Before you start any bushwalk ensure you;
• Tell someone you trust where you are going and what to do if you are overdue
• Have adequate equipment, supplies, skills & knowledge for the whole journey
• Consider the impact of weather forecasts, park/track closures & fire dangers
• Can respond to emergencies & call for help at any point
• Are healthy and fit enough for this journey
If not, change plans and stay safe. It is okay to delay and ask people for help.

Start	(-33.7431484,151.1761651)
Mode	Bus Car (There is free parking available.)
Directions	From Eastern Arterial Road Turn on to Hunter Avenue then drive for 1.1 km

An optional side trip to Int of Gov. Phillip and Bungaroo tracks.

Turn map	Directions & comments
	Start.
	After another 70 m turn left.
	After another 115 m continue straight. After another 840 m continue straight.
	The starting point of an optional sidetrip. An optional side trip to Int of Gov. Phillip and Bungaroo tracks. To start this optional side trip turn sharp left here. On returning from this side trip turn sharp right when you get back to this intersection. Details below. Continue another 470 m to find the end. Then turn around here and retrace the main route for 1.5 km to get back to the start.
	Start. After 50 m find the "Pipeline" (on your left). Pipeline Pipeline This pipeline is unearthed at Hunter Street, St Ives, and travels through Garigal National Park, across Middle Harbour Creek to John Oxley Drive, Sorlie. The pipe carries water under pressure From Ryde to Pymble to the reservoir at Beacon Hill. The old smaller-capacity pipe can still be seen running parallel to the larger pipe. + - This pipeline is unearthed at Hunter Street, St Ives, and travels through Garigal National Park, across Middle Harbour Creek to John Oxley Drive, Sorlie. The pipe carries water under pressure From Ryde to Pymble to the reservoir at Beacon Hill. The old smaller-capacity pipe can still be seen running parallel to the larger pipe.
	After another 390 m continue straight. After another 200 m cross the stepping stones
	After another 30 m come to the end. About 20 m past the end is "Bungaroo". Bungaroo Bungaroo Governor Arthur Phillip (first governor of NSW) described this section of the river as where "the flowing of the tide ceased". Phillip and his party of nine camped here in 1788 whilst looking for land suitable for farming. John White (Surgeon General) described the the area as "the most desert, wild and solitary seclusion that the imagination can form any idea of". Over the past 200 years the river has changed, but somewhere not far upstream of the stepping stone is Bungaroo. + - Governor Arthur Phillip (first governor of NSW) described this section of the river as where "the flowing of the tide ceased". Phillip and his party of nine camped here in 1788 whilst looking for land suitable for farming. John White (Surgeon General) described the the area as "the most desert, wild and solitary seclusion that the imagination can form any idea of". Over the past 200 years the river has changed, but somewhere not far upstream of the stepping stone is Bungaroo. Turn around and retrace your steps back the 670 m to the main route.

Founders Way


Grading

	Class 3/6 Moderate track
Length	3 km
Time	1 h 15 min to 1 h 30 min
Quality of track	Clear and well formed track or trail (2/6)
Gradient	Short steep hills (3/6)
Signage	Directional signs along the way (3/6)
Infrastructure	Generally useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats) (1/6)
Experience Required	No experience required (1/6)
Weather	Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6)

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