Lindfield Park and Little Digger Track Loop

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2 hrs 45 mins

6.7 km Circuit

287 m

Moderate track

This pleasant walk starts from Lindfield Park and heads through the bushland to the Two Creeks Track, which it follows through the National Park to, and along, Middle Harbour Creek. The walk returns to Lindfield Park via the picturesque Little Digger Track, and through a few shortcut alley ways in East Lindfield.

looking downon Lindfield Soldiers Memorial Park

Small bridge at the back of Lindfield Soldiers Memorial Park

Stairs at the bottom of Lindfield Park bush track

Intersection of the Lindfield Park and Two Creeks tracks

Crossing small creek on Gordon Creek Service trail

The servicetrail just east of Eastern Arterial Rd

heading back down to the Two Creeks Track

View of Middle Harbour Creek on Two Creeks track

Across middle harbour to Davison Reserve

Cave on Two Creeks Track Little Diggers park

Heading up towards the Little Digger Track

Coming to the end of the Little Digger bushtrack

Lindfield Soldiers Memorial Park - children's area

This park and playground is on Tryon Rd, about 40m south west of Sydney Rd. The park has children's play equipment, picnic table, fireplaces, town water, cricket nets, open grassland and shade provided by trees.

(0km) Lindfield Soldiers Memorial Park → Int of Lindfield Park and Lindfield Rocks track

470 m

9 mins

-25m Easy track

From Tryon Rd (about 40m SW of Sydney Rd), this walk heads down the timber and dirt stairs towards the children's play equipment. The walk then continues to the far end of the cricket nets. From here, the walk heads through the open grassland then crosses the small creek and the timber bridge, passing a number of signposts. The track then heads into the bush and heads down a few steps and gently turns left. Soon, the track comes to 'Y' intersection at the top of stone steps (on the right).

(0km) Int of Lindfield Park and Lindfield Rocks track → Int of Gordon Creek service trail and Lindfield Park track

110 m

4 mins

-22m Moderate track

Turn right: From the intersection, this walk heads down the steps. The walk soon turns left then the track winds down the hill until a heading down some stone steps onto a wide trail and a sign pointing back up to 'Lindfield Oval'[1], in view of Eastern Arterial Rd.

(1km) Int of Gordon Creek service trail and Lindfield Park track → Int of Gordon Creek Crossing track and servicetrail

1.3 km

27 mins

43m

-73m Moderate track

Turn right: From the intersection, this walk follows the management trail away from the road and through the bush, with the ground sloping up to the right. The trail soon comes to an intersection with the tunnel bush track (which heads down the rock steps on the left).
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the service trail as it heads through the bush with the ground sloping up to the right, passing a 'Garigal National Park' sign a little while later. The walk continues on, crossing over a short wooden bridge as it follows the side of the hill to the signposted intersection of the Barrie Street Track, where there is a short flight of stairs on the left.

(2km) Int of Gordon Creek Crossing track and servicetrail → End of Gordon Creek service trail

280 m

7 mins

18m

-14m Moderate track

Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the service trail (with the ground sloping up to the right), heading through the bush to the large water pipeline that crosses Gordon Creek a short while later.
Continue straight: From the pipe bridge, this walk follows the service trail (with the ground sloping up to the right) as it heads through the bush for a short while before it comes to a clearing at the end of the trail, at some rock steps.

(2km) End of Gordon Creek service trail → Western end of Two Creeks detour

100 m

2 mins

10m

0m Moderate track

Veer left: From the end of the service trail, this walk follows the bush track, climbing up the rock steps to the top where it flattens out a little. The track continues up the long gentle hill for a little while, with the valley down to the left, until coming to the intersection with the defined bush track on the right.

(2km) Western end of Two Creeks detour → Eastern end of Two Creeks detour

220 m

6 mins

20m

-11m Moderate track

Turn sharp right: From the intersection, this walk follows the bush track, climbing up the steep rock steps until the track flattens out and turns left. The walk continues along the side of the hill for a short while, before dropping down some steps cut into a rock outcrop. The track then continues through the bush for a while before coming down to the intersection of the Two Creeks bush track.

