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Jerusalem Bay
Time
Distance
Climb
Style
2 Hrs
4.8 km
283 m
Return
4.9 km NNE of Berowra
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
Track: Moderate
This track takes you to one of the most iconic views which the Great North Walk has to offer with the single palm tree overlooking Jerusalem Bay. The track crosses a bridge over the freeway to continue down the hill to the bay and then returns via the same route. The track displays a significant vegetation change with the track passing through bush to more rainforest vegetation then a return to bush near the bay.
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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 Jerusalem Bay bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Jerusalem Bay bushwalking track
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(0 km) Cowan Station to Jerusalem Bay Trk Freeway Bridge Track: Moderate - Service Trail
Distance = 0.2 km
Time = 5 mins
Climb = 7 m
Descent = -13 m
From the northern line the track crosses the train line at the southern end of the station. This track joins with the southern lines platform via pedestrian crossing marked by Great North Walk signs. The track then heads north up the southern line platform to dismount the station down a flight of stairs after the shelter on the right. The track then turns left up the service track following the Great North Walk signs for approximately 100m to the bridge over the freeway. The track then turns right crossing the bridge to the other side.
(0.24 km) Jerusalem Bay Trk Freeway Bridge to Jerusalem Bay Track: Moderate - Bush Track
Distance = 2.1 km
Time = 45 mins
Climb = 51 m
Descent = -212 m
From the intersection the track descends steeply east down a hill. After approximately 50m the track rises turning left over a saddle before a steep descent into the valley. The track then tends to the right of the valley with many rock formations on the right and a creek on the left. The vegetation around the track changes from the bush scrub to a more rainforest like surrounding before the track crosses a creek over a rock shelf. From the stream the track heads north east with the creek on the right and rock formations above to the left. The track descends towards the water and flattens out near the 'No Camping' sign for approximately 50m. Behind the sign are small tracks leading to the water. The track then climbs away from the water undulating above the widening estuary on the right until a flight of stairs up to the point.
Jerusalem Bay
Alt = 15
Jerusalem Bay, Ku-ring-gai National Park, is a nice bay east of Cowan Station. The bay is popular with bushwalkers as it is part of the Great North Walk and with its iconic photo of the single palm infront of the water. The bay itself is also popular with boaters who can anchor in the bay. Jerusalem Bay can be accessed by the Hawkesbury River and Broken Bay or from Brooklyn or Cowan Railway Stations.
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,
Hiking near Sydney 
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