Parramatta Walking Trails
Settler's Walk
Toongabbie to Northmead
Distance: 3km
Time: 2 hours 10 minutes return
Settlers Walk starts near Toongabbie Railway Station and continues to Oakes Road Winston Hills where it joins the Pemulwuy Loop. It forms the most western section of the greater Toongabbie Creek Walk which links Toongabbie Railway Station to Parramatta Railway Station.
Pemulwuy Loop
Northmead, Winston Hills and Old Toongabbie
Distance: 5.4km
Time: 2 hours 25 minutes return
The Pemulwuy Loop travels from Moxham Road in Northmead, to Edison Avenue, Winston Hills. It crosses Toongabbie Creek at Oakes Road, Old Toongabbie and travels along the south bank to Hammers Road, Northmead, then back up the east bank of Quarry Branch Creek to Moxham Road covering approximately 5.4km, (2hr 25min loop). The track surface is a mixture of natural earth as well as rock and wooden stairs.
Redbank Track
Distance: 3.5km
Time: 2hr 35min
Redbank Track traverses Toongabbie Creek through the open vistas of Northmead and Wentworthville. This central section of the greater Toongabbie Creek walk is 3.5km from Hammers Road to the Governor Philip Camp and passes through former She Oak swamp in lower Westmead; 2hr 35min return.
Please note Redbank Track is currently closed within Robin Hood Reserve due to flood damage.
For more information see www.cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au/subiaco-creek-reserve or contact the Natural Resources team via customer service naturalresources@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au
Governor Phillip Walk
Parramatta to Westmead Hospital
Distance: 3.8km
Time: 2hr 50min
Governor Phillip Walk is a peaceful 3.8km walk through some of Australia’s oldest Government lands. The walk completes the last leg of the greater Toongabbie Creek walk and runs from the confluence of Toongabbie Creek and Darling Mills Creek which forms the head of Parramatta River. The walk follows the river through Parramatta Park and along the river foreshore of Parramatta CBD to the Ferry Terminal. Duration is 2hr 50min return.
There are 15 walking tracks to explore in Parramatta and the surrounds. Check them out!