(2km) Eastern end of Two Creeks detour → Int of Two Creeks and Carlyle Road tracks

2 km

43 mins

72m

-106m Moderate track

Turn right: From the intersection, this walk follows the bush track (with the ground sloping up to the right) as it heads through the trees and along the side of the hill. The track passes a 'Garigal National Park' sign while bending around to follow the Middle Harbour Creek. The walk continues through the bush for a while until it crosses a long wooden walkway to the intersection of the 'to Wellington Road' bush track, at the wooden steps on the right.
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the bush track (keeping Middle Harbour Creek on the left) as it heads through the ferns and around some mangroves (down to the left). After a little while,the track bends to the right and following Moores Creek, heading along the side of the hill and under a shallow rock overhang and passing an old stone chair. The walk crosses a short wooden bridge and follows the wide bush track as it continues along the side of the hill, until it comes to the signposted intersection with the 'Carlyle Road' bush track at the next wooden bridge, near another stone chair.

(4km) Int of Two Creeks and Carlyle Road tracks → Carlyle Road track and Little Digger Track Int

130 m

2 mins

0m Easy track

Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk heads south along the management trail for approximately 100m before coming to an intersection with another management trail. This intersection is marked by several signs including one stating 'Little Digger Track'.

Little Diggers Park

Little Diggers Park is a bushland reserve to the north of Roseville Golf Course. The reserve protects the native flora and fauna on the banks of Moores Creek. The park was named in honour of William Hughes who lived in the area and was Australia's 7th Prime Minister. Billy Hughes was also nicknamed 'little digger' during WW1, a name he carried to his grave in death in 1952. The park is now managed by Ku-ring-gai Council, and regeneration is undertaken by the Moores Creek Bushcare Group. More info.

(5km) Carlyle Road track and Little Digger Track Int → Moores Creek bridge

90 m

1 mins

-1m Moderate track

Turn left: From the intersection, the walk follows the Little Digger Track sign along the track heading down the hill and immediately turning right. The walk continues along the bush track, that steadily narrows as it passes a Little Digger Track information sign, and arrives at the Moores Creek bridge. (the track does not cross this bridge but it does provide nice views of the creek)

(5km) Moores Creek bridge → Int of Little Digger and Babbage Falls Tracks

320 m

8 mins

35m

-12m Moderate track

Continue straight: From the bridge, the walk heads up the wooden steps between the two rock outcrops and undulates through the gully. The walk follows the bushtrack for a little while before it crosses a small creek and continues along to a large rock overhang. From here the walk crosses under the overhang and continues along the bush track, passing under another overhang shortly after, and climbing up some rock steps. The walk continues along the bush track for a little while longer before coming to the signposted intersection with the Babbage Falls Track.

(5km) Int of Little Digger and Babbage Falls Tracks → Babbage Falls

10 m

0m Moderate track

Turn sharp left: From the intersection, the walk follows the 'Babbage Falls' sign down the short hill, to the rock platform looking down on the Babbage Falls. At the end of this side trip, retrace your steps back to the main walk then Veer left.

Babbage Falls

Babbage Falls are on Moores Creek in East Lindfield, just off the side of the Little Diggers Track. The falls flow off a large rock platform to a small pool in the creek below. Babbage Falls are named in honour of Eden Herschel Babbage. Babbage (1843-1924) was known as 'The Father of Roseville' and was committed to developing a series of tracks through the area which was then known as Roseville park. More info.

(5km) Int of Little Digger and Babbage Falls Tracks → Int of Little Digger and Little Falls Tracks

130 m

3 mins

-2m Moderate track

Continue straight: From the intersection, leaving the signposted 'Babbage Falls Track' on the left, the walk follows the bush track, keeping the creek to the left. The walk then climbs up a short set of wooden steps and continues through the gully for a while until it comes to the signposted intersection with the 'Little Falls Track'.

