Berowra · Great North Walk
Crosslands
A scenic out-and-back from Warrina Street Oval through Sam’s Creek, Lyrebird Gully and the Calna Creek boardwalk to Crosslands Reserve. The displayed GPX covers the shorter 8.8 km Calna Creek option.
Explore the mapped route
This interactive map shows the shorter 8.8 km route to Calna Creek and back.
Map of the route “Crosslands”: 8,911 m, 524 m of climbing and 536 m of descent, elevation between 3 m and 212 m, time 00:06:27. It is a loop that starts and ends at -33.61392, 151.14555 (latitude, longitude).
Important: The map and GPX turn around at Calna Creek. For the full 12.5 km run, cross the steel bridge, continue to Crosslands Reserve, then retrace the same route.
Turn-by-turn directions
Follow the numbered cues to Crosslands Reserve, then return by the same route.
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Start at the Warrina Street Oval car park and head up Warrina Street.
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Turn right onto Berowra Waters Road.
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Turn left onto Easton Road, then left onto Joalah Crescent.
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Turn right onto the fire trail off Joalah Crescent.
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At the first track junction, keep right and remain on the fire trail.
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At the second Great North Walk sign, turn left onto the track descending to Lyrebird Gully.
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Cross Sam’s Creek, then take the right-hand track towards Lyrebird Gully.
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Turn right at the mangrove boardwalk.
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At the Calna Creek steel bridge, turn right and cross the bridge. For the shorter mapped route, turn around here.
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To continue to Crosslands, keep to the right-hand, river-side track at every fork.
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At Crosslands Reserve, turn around and retrace the route towards Berowra.
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Back at the steel bridge, turn left at Calna Creek.
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Turn left at the mangrove boardwalk, then continue to Sam’s Creek.
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Cross Sam’s Creek and continue uphill.
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At the signed track junction, turn right, then left at the next track junction.
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Exit the fire trail at Joalah Crescent, then turn left.
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Turn right onto Easton Road, then right onto Berowra Waters Road.
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Turn left onto Warrina Street and finish at the Warrina Street Oval car park.
Short option: Turn around at the Calna Creek steel bridge. This is the 8.8 km route shown on the map and in the downloadable GPX.