Boyd’s tower
Eden
0.8km Return
20 minutes
Servers beach
Eden
1.2km Return
15 minutes
Swimming
Pinnacles
Eden
1.1km Loop
15 minutes
Swimming
Hanging Rock
Blackheath
10km Return
2 Hours
The bottom of Gerringong falls
Budderoo
17Km Return
6 hours
Swimming
Waterfall
Empress Falls
Wentworth Falls
1.1kms
1 hour
Swimming
Waterfall
Bullocks Hut
kosciuszko national park
1km return
15min return
Weeping Rock
Leura Cascades
4.5km
2.5 Hours
Swimming
Waterfall
Horse Head Rock
Wallaga Lake
1km Return
45 minutes return
Thirroul To Bulli Bike Track
4.4kms
1.5hrs return
Swimming
Dog Friendly
Bargo River canyon
Bargo
7km
5 Hours
Swimming
Dog Friendly
Waterfall
Schlinks Trail
Koziosko National Park
22km
2 Days
Bondi to Bronte
Bondi/Bronte
4km
1.5 hours
Swimming
Mount Ayre – The white track
Bungonia National park
1km return
1 hour
Clover Hill Road
Macquarie pass
6km
2 - 3 hours
Swimming
Waterfall
Spit to Manly
Sydney
10km
2-3 hours
Swimming
Drawing Room Rocks
Berry
4.5kms return
2.5hrs
Kiama Coastal Walk
Kiama to Gerringong
22kms
Roughly 4hrs 45mins
Dog Friendly
Abandoned Helensburgh Railway
Helensburgh
80m
35mins
Jimmy’s Beach Walking Track
Hawks Nest
6km
1/1.5 hours
Swimming
Dog Friendly
Anvil Rock
Blue Mountains
0.5km
10-15mins
National Falls
Royal National Park
50m
2 minutes
Waterfall
Maitland Bay via Bouddi Coastal Walk
Bouddi National Park
2.7km one way
2 hours
Swimming
Grand Canyon Loop
Blackheath
16km
3-4 hours
Swimming
Bungonia Slot Canyon – The Red Track
Bungonia
3.8km
4-5 hours
Blue Gum Loop Track
Barrington Tops
3.5km
1.5 hours
Swimming
Waterfall
Lovetts Pools & Elvina Waterfalls
Ku Ring Gai Chase
3.2km return
1 Hour
Swimming
Upper Gledhill Falls
Ku Ring Gai Chase
200m
5 Minutes
Swimming
Waterfall
Jerrawangala Lookout
Tianjara
100m return
5 Minutes
Berowra Track
Berowra
11.3km
3 Hours
Swimming
Sea Cliff Bridge Lookout
Clifton
500m Return
30 Minutes
Wollomombi Falls
Hillgrove
100m Return
10 Minutes
Waterfall
Lobster Beach
Currarong
2kms return
30 minutes
Swimming
Mermaids Inlet & Gosangs Tunnel
Currarong
4.8kms return
1.5 hours
Tianjara Falls Walk
Tianjara
200m Return
5 Minutes
Waterfall
Pigeon House Mountain
Yadaboro
6km Return
3 hours
Dangars Falls
Oxley Wild Rivers
600m Return
15 Minutes
Waterfall
Bakers Creek Falls
Amridale
50 Meters
5 Minutes
Waterfall
Curracurrang Falls
Royal National Park
4km
1.5 Hours
Swimming
Waterfall
Ebor Falls
Ebor
700m
10 minutes
Waterfall
River Caves Canyon
Newnes
3km
2 hours
Swimming
Waterfall
Promised Lands, Never Never River
Bellingen
500m Return
10 minutes
Swimming
Crystal Shower Falls
Dorrigo National Park
3.5kms
1.5hrs return
Waterfall
Dangar Falls
Dorrigo National Park
1km Return
20 Minutes
Swimming
Waterfall
Box vale walking track
Mittagong
10Km
3 Hours
Dog Friendly
Kosciuszko Express Chairlift Walk
kosciuszko
13km return
4 hours return
Cascades falls
Macquarie pass national park
2kms return
1 hour
Swimming
Waterfall
Gunrock Creek Falls
Meryla
