Bushwalking track notes, photographs, maps and more for America Bay Waterfall hiking trail are found in each of the tabs below
America Bay Waterfall
Time
Distance
Climb
Style
45 mins
1.6 km
75 m
Return
9.9 km NNE of Terrey Hills
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
Track: Moderate
This short return walk is a great way to see what Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park has to offer. The track takes in all the characteristics of this National Park with its Aboriginal engravings, water views, heath and forest. The America Bay track also throws in a waterfall for your enjoyment too.
Bushwalking can be fun and interesting when you are well prepared. Please ensure you and your group are well prepared and equipped for all possible dangers. The authors, staff and owners of wildwalks take care in preparing these notes but do not accept responsibility for any inconvenience, loss or injury sustained when using these notes. Please take care and feel free to provide feedback through our website. Please note that side trips and alternate routes mentioned in these notes are not included in the tracks overall rating, distance or time estimate. The notes also only describe the side trip and alternate routes in one direction.
Please note: This is a 'return' style walk and therefore these graphs only show the terrain for the first half of the walk (until the turn around point.)
Cross sectional view of the America Bay Waterfall bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the America Bay Waterfall bushwalking track
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(0 km) Int. West Head Rd and America Bay Trk to Int. America Bay Trk and Aboriginal Engravings Trk Track: Moderate - Bush Track
Distance = 0.1 km
Time = 2 mins
Climb = 0 m
Descent = -4 m
From the intersection the track heads west winding through the bush for approximately 40m to a post marked intersection.
America Bay Aboriginal Engravings
Alt = 119
The engravings just off the America Bay track depict a woman over a whale with sharks or fish surrounding. These engravings are situated in a small flat rock clearing, be careful not to step on the engravings or mark the rock surface.
(0.1 km) Int. America Bay Trk and Aboriginal Engravings Trk to America Bay Waterfall Track: Moderate - Bush Track
Distance = 0.8 km
Time = 15 mins
Climb = 0 m
Descent = -75 m
From the intersection the track heads north tending right for approximately 50m to a rock surface, with Aboriginal engravings. From the intersection the track heads west for approximately 1km winding down through the bush. The track descends to the creek near the waterfall then crosses it and continues along the left side. The track then drops to near a rocky surface which is followed to be the top of the waterfall.
America Bay Waterfall
Alt = 51
America Bay Waterfall, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, is a large 30m cliff from which a creek drops over. From the top of the fall views over America Bay can be observed.
A largely untouched wilderness on the northern boundary of Sydney, Ku-ring-gai Chase NP is one of Australia's oldest national parks. Here at the head of the Hawkesbury River, you'll find Aboriginal engravings and sites, as well as sandstone escarpments,
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