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Manly Dam Nature Trail
Time
Distance
Climb
Style
1 Hrs 30 mins
3 km
147 m
Return
3.2 km NW of Manly
Manly Warringah War Memorial Park (Manly Dam)
Track: Moderate
A short walk along the southern hill above Manly Dam this has great views and fantastic scenery. One of the few tracks in the Manly Dam area where you won't get run over by bike riders this is a great walk for those looking for something short and peaceful. Look out for black snakes and goanna's along the way, especially in the Mccomb Hill area.
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 Manly Dam Nature Trail bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Manly Dam Nature Trail bushwalking track
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(0 km) Manly Dam South Bank to Int of Water Reserve Bushtrack and Nature Trail Track: Moderate - Bush Track
Distance = 0.1 km
Time = 3 mins
Climb = 12 m
Descent = 0 m
From the south end of Manly Dam the track heads south through the park and crosses King St until coming to several large information signs and the start of the bushtrack. From here the track heads up the hill along the narrow bushtrack until coming to an intersection signposted as the 'Mc Comb Hill Nature Track'.
(0.14 km) Int of Water Reserve Bushtrack and Nature Trail to Int of Nature Trail and North-Balgowlah track Track: Moderate - Bush Track
Distance = 0.9 km
Time = 20 mins
Climb = 60 m
Descent = -37 m
From the intersection the track heads west along the narrow bushtrack for approximately 100m before passing an intersection of the McComb Hill walk. This is currently under revegetation and there are also signs for walkers for not to take this route. The track heads west bypassing by the small trails that lead up the hill south, climbs a number of rock stair cases, passing close to a a few cliff edges (take care), until reaching an intersection marked with a green sign saying 'Bowgowlah Track'. This section of the walk offers good views over Manly Dam as well being very well signposted with flora and fauna information on the area.
(1.06 km) Int of Nature Trail and North-Balgowlah track to Int of Nature Trail and Wildflower walk Track: Moderate - Bush Track
Distance = 0.2 km
Time = 4 mins
Climb = 3 m
Descent = -18 m
From the intersection the track heads north gradually descending along the narrow bushtrack until reaching a very clear intersection signposted as the "Nature Trail / Wildflower Walk". This section of the track is a well signposted and has some good examples of the flora of the local area.
(1.26 km) Int of Nature Trail and Wildflower walk to End of King St Picnic Area Walk: Easy - Bush Track
Distance = 0.3 km
Time = 5 mins
Climb = 1 m
Descent = -16 m
From the intersection the track heads north along a narrow but very well-maintained bushtrack until coming to an intersection with a 'Wildflower Walk' signpost. (There is a small track off to the left heading up to Wakehurst Golf Course, ignore this). The track continues to head north-west along the bushtrack until coming to an intersection just to the north of the end of the King St and a Picnic Area.
In 1892 the CUrl Curl creek was dammed to for a water reservoir for Manly village, over the years the wall was raised till it held 2 mega litres. Now a War Memorial Park it boasts a series of picnic areas along the western shoreline, with children play areas and other facilities. There are also a number of walking and cycling tracks around the lake. The lake is used by powered and unpowered boats, and can be quite busy on hot weekend days.
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