(5km) Int of Little Digger and Little Falls Tracks → Little Falls

30 m

1 mins

-5m Moderate track

Turn left : From the intersection, the walk follows the "Little Falls 2min return" arrow along the bush track, heading down the hill and through the ferns to a small flat clearing next to a creek, just down stream from a small waterfall. At the end of this side trip, retrace your steps back to the main walk then Veer left.

Little Falls

Little falls are found along the Little Digger Track in East Lindfield. The small cascade is on Moores Creek, and is a single drop over a sandstone shelf. There is a small clearing on the western bank of the creek making a quiet area to sit and rest whilst trying to spot lyrebirds.

(5km) Int of Little Digger and Little Falls Tracks → End of Carnarvon Road

250 m

6 mins

31m

-4m Moderate track

Continue straight: From the intersection (with the signposted Little Falls Track on the left), the walk follows the bush track heading up the short hill. The walk steadily winds up through the gully for a little while before passing around the back of a house and arriving at the end of Carnarvon Road.

(5km) End of Carnarvon Road → Lindfield Soldiers Memorial Park

1.3 km

24 mins

43m

-15m Easy track

Continue straight: From the cul-de-sac, this walk follows the narrow road, soon coming to an intersection with Mycumbene Avenue.
Veer right: From the intersection, the walk follows Mycumbene Avenue to the end. The walk continues straight ahead to cross Woodlands Road, then heads to the right. Straight away, between houses number 60 & 62, the walk turns left up the steps and into the alleyway. At the end of the alley, the walk crosses Hobart Avenue and turns left, coming to a narrow alleyway on the right (between houses number 16 & 18). At the end of this alley, the walk crosses Perth Ave and turns right, turning straight away into another alleyway (on the left, between houses number 18 & 20). At the end of this alley, the walk crosses Adelaide Avenue and turns left, coming to yet another alleyway on the right, between houses number 14 & 16. At the end of this alley, the walk turns left onto Brisbane Avenue, following it to the end. Here, the walk turns right onto Sydney Road and follows this road to the end. The walk then turns left onto Tryon Road, following for a short distance before crossing the road to the Soldiers Memorial Park entrance.

Maps for the Lindfield Park and Little Digger Track Loop walk

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These maps below cover the walk and the wider area around the walk, they are worth carrying for safety reasons.

Parramatta River	1:25 000 Map Series	91303N PARRAMATTA RIVER	NSW-91303N
Sydney	1:100 000 Map Series	9130 SYDNEY	9130

Cross sectional view of the Lindfield Park and Little Digger Track Loop bushwalking track

Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Lindfield Park and Little Digger Track Loop

Altitude analysis for Lindfield Park and Little Digger Track Loop

Overview of this walks grade – based on the AS 2156.1 – 2001

Under this standard, a walk is graded based on the most difficult section of the walk.

		Length	6.7 km
		Time	2 hrs 45 mins
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Grade 3/6 Moderate track	AS 2156.1	Gradient	Short steep hills (3/6)
		Quality of track	Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6)
		Signs	Directional signs along the way (3/6)
		Experience Required	Some bushwalking experience recommended (3/6)
		Weather	Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6)
		Infrastructure	Limited facilities, not all cliffs are fenced (3/6)

Some more details of this walks Grading

Here is a bit more details explaining grading looking at sections of the walk

Gradient

3km of this walk has gentle hills with occasional steps and another 2.7km is flat with no steps. The remaining (1km) has short steep hills.

Quality of track

3.3km of this walk follows a clear and well formed track or trail and another 3.1km follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles. The remaining (300m) follows a smooth and hardened path.

Signs

Around 4.2km of this walk is clearly signposted, whilst the remaining 2.5km has directional signs at most intersection.

Experience Required

Around 6km of this walk requires no previous bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 220m requires some bushwalking experience.

weather

This whole walk, 7km is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).

Infrastructure

Around 5km of this walk is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats), whilst the remaining 1.7km has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced).

Similar walks

A list of walks that share part of the track with the Lindfield Park and Little Digger Track Loop walk.

