Magazine Track

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• Tell someone you trust where you are going and what to do if you are overdue
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If not, change plans and stay safe. It is okay to delay and ask people for help.

Getting There

Start	(-33.7672635,151.2189244)
Mode	Bus Car (There is free parking available.)
Directions	From Pacific Highway, A1 Turn on to Boundary Street, A38 then drive for 5.5 km Turn right onto Starkey Street and drive for another 300 m At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Starkey Street and drive for another 130 m At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Starkey Street and drive for another 120 m Turn left onto Cook Street and drive for another 370 m
Finish	(-33.7818991,151.2237043)
Mode (end)	Car Shuttle Bus Car (There is free parking available.)

Track Notes

Getting started
From the bend in Cook St, Forestville, this walk follows the management trail, between the green transformer box and number 75, as it heads down the hill and around the gate (alternatively use the stairs on the other side of the power box). The management trail soon turns left to head behind the village - after a gentle uphill, the track then turns right and heads downhill to a four-way intersection with a large tree in the centre.....

Turn map	Directions & comments
	Start.
	After another 50 m continue straight. After another 10 m head through/around the gate.
	The starting point of an optional sidetrip. An optional side trip to Bantry Bay View. To start this optional side trip continue straight here. On returning from this side trip veer left when you get back to this intersection. Details below. After another 210 m turn sharp right.
	After another 1.5 km veer right.
	The starting point of an optional sidetrip. An optional side trip to Flat Rock Beach. To start this optional side trip turn left here. On returning from this side trip veer left when you get back to this intersection. Details below. After another 1.4 km continue straight.
	After another 60 m turn right. Then head down the steps (about 130 m long)
	After another 20 m turn right. Then head down the steps
	After another 40 m come to the end.

An optional side trip to Bantry Bay View.

Turn map	Directions & comments
	Start.
	After another 920 m veer right. After another 65 m continue straight.
	After another 140 m come to the end. "Bantry Bay View". Bantry Bay View Bantry Bay View Bantry Bay View is a small, informal lookout, found at the end of a track on the northern end of Bantry Bay, in Garigal National Park. The track finishes on the rocky shoreline looking down Bantry Bay. On the right of the bay is the Bantry Bay Explosives Magazine complex, and on the left is the Bantry Bay Picnic Area. You can see along Middle Harbour to Seaforth. There are usually plenty of boats in the otherwise quiet waters. + - Bantry Bay View is a small, informal lookout, found at the end of a track on the northern end of Bantry Bay, in Garigal National Park. The track finishes on the rocky shoreline looking down Bantry Bay. On the right of the bay is the Bantry Bay Explosives Magazine complex, and on the left is the Bantry Bay Picnic Area. You can see along Middle Harbour to Seaforth. There are usually plenty of boats in the otherwise quiet waters. Turn around and retrace your steps back the 1.1 km to the main route.

An optional side trip to Flat Rock Beach.

Turn map	Directions & comments
	Start. Then head up the steps
	After another 10 m come to the end. About 55 m past the end is "Flat Rock Beach". Flat Rock Beach Flat Rock Beach Flat Rock Beach is a small, south-facing beach on Middle Harbour, in Garigal National Park. The sand is deposited on a rock shelf that pokes through in places, forming interesting sculptures. The beach is frequented by walkers and boaters enjoying their day by the water. The beach can be accessed by a bush track from the end of Killarney Drive, Killarney Heights. Historically, the beach was a popular picnic area and serviced by a ferry in the early 1900's. Today, there are no facilities, but some shade is provided by the trees at the back of the beach. + - Flat Rock Beach is a small, south-facing beach on Middle Harbour, in Garigal National Park. The sand is deposited on a rock shelf that pokes through in places, forming interesting sculptures. The beach is frequented by walkers and boaters enjoying their day by the water. The beach can be accessed by a bush track from the end of Killarney Drive, Killarney Heights. Historically, the beach was a popular picnic area and serviced by a ferry in the early 1900's. Today, there are no facilities, but some shade is provided by the trees at the back of the beach. Turn around and retrace your steps back the 10 m to the main route.

Turn map

Directions & comments

Start.

Then head up the steps

After another 10 m come to the end.

About 55 m past the end is "Flat Rock Beach".

Flat Rock Beach

Flat Rock Beach is a small, south-facing beach on Middle Harbour, in Garigal National Park. The sand is deposited on a rock shelf that pokes through in places, forming interesting sculptures. The beach is frequented by walkers and boaters enjoying their day by the water. The beach can be accessed by a bush track from the end of Killarney Drive, Killarney Heights. Historically, the beach was a popular picnic area and serviced by a ferry in the early 1900's. Today, there are no facilities, but some shade is provided by the trees at the back of the beach.

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Flat Rock Beach is a small, south-facing beach on Middle Harbour, in Garigal National Park. The sand is deposited on a rock shelf that pokes through in places, forming interesting sculptures. The beach is frequented by walkers and boaters enjoying their day by the water. The beach can be accessed by a bush track from the end of Killarney Drive, Killarney Heights. Historically, the beach was a popular picnic area and serviced by a ferry in the early 1900's. Today, there are no facilities, but some shade is provided by the trees at the back of the beach.

Turn around and retrace your steps back the 10 m to the main route.

Terrain

Magazine Track

Grading

	Class 3/6 Moderate track
Length	3.5 km
Time	1 h 30 min to 2 h 30 min

Quality of track	Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6)
Gradient	Short steep hills (3/6)
Signage	Directional signs along the way (3/6)
Infrastructure	Limited facilities, not all cliffs are fenced (3/6)
Experience Required	Some bushwalking experience recommended (3/6)
Weather	Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6)

Articles

Bantry Bay View
Bantry Bay View is a small, informal lookout, found at the end of a track on the northern end of Bantry Bay, in Garigal National Park. The track finishes on the rocky shoreline looking down Bantry Bay. On the right of the bay is the Bantry Bay Explosives Magazine complex, and on the left is the Bantry Bay Picnic Area. You can see along Middle Harbour to Seaforth. There are usually plenty of boats in the otherwise quiet waters.

Bantry Bay Explosives Magazine complex
The Magazine Buildings were the premier storage facility for merchants' explosives between 1915 and 1974. During this time, the carefully constructed building where crucial for the safe storage of explosives used for building public works such as the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and additionally used by the Australian Navy during World War II. There is currently no public access to the site, and the buildings are best viewed from across the water at Bantry Bay Picnic Area, or anywhere on the other side of Bantry Bay.

Flat Rock Beach
Flat Rock Beach is a small, south-facing beach on Middle Harbour, in Garigal National Park. The sand is deposited on a rock shelf that pokes through in places, forming interesting sculptures. The beach is frequented by walkers and boaters enjoying their day by the water. The beach can be accessed by a bush track from the end of Killarney Drive, Killarney Heights. Historically, the beach was a popular picnic area and serviced by a ferry in the early 1900's. Today, there are no facilities, but some shade is provided by the trees at the back of the beach.

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