Before you start any bushwalk ensure you;
• Tell someone you trust where you are going and what to do if you are overdue
• Have adequate equipment, supplies, skills & knowledge for the whole journey
• Consider the impact of weather forecasts, park/track closures & fire dangers
• Can respond to emergencies & call for help at any point
• Are healthy and fit enough for this journey
If not, change plans and stay safe. It is okay to delay and ask people for help.

Start	(-33.7418104,151.1666931)
Mode	Bus Car (There is free parking available.)
Directions	From Lane Cove Road, A3 Turn on to Woodlands Avenue then drive for 420 m Turn right onto Kulgoa Road and drive for another 75 m Turn left onto Cameron Road and drive for another 290 m Turn sharp left onto Rosedale Road and drive for another 1 km At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Hunter Avenue and drive for another 190 m Turn right and drive for another 10 m
Finish	(-33.7469933,151.1998873)
Mode (end)	Car Shuttle   Bus   Car   (There is free parking available.)

Turn map	Directions & comments
	Start. After 30 m head through/around the gate. After another 35 m pass the "Barra Brui Reserve" (9 m on your right). W:www.kmc.nsw.gov.au After another 870 m continue straight, to head along Pipeline track.
	After another 115 m continue straight, to head along Pipeline track. After another 840 m continue straight, to head along Pipeline track.
	After another 470 m turn sharp left. After another 50 m find the "Pipeline" (on your left). Pipeline Pipeline This pipeline is unearthed at Hunter Street, St Ives, and travels through Garigal National Park, across Middle Harbour Creek to John Oxley Drive, Sorlie. The pipe carries water under pressure From Ryde to Pymble to the reservoir at Beacon Hill. The old smaller-capacity pipe can still be seen running parallel to the larger pipe. + - This pipeline is unearthed at Hunter Street, St Ives, and travels through Garigal National Park, across Middle Harbour Creek to John Oxley Drive, Sorlie. The pipe carries water under pressure From Ryde to Pymble to the reservoir at Beacon Hill. The old smaller-capacity pipe can still be seen running parallel to the larger pipe.
	After another 390 m continue straight, to head along Bungaroo Track. After another 200 m cross the stepping stones (about 30 m long)
	At the intersection of Governor Philip Track & Bungaroo Crossing turn right, to head along Governor Philip Track (a walking track). After another 20 m find the "Bungaroo" (20 m on your left). Bungaroo Bungaroo Governor Arthur Phillip (first governor of NSW) described this section of the river as where "the flowing of the tide ceased". Phillip and his party of nine camped here in 1788 whilst looking for land suitable for farming. John White (Surgeon General) described the the area as "the most desert, wild and solitary seclusion that the imagination can form any idea of". Over the past 200 years the river has changed, but somewhere not far upstream of the stepping stone is Bungaroo. + - Governor Arthur Phillip (first governor of NSW) described this section of the river as where "the flowing of the tide ceased". Phillip and his party of nine camped here in 1788 whilst looking for land suitable for farming. John White (Surgeon General) described the the area as "the most desert, wild and solitary seclusion that the imagination can form any idea of". Over the past 200 years the river has changed, but somewhere not far upstream of the stepping stone is Bungaroo.
	After another 670 m (at the intersection of Governor Philip Track & Pipeline track) turn sharp left, to head along Pipeline track (a vehicle track).
	After another 500 m continue straight, to head along Pipeline track. After another 460 m come to "Richard Healy Reserve".
	The end. About 80 m past the end is a playground .

The Pipeline Way


Grading

	Class 4/6 Hard track
Length	4.7 km
Time	2 h to 2 h 15 min
Quality of track	Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6)
Gradient	Very steep (4/6)
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	Storms may impact on navigation and safety (3/6)

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