Little Digger Track

2.2 km One way, 1 Hr

This walk follows Moores Creek through several reserves in east Roseville and East Lindfield. The track is named after Australia's 7th Prime Minster, who once lived in the area. The walk explores the ferns and sandstone overhangs of the area, and there are several small waterfalls on Moore creek, w

Total climbing: 93m

Moderate track

East Killara Track

6 km One way, 2 hrs 45 mins

This walk starts and finishes at different points on Eastern Arterial Road. The walk follows a mixture of service trails and bush tracks through Garigal National Park, along Middle Harbour Creek, then heads back out to Eastern Arterial Road, on the other side of Killara.

Total climbing: 296m

Hard track

Two Creeks Track

6.1 km One way, 2 hrs 30 mins

A popular walk that explores Gordon, Middle Harbour and Moores Creeks. This walk crosses a section of Garigal National park and a few reserves managed by Ku-ring-gai Council, you will see some great water views, sandstone caves and heritage sandstone works. The track is well signposted. The optiona

Total climbing: 237m

Moderate track

Little Digger Track to Davidson Reserve and Lyrebird Circuit

11.5 km One way, 4 hrs 30 mins

Exploring both the eastern and western sides of Middle Harbour Creek, this walk follows the Little Digger and Two Creeks Tracks down to the Roseville Bridge, and into Davidson Reserve. This is a fantastic spot to take a break before following the waterline along the Lyrebird Track for a while and lo

Total climbing: 470m

Hard track

Middle Harbour Creek Loop

15.1 km Circuit, 5 hrs 45 mins

This walk explores the upper reaches of Middle Harbour Creek, starting and ending at the great parklands at Davidson Park, in Garigal National Park. There are plenty of nice spots along the way to rest and enjoy the views. There are several sandstone overhangs, plenty of water views and most of the

Total climbing: 570m

Experienced only

Spit to Lindfield

22.6 km One way, 9 hrs 45 mins

This full day walk starts at the southern end of the Spit Bridge and explores a lot of Garigal National Park and Middle Harbour Creek. The walk follows the 'Harbour to Hawkesbury' track into Garigal National Park, skirting around Bantry Bay and along Middle Harbour Creek before crossing Roseville Br

Total climbing: 1181m

Hard track

Other Nearby walks

A list of walks that start near the Lindfield Park and Little Digger Track Loop walk.

The Lyrebird Track

5.3 km Return, 2 hrs

This pleasant return walk starts from the end of the Davidson Reserve picnic area and follows the Lyrebird Track through the bush, along the edge of Middle Harbour Creek, to the stepping stone crossing on Carroll Creek. The stepping stones are a great place to take a break before returning along th

Total climbing: 100m

Moderate track

Davidson Park to St Ives Chase

14.1 km One way, 5 hrs 30 mins

This walk, between Davidson Park and Warrimoo Ave, is a fantastic harbour side trip. The focus for the walk is the waterway views, scattered throughout. This walk is a great way to explore the valley between the suburbs and the interesting, diverse flora it contains.

Total climbing: 591m

Moderate track

Casuarina Track (Davidson Park to Ferguson St)

3.8 km One way, 1 hr 45 mins

Starting at Davidson Picnic area, this walk follows the ridge above Middle Harbour Creek, giving some great views along the way. The walk explores the sandstone formations, and passes an aboriginal midden along the way. Soon after passing the national park office, the walk finishes at the end of F

Total climbing: 293m

Hard track

Casuarina and Carroll Creek Tracks

7 km Circuit, 2 hrs 30 mins

Starting at Davidson Park, this walk first explores the eastern banks of Middle Harbour Creek before heading up Carroll creek. The walk returns to Davidson Park via the higher Casuarina track. You will enjoy great views of the Middle Harbour and Garigal National Park from two distinctly different

Total climbing: 289m

Hard track

Roseville to Chatswood Station via Lane Cove River

6 km One way, 2 hrs 30 mins

This walk takes you down into the v-shaped valleys that run between the houses of Roseville and Chatswood. The walk stays predominantly in the valleys, with many sections on road or footpath. This walk has a surprising amount of bushland which is very close to civilisation. The walk also passes the