2.2km Return
1 Hour
Swimming
Waterfall
Mulgowan (Yappa) Aboriginal Art Site walking track
Bourke
1.4kms return
1 hr return
Bristol Point
Jervis Bay
100m
5 mins
Swimming
Moes Rock
Jervis bay
200m Return
5 minutes
Red Hands Cave
Blue Mountains
20 minutes
1km Return
Reefer Battery Loop
Adelong
1.5km
1 hour
Swimming
Paddy’s River Falls
Burra
150m
5mins
Swimming
Waterfall
Jellybean Pool
Glenbrook
200m return
5 minutes
Swimming
Kellys Falls
Stanwell Tops
600m Return
20 minutes
Swimming
Waterfall
Cape St George Historic Lighthouse
300m
6 minutes
Maddens Falls
Stanwell Park
1.3km Return
20 minutes
Waterfall
Somersby Falls
Somersby
500m Return
15 minutes
Swimming
Waterfall
Forest of Tranquility
Ourimbah
3.5km Loop
1.5 Hours
Minnehaha Falls
Katoomba
1.5km Return
1 hour
Swimming
Dog Friendly
Waterfall
Scenic World
Katoomba
2.4km
50 minutes return
Thirlmere Lakes Loop
Thirlmere
6.4kms
2 hours
Swimming
Lower kangaroo Creek
Audley
1.2km Return
1 hour
Swimming
Mt Keira Summit Track
Wollongong
1km
30 minutes
Boyd Rainforest Walk
Jerrawangala
1.1km
1 hr return
Jump Rock
Macquarie Pass National Park
3.5kms
1.5 Hrs return
Swimming
Waterfall
Granite Falls
Morton National Park
1.2kms return
25mins return
Waterfall
Manning Valley Lookout
Manning valley lookout
300m return
5mins
Winifred Falls
Royal National Park
1km
1 Hour Return
Swimming
Waterfall
Burragorang lookout
Oakdale
NA
1 minute
Belmore Falls
Robertson
1km
40 minutes return
Waterfall
40 Foot Falls
Mittagong
7km
2 hours 30 minutes
Dog Friendly
Waterfall
Wentworth Falls
Wentworth falls
2 hours
Waterfall
Starlights Circuit
Hill Top
15km Return
7 Hours
Swimming
The Rock Lookout
Mulgoa
500m return
10 minutes
Eagle Head Rock
Royal National Park
7km
2.5 hours
Waterfall
Mermaid Pools Tahmoor
Tahmoor
2km Return
1hr return
Swimming
Dog Friendly
Waterfall
See Thru Pools
Bargo
3.4km Return
40 minutes
Swimming
Dog Friendly
Waterfall
60 Foot Falls
Mittagong
3.5km return
1 hour
Swimming
Dog Friendly
Waterfall
Mares Forest Creek
Wombeyan Caves
1.6km
40 minutes
Swimming
Bundanoon Creek Dam
Bundanoon
2.2kms
1.5 hours
Swimming
Victoria Arch
Wombeyan
400m
10 minutes
Maldon Suspension Bridge
Picton
3km return
40 minutes
Swimming
Cave Creek
Hill Top
2.6km return
1 hour 30 minutes
Waterfall
Minerva pool
Wedderburn
6.5km circuit
3 hours 30 minutes
Swimming
Horseshoe Falls Track
Hazelbrook
2km Return
1 hour
Dog Friendly
Waterfall
Figure 8 Pools
Royal National Park
6km
2.5 hours
Swimming
Wedding Cake Rock
Bundeena
5km Return
1.5 hours
Carrington Falls
Robertson
200m
5 minutes
Swimming
Waterfall
Fairy Bower Falls
Bundanoon
2.4kms
1 hour return
Waterfall
Bundeena to Otford – Coastal Track
Bundeena
28km
2 Days
Swimming
Fitzroy Falls
Fitzroy
1km
15 minutes
Waterfall
Nellies Glen
Robertson
200m
5 minutes
Swimming
Waterfall
Minnamurra Rainforest
Minnamurra
1.3km one-way
1 hour
Waterfall
Erith Coal Mine
Bundanoon
2.5km Circuit
1 hour
Waterfall
Glow Worm Glen
Bundanoon
1 hour

