Coffee and cake at Patonga Boathouse will round out a walking tour on May 9 from Popran to Warrah Lookout highlighting the Indigenous and European histories of Broken Bay.
It will take in magnificent views of the sea, Lion Island, Pittwater and the mouth of the Hawkesbury River while hearing from an expert guide about Captain Cook’s journey up the coast in 1770 and Governor Phillip’s expedition in March 1788 as well as much older traditions as indicated in the landscape of Aboriginal middens and engravings.
The tour, which is part of this year’s National Trust Australian Heritage Festival (NSW), starts in Patonga exploring sandstone rock formations before climbing up from Dark Corner through rainforest, open forest and heathland with botanical interpretations en route.
Along the way there are expansive vistas from lookouts and walkers will learn about the maritime history of Broken Bay and the Hawkesbury River trade as well as Bungaree, who was named chief of the Broken Bay tribe by Governor Macquarie and why he was the most celebrated man in early Sydney.
The event is structured to take advantage of the Patonga Boathouse ferry Merinda II running from Palm Beach to Patonga return (weather permitting).
Meeting place for the tour is 6/8 Patonga Dr, Patonga, at 11am on Friday, May 9.
The walk will finish at about 3.30pm.
To make a booking go to: https://www.heritageventures.com.au/brokenbay or phone 0447 545 271.
More information is available at https://www.australianheritagefestival.org.au
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