Pool of Siloam - Leura

This pleasant walk, which starts at Gordon Falls Reserve picnic area at Leura, kept us mostly out of the wind until we reached the top on our return. The track leads down steps into the gully to a rainforest pocket on the Gordon Creek.

'Pool of Siloam' Leura

                   
                                   (below) View from near Golf Link Lookout, looking towards Sublime Point

The walk to the Pool of Siloam can be completed by returning the same way, however our leader took us on an alternative track, which ended at The Links Rd. The walk back to the station from there, took us past Everglades Gardens, which is well worth a visit in my opinion.                        Map link                       'Wildwalks'
                                

Rozelle Bay to Pyrmont Bay

We started this walk at Rozelle light rail station, and mostly followed the Glebe foreshores around Rozelle and Blackwattle Bays to Wentworth Park.   Location map

Anzac Bridge

(above left) Bellevue House on Blackwattle Bay (includes a cafe)
(above right) James Craig, a three-masted, iron-hulled barque, restored and sailed by the Sydney Heritage Fleet

Our group extended the walk, cutting through Pyrmont to Johnstons Bay, and ending at Pyrmont Bay light rail station.
(below) Wind turbine - Glebe foreshore
 
[Worth a look: At Pyrmont Point Park we passed Tied To Tide, a kinetic artwork activated by tide, wave and wind]

Warrimoo to Sun Valley (2)

These are some photos taken on our enjoyable return to Sun Valley, near Springwood, in the lower Blue Mountains, following the fire trails from Warrimoo.

More photos and details in my original Sun Valley post 

Rydalmere to Olympic Park

This excursion started with a RiverCat journey from Parramatta to the Rydalmere wharf. We walked along the River Trail from the wharf to the Silverwater bridge.

Rivercat from the Silverwater Bridge

Crossing the bridge to the southern bank of the Parramatta River, we continued along the shared (walk & bike) River Walk to the Blaxland Riverside Park, probably the biggest payground in Sydney. The Park was originally part of the Newington Estate granted to pioneer grazier John Blaxland, brother of the famous explorer Gregory Blaxland.

Section of Blaxland Riverside Park

Newington Armory Gatehouse

A little further on we came to the Newington Armory's original 1897 gate house (above). The former RAN Armament Depot, is situated between the southern bank of the Parramatta River and the former Olympic Village, now the suburb of Newington. We couldn't explore the Armory as it is only open on weekends.
3-ton stationary electric wharf jib cranes (below right), installed on Newington Armory wharf in 1974.

 

We continued walking along the river bank to reach the Sydney Olympic Park wharf.

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