Explore the NSW

NSW Bushwalks

Needing a little more adventure in your life or just want to escape the city and head outdoors? There are so many great places you can add to your NSW bushwalks bucket list. With over 200 national parks to explore, you have endless choices of what you can see and do. Browse bushwalks, waterfalls, swimming holes and other adventure locations all around New South Wales. NSW offers a huge variety of scenery types, From mountains, coastal tracks, rainforests and the outback. Have a favourite NSW national park? we'd love to hear about it, tag us on Instagram at #pioneerwalks and submit a walk to our website here.

Popular NSW Bushwalks

While many people debate about the best NSW bushwalks on offer, there are a few that stand out as popular walks amongst the bushwalking communities and tourists alike. Without a doubt, The Royal National Park is one of the most visited National Parks in NSW, alongside the Snowy Mountains region and the Blue Mountains, with the Jamison Valley being a major tourist destination. Other popular NSW bushwalking regions include the bushwalks around Sydney and the Southern Highlands. All of these spots offer stunning views of the natural environment and give walkers the chance to get up close and personal with the local flora and fauna. NSW National Parks and walks extend out to the outback with plenty of great local walks home to sacred artworks and untouched wilderness. Inland Australia offers many unique locations and vast landscapes. Hike through places like Gundabooka National Park where you can explore the desert and view Aboriginal art or venture along the coastline of the Saphire Coast. Australia really has it all! Happy hiking!

NSW

Regions

Boyd’s tower

Eden

Servers beach

Eden

Pinnacles

Eden

Hanging Rock

Blackheath

The bottom of Gerringong falls

Budderoo

Empress Falls

Wentworth Falls

Bullocks Hut

kosciuszko national park

Weeping Rock

Leura Cascades

Horse Head Rock

Wallaga Lake

Thirroul To Bulli Bike Track

Bargo River canyon

Bargo

Schlinks Trail

Koziosko National Park

Bondi to Bronte

Bondi/Bronte

Mount Ayre – The white track

Bungonia National park

Clover Hill Road

Macquarie pass

Spit to Manly

Sydney

Drawing Room Rocks

Berry

Kiama Coastal Walk

Kiama to Gerringong

Abandoned Helensburgh Railway

Helensburgh

Jimmy’s Beach Walking Track

Hawks Nest

Anvil Rock

Blue Mountains

National Falls

Royal National Park

Maitland Bay via Bouddi Coastal Walk

Bouddi National Park

Grand Canyon Loop

Blackheath

Bungonia Slot Canyon – The Red Track

Bungonia

Blue Gum Loop Track

Barrington Tops

Lovetts Pools & Elvina Waterfalls

Ku Ring Gai Chase

Upper Gledhill Falls

Ku Ring Gai Chase

Jerrawangala Lookout

Tianjara

Berowra Track

Berowra

Sea Cliff Bridge Lookout

Clifton

Wollomombi Falls

Hillgrove

Lobster Beach

Currarong

Mermaids Inlet & Gosangs Tunnel

Currarong

Tianjara Falls Walk

Tianjara

Pigeon House Mountain

Yadaboro

Dangars Falls

Oxley Wild Rivers

Bakers Creek Falls

Amridale

Curracurrang Falls

Royal National Park

Ebor Falls