Discover Berry Island, Wollstonecraft, where the Cammeraygal people lived off land and sea for thousands of years. On the short circle Gadyan Track you will see an Aboriginal rock carving, learn a little about what the Cammeraygal people ate and enjoy the views of Gore Cove, the harbour and Balls Head Bay through the Angophora Foreshore Forest, varied understory shrubs and grasses.

We’ll continue the walk through beautiful Badangi Reserve, across Oyster Cove Reserve to The Coal Loader Centre for Sustainability at Waverton. This is a great example of how a dirty, noisy industrial site can be transformed into a showcase for sustainability. We’ll arrive through the bush foods garden to the Cammeraygal rock engraving before exploring the many innovations: community gardens; hidden water tanks, a wetland where fuel tanks used to be; the community bushland nursery and aquaculture beds filtering water for re-use.

Under the coal loading platform there are four tunnels. We will walk through Tunnel 2 to reach the bushwalking track around Balls Head for more beautiful bushland and fantastic views West, South and East across Sydney Harbour. We will stop here for a snack and chat.

The walk will finish back at the Coal Loader where you might like to lunch at the café or explore further. Walk back along Balls Head Road to Waverton station to catch the train to Wollstonecraft station to your car.