Journal - Places, Walks & Landscapes

Guides, walks and stories from Sydney and New South Wales — covering the Royal National Park, Blue Mountains, Sydney's harbour coast, and the quieter landscapes beyond the city

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Wedding Cake Rock — Royal National Park Walk Guide
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Wedding Cake Rock — Royal National Park Walk Guide
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A Wedding Cake Rock tour is one of the specialty tours offered by Sydney Nimble Tours. Our Royal National Park tour includes Wattamolla waterfall and lagoon and Garie Beach. Outside of the park we can visit Symbio Wildlife Park as an additional option.

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Sydney Sandstone: The Rock That Shapes Sydney & its National Parks
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Sydney Sandstone: The Rock That Shapes Sydney & its National Parks
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Sydney's sandstone formed 220 million years ago and shapes everything from the Royal National Park's coastal cliffs to the QVB. A guide to the geology behind the city and its surroundings.

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Hanging Rock Blue Mountains — Baltzer Lookout and the Grose Valley
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Hanging Rock in the Blue Mountains is a sandstone formation cantilevered above the Grose Valley — a 10km return walk from Blackheath with dramatic cliff-edge views. Suitable for guests comfortable with heights.

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The Imperial Hotel Clifton — Heritage Pub, Restaurant and Ocean Views near Sea Cliff Bridge
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The Imperial Hotel Clifton — Heritage Pub, Restaurant and Ocean Views near Sea Cliff Bridge
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The Imperial Hotel at Clifton is a restored 1911 heritage pub on Lawrence Hargrave Drive — a stop with history, ocean views and good food on the NSW South Coast

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Glen Davis — A Forgotten Town in the Capertee Valley
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Glen Davis in the Capertee Valley is a largely forgotten town built around a 1930s shale oil industry. Decaying industrial ruins, a 1950s Ampol sign and dramatic sandstone country — a stop on the two-day Capertee Valley tour

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Beyond the Blue Mountains — Capertee Valley, Pagoda Country and the Granite Tors of Evans Crown
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Beyond the Blue Mountains — Capertee Valley, Pagoda Country and the Granite Tors of Evans Crown
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The Capertee Valley, Ganguddy pagoda formations and Evans Crown granite tors — the remarkable landscapes west of the Blue Mountains that most Sydney visitors never reach.

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