To get here we have travelled along the harbourside pathway which joined up with Lauderdale Avenue. Soon we will be back away from the road but first we must negotiate a few suburban streets.

We pass down King Avenue, one of Manly's most expensive streets until we find the track down to North Harbour. As we leave King Avenue you will notice a marble plaque that tells us that Captain Arthur Phillip passed this way in 1788. Phillip was the first Govenor of the Colony of New South Wales and one of his first exploratory journeys was to the head of this bay. From here he travelled on foot towards Pittwater.

Today much of what must have once been a mangrove swamp has been reclaimed as a recreation area that is very popular with families.

Until now we have been travelling from east to west along the north side of North Harbour. We have now arrived at the western extremety of the bay. Our journey will now take us south along the path (you can see it in the video) with the bay on our left and the the reserve, which is a great place to picnic, on the right. The path will soon take us back in an easterly direction along the bushy southern shore. Look for the signs to guide you. When the tide is low you can simply walk across the sand flat past the waterfall in the south west corner of the bay. However at high tide as in the video above, you must walk through the streets and over the little bridge above the waterfall. If you look closely at the video you will a woman walk to the right of frame, she is heading for the stairs that take you on the higher track.

Follow the signs to Forty Baskets.

North Harbour and Manly from King Ave

Walking east towards Forty Baskets

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