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| Hunters Park Rotunda |
Our walk of around 3.5Km started at Balmoral Beach, followed the path around Balmoral Oval, through Balmoral Park (map link) then up a long series of steps to the ridge top. (see photos below)
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| Balmoral Beach |
To see the spectacular view from above Obelisk Bay (below), we took the side path that leads down to Chowder Bay and Taronga Wharf (see earlier post), before returning to Middle Head Rd.
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| Historic gun emplacements, Middle Head |
Location map
Middle Head is part of Headland Park, on land formerly occupied by Defence bases. Tunnels and gun emplacements can be seen at the end of Old Fort Rd. and there are other unfenced gun pits around the site.
The fortifications were mostly built between 1870 and 1911.
See also Rocky Point Is. post 'Wildwalks' info
We caught a 244 (Chowder Bay to City) bus back from Middle Head Rd. (map link) Doing the walk in reverse may be easier.
