Great North Walk – Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

The Great North Walk is a historical walking track that spans over 250 kilometres, from the Obelisk in Macquarie Place in Sydney to Queens Wharf in Bicentennial Park in Newcastle, passing through beautiful scenery such as the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park.

The track is well defined, with signage that makes it easy to traverse, and has many "side tracks" which link the track to populated areas along the length of the walk. The section of the track that passes through Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park is a 25 kilometre stretch at the northern end called the Yuelarbah Track. This section runs from the Teralba railway station to the Queens Wharf in Newcastle Harbour.

The Great North Walk was first marked out by Gary McDougall and Leigh Shearer-Heriot. They both planned and marked the original route from Sydney to Newcastle, with access to many linking tracks. The original name for the Great North Walk was the 'Sydney to Hunter Project', and the name 'Great North Walk' was derived from the first road from the Hunter Valley to Sydney known as the 'Great North Road'. Following construction, the NSW State Government handed over maintenance responsibility to each sections respective landowners, mainly NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service and State Forests.

The walk begins in Macquarie Place and continues through the suburb of Hunters Hill, where there are many heritage homes, and then arrives at the Lane Cove River. It follows the river through the Lane Cove National Park to Thornleigh, then follows Berowra Creek. Further north, the track crosses over to the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park before proceeding to Brooklyn, on the Hawkesbury River. The river can be crossed by train