The Berowra Valley Regional Park is in the Hornsby Shire

Hornsby Shire

Hornsby Shire is a Local Government Area in the Northern region of Sydney, Australia. The Shire stretches from the suburb of Eastwood in the south to the Hawkesbury River town of Wisemans Ferry, some to the north...

 in Sydney

Sydney

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, Australia

Australia

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. Notable features include the Thornleigh Zig Zag Railway, an historic quarry and a bridge spanning Tunks Creek at Galston Gorge

Galston Gorge

Galston Gorge is part of the picturesque Berowra Valley Regional Park in Sydney, Australia and separates Galston from Hornsby Heights. It contains a narrow stretch of road with a one-way wooden bridge across Tunks Creek, a tributary of Berowra Creek. Here traffic must wait for cars already on the...

. There are many walks to do, the longest of these include the Benowie Track (part of 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"...

), which runs the length of the park starting in Sydney and finishing in Newcastle. Other walks include the Calicoma walk in Cherrybrook, the Blue Gum Walk at Hornsby, plus many others. Access points to the park can be found at Pennant Hills

Pennant Hills, New South Wales

Pennant Hills is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Pennant Hills is located 25 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Hornsby Shire...

, Cherrybrook

Cherrybrook, New South Wales

Cherrybrook is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Cherrybrook is located 27 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Hornsby Shire...

, Dural

Dural, New South Wales

Dural is a semi-rural suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Dural is located 36 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government areas of Hornsby Shire and The Hills Shire. Dural is part of the Hills District, in Northern Sydney...

, Westleigh

Westleigh, New South Wales

Westleigh is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Westleigh is located 27 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Hornsby Shire.-History:...

, Thornleigh

Thornleigh, New South Wales

Thornleigh is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Thornleigh is located north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Hornsby Shire...

, Hornsby

Hornsby, New South Wales

* Highest Maximum Temperature: 42 °C* Lowest Maximum Temperature: 4.9 °C* Warmest Month: January* Coolest Month: July* Highest Precipitation: February* Lowest Precipitation: July-Notable residents:...

, Hornsby Heights

Hornsby Heights, New South Wales

Hornsby Heights is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Hornsby Heights is located 27 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Hornsby Shire and is part of the North Shore region.Hornsby Heights lies to the...

, Galston

Galston, New South Wales

Galston is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Galston is located 36 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Hornsby Shire and is part of the North Shore region....

, Mount Colah

Mount Colah, New South Wales

Mount Colah is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Mount Colah is located 29 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Hornsby Shire....

, Mount Kuring-gai and Berowra

Berowra, New South Wales

Berowra is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Berowra is located 38 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Hornsby Shire...

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Overnight camping is available at Crosslands and Tunks Ridge Rest Area plus other small campsites (no facilities) along the Benowie Track. The park follows the deep valley carved out by the Berowra Creek.
Before venturing into the bushland, always check the weather forecast, as creeks can rise quickly from rainfall that may fall upstream from where you are. So be prepared by taking the time to think through where you are going, prepare a small back pack with essentials (including water) and always let a responsible person know where you are going and what time you expect to return. Along many parts of the track there is no mobile phone reception and please dispose of your empty bottles, wrappers and rubbish properly.

External links

• Berowra Valley Regional Park from the National Parks and Wildlife Service, NSW.
• Berowra Valley Regional Park from Hornsby Council.
• Berowra Valley Regional Park Plan of Management - April 2005
• The Northern Beaches Mountain Biking Group (NoBMoB) have details of trails around Berowra Valley Quarry Track