Total climbing: 185m

Hard track

Roseville to Macquarie Park

8.9 km One way, 3 hrs 30 mins

This walk starts at Roseville station and explores the streets and alleyways of Roseville before joining the main spine of the Great North Walk at Fullers Bridge. Here you head deeper into the bush to explore the eastern bank on the Lane Cove River. There is a great diversity of mostly dry forest a

Total climbing: 290m

Hard track

Magazine Track

3.4 km One way, 1 hr 30 mins

This walk is named after the heritage magazine buildings at about the halfway point. There is not a great view of the buildings but the walk provides great views of Bantry bay, and visits the secluded flat rock beach. Most of the walk is on bush track and there are plenty of rocky points along the

Total climbing: 139m

Moderate track

Natural Bridge Walk

1.4 km Return, 45 mins

Starting at Cook Street in Forestville, this walk follows service trails and bush tracks through Garigal National Park, to the Natural Bridge. The walk uses the arch as a natural bridge to cross the creek. The rock formation is the main highlight of this walk, though the wild flower displays in the

Total climbing: 71m

Moderate track

East Killara Bushtrack

2.6 km One way, 1 hr 15 mins

This walk explores a section of Middle Harbour and Gordon Creek following a narrow bush track. The walk provides some great views across Middle Harbour Creek and the bushland of the area. This walk also gets close to the mangroves along Middle Harbour creek. With the right tide, these mangroves can

Total climbing: 133m

Hard track

Killara to St Ives via Rocky Creek

6.8 km One way, 3 hrs

This pleasant walk starts at the bottom of Eastern Arterial Road (near the speed camera) and follows the service trails and bush tracks into Garigal National Park and down the side of the valley to Middle Harbour Creek. From here the track follows Middle Harbour Creek north to the pipe bridge, and a

Total climbing: 400m

Experienced only

De Burghs Bridge to Fullers Bridge

6 km One way, 2 hrs 30 mins

Following the Lane Cove River, this walk mostly follows a section of the Great North Walk and is well maintained and signposted. Things to lookout for include Fiddens Wharf which is a very pleasant spot to sit and watch the ducks. The walk passes by Lane Cove National Park Headquarters, so pop by an

Total climbing: 200m

Hard track

De Burgs Bridge to Thornleigh station

9.7 km One way, 3 hrs 45 mins

This walk follows a section of the Great North Walk, starting from De Burghs bridge. The walk winds north west, through the Lane Cove Valley, passing through Browns Waterhole and continuing alongside Lane Cove river as it zigzags along the valley floor. The walk then climbs up to the Thornleigh play

Total climbing: 363m

Hard track

Plan your trip to and from the walk here

The Lindfield Park and Little Digger Track Loop walk starts and ends at the Lindfield Soldiers Memorial Park (gps: -33.769860, 151.18163)

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Weather Forecast

This walk starts in the Metropolitan weather district.

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Park Information

Moores Creek Reserve

Moores Creek Reserve is a large bushland reserve owned and managed by Ku-ring-gai council. The reserve is bound by Middle Harbour, Garigal National Park, Moore Creek, Chase Ave and Carlye Rd. The area has a number of well managed walking tracks. The reserve is home to several small but nice water falls and several sandstone caves.

Garigal National Park

Largely following Middle Harbour Creek and stretching from Seaforth in the south to St Ives in the north Garigal National Park is hidden through Sydney's Northern suburbs. Despite how close it is to large urban centres Garigal is quite beautiful with lots of different walking and cycling tracks. For those just wishing to picnic Davidson Reserve is a great spot just next to Middle Harbour Creek, under the Roseville Bridge.

Hermits Retreat

Hermits Retreat is a large natural bushland reserve bound by Eastern Arterial Rd, Lindfield Oval, Garigal National Park, and Monash Ave. The reserve is home on Lindfield Rocks a popular rock climbing area. There are several walking tracks and service trails through this park that is owned and managed by Ku-ring-gai council.

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