea, Soo Lee Chen, Chris�ne Loh, Kevin
Yeats, Anne Armstrong, Mark Armstrong, Jolan Cikos, Angelika Freund, Paul Shea, Tom Halbert, Wendy Dodd,
Carolyn Blake, John Hungerford, Peter Walton, Bron Stepowski, Jacqui Hickson and prospec�ve Annabelle
Chen

Report:
The group climbed Linley
Most of the group met on the wharf at Circular Quay and
Point then dropped down
enjoyed the early morning light on the harbour as we
crossing over Fig Tree
motored to Greenwich. Three additional members met the
Bridge into Hunters Hill.
group at Greenwich Point. The weather was perfect, mild
The beautifulperiod house
and hardly a cloud in the sky.
on the south eastern side
A�er the briefing the group set off following the western of the bridge must have
side of Greenwich Point on well-made tracks alongside been somewhat
Woodford Bay.The first and onlyclimb of any note took the displeased
group into Northwood. Although we made a relatively large (understatement) when
group, all stayed together well. the bridge was
Morning tea was had at Central Park in Longueville whilst constructed in 1985.
watching the morning tennis group. Bush Club members
A democratic decision was
were volunteered by tennis players to retrieve the odd ball
reached to have lunch at
lobbed over the fence. We followed Tambourine Creek to
Boronia Park. John
the natural rock bridge (called the Magic Bridge on some
Hungerford and Annabelle
Walk descrip�on: maps) and continued around Tambourine Bay before Chen made good use of
walking around the edge of the impressive Saint Igna�us'
the break to play on the swings, whilst the rest of us took a
Commencing from Greenwich Point Wharf follow the College and dropping down to Burns Bay Reserve. deserved rest. A�er lunch we joined the Great North Walk
harbour side bays to Hunters Hill, then the Lane Cove River heading north. We enjoying the afternoon light on the
to finish at Fullers Bridge where there are buses to Angophora trees, wa�les and Boronia bushes.
Chatswood Station. There is a 3km extension for anyone
We made good time; nobody took up the leader's
with addi�onal energy walking from Fullers Bridge to
suggestion of a rest at the site of Fairyland, so on reaching
Chatswood Station via the pleasant Rail to River link track.
Fullers Bridge by 2:30pm 13 walkers took buses to
Chatswood or North Ryde stations, leaving a small group of
7 to enjoy the Rail to River track finishing at about 3:30pm
at the station.

Report by: Warwick Blake 6 Photos: Bron Stepowski