Easy TRACK

When: Sunday 9th September 2018

Start / Finish: King Street Entrance to Manly Dam

From: 10am to approximately 1-2pm to finish of walk.

Distance : 7.3 KM / 2-3 hrs

Cost: FREE – any extras (food or drink) at your expense.
We live in one of the greatest tourist destinations on Earth. Yet how much of your backyard have you really uncovered? Come with us to admire parts of Sydney that you might not be aware of.

Wondrous Walkabout is Manly Dam

Surrounded by 377 hectares of native bushland, Manly Dam Reserve is known as the largest freshwater lake in Sydney. The lake was created as a result of the damming of Curl Curl Creek (now Manly Creek) with the aim to provide water for the local area.

The Dam itself was constructed in 1892 and had an initial height of 11m. After several increases, the dam wall ultimately reached its current height of 35 meters. In the first half of the 19th century, Manly Dam slowly reached its limits of capacity and pumping from the dam officially stopped in 1933.

The Manly Dam Reserve is now a recreational area with lots of activities to do in and around the lake, such as hiking, mountain biking, swimming, picnicking and even water skiing. It’s also home to a diverse range of plant communities with a great variety of native wildlife.