We welcome you to trial a Sunrise Bushwalk with us. During the year our group continually runs a fundraiser for cancer research. For every new participant, our club will double the $10.00 participation subscription/donation in aid of cancer research.

Our early morning bushwalks which start at 7.30am are sure to get your endorphins excited and get you kinetically energised for the rest of the day. It's nature's drug that helps with health and well-being. It can also decrease the risk of heart disease and some cancers among other things.

There too, is new research that shows our style of Sunrise events can keep you younger by lengthening the longevity of life cycle. One day you may still be around and have the stamina to play with your Great Grandkids.

If you would like to feel yourger, get healthier and have fun, then simply register below, trial a Sunrise, meet and greet our members then if you choose, join our members for morning tea afterwards.

If you enjoy the event you may choose to continue on, join up as a full member and if not, you may choose to move away.

The choice is entirely yours.... You are under no obligation! The bottom line though, is that your participation has given cancer research a $20.00 boost towards finding a cure, and in advance, thank you for your participation and the contribution you have made towards our fundraing campaign.

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Why It’s Never Too Late to Get Moving.... And, It Is Fun Too!

Research has found that walking speed is linked with heart health and life's longevity. In particular, middle-aged adults who walk at a slow pace were twice as likely to die from heart disease compared with their fast-walking peers. The research is clear, exercise can improve your heart health, even if you haven’t laced up your sneakers in years. If you have been thinking about starting a walk exercise program, there is no better time to begin than today.

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Get Your Heart Health Back On Track Today and Lower Your Risk of Developing Cancer.....

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Check Out Our Next Trial My Sunrise Day:

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​01.  Saturday 07 February   Sunrise: Beyond Florence Cotton Reserve

From the Hornsby plateau, this walk descends through Florence Cotton Reserve to the base of Berowra Valley to see the Blue Gum High Forest that is an Endangered Ecological Community and is listed critically endangered. On our return, our walk climbs back out of the valley through Florence Cotton Reserve before making its way through the very heart of Lisgar Gardens which is situated on a terraced hillside covering 2.6 hectares of bushland. The gardens were created by building sandstone block walls and is now over 100 years old. The gardens support rhododendrons, azaleas, gardenias, camellias and other exotics which were planted in harmony with native trees and ferns. This area also boasts open forests of Ironbark, and communities of Blackbutt Gully Forest which are endemic to this region. Not only will this walk give you a good workout, it too is a ‘must do’ event for lovers of exotic and native flora. Meet at Hornsby for a 7.30am departure. Distance is approximately 6.5km. Expected event finish time is 9.40am.

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02.  Saturday 14 February   Sunrise: Waterloo Park to Kissing Point

This relatively easy Sunrise takes you across the Lane cove Valley to Waterloo Park in Marsfield. The traditional owners of the area were the Wallumetta Aboriginal People. After British colonization, from February 1792, small land grants were made to ex-convicts in the area called Eastern Farms, being farming land east of Parramatta. The larger district was also called Kissing Point. By 1798, Eastern Farms had become important for suppling fruit, vegetables and poultry to the growing colony of Sydney, This Sunrise is of a part circuitous nature that takes in sections of the Step Track on the outgoing or return leg of the walk. There’s plenty of birdlife to be had including the clusters of Sulphur Crested Cockatoos that you will spot along the way. Distance is approximately 7.7km. Expected event finish time is 9.45am. 

    

03.  Saturday 21 February   Sunrise: The Cross & The Christmas Bush

Join us for a four-creek journey through the magnificent woodlands of the Darling Mills high forest. This rarity of a walk will only come around once in a while, so don’t miss it! From the dry hillsides to the wet gully forests, it is home to the powerful owl and over a hundred bird species. Please ensure that you bring along a chair if staying on for morning tea.  Distance is approximately 6.2km. Expected finish time is 9.35am. 

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04.  Saturday 28 February   Sunrise: Fiddens Wharf

A delightful walk the Lane Cove River through to Fiddens Wharf. Fiddens Wharf was a 19th-century timber wharf on the Lane Cove River in Sydney, named after convict Joseph Fidden. The area was an early convict timber-getting camp established around 1805. After gaining freedom, Fidden worked as a ferryman, transporting timber from the wharf to Sydney. The wharf was also used by local orchardists and farmers to ship goods. During this time the area around the Lane Cove River became an important source of timber. Fiddens Wharf is part of Fiddens Wharf Reserve and Lane Cove National Park. Distance is approximately 7.4km. Expected finish time is 10.00am.

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05.  Saturday 07 March   Sunrise: The Historic Crossland’s Circuit  MEMBERS ONLY

We have kept this unique trek secret for almost 25years and have only shared it with the members of Ku-ring-gai Bushwalkers on two occasions. But now, we are releasing it just one more time. This special path with much of it overgrown, follows the original walking route and the historic first road which was built in the mid 1800s. Members will get the chance to see the road’s architecture and sandstone wall supports along with a broken-down vehicle that sits perilously on the road side. This historic road was used to bring in building materials and supplies to the early settlers of the land, Matthew Charlton and Burton Crossland.  Crossland was a caretaker to Charlton’s property and made a living there by timber-getting, fishing, boat-building and tending an orchard. Of the many boats he built, there was the Mary Crossland and the White Cloud that were used to transport timber to Sydney. Distance is approximately 5.7km. Expected event finish time is 10.00am. 

 

06.  Saturday 14 March   SunrisePlus: Tripple Trig Baggers - Let’s Bag Them All!  ☕ MT

Discover the world of trigs without having to do any ascents. What a bonus! It is interesting to note though, that in 1889, it was suggested that this area of land between Smiths Creek and Cowan Creek become the site of “PACIFICA” a proposed capital of the new Commonwealth of Australia. Buildings were to have replicated Windsor Castle, the Tower of London and the Houses of Parliament, with a grand entrance across a suspension bridge near Bobbin Head. The plan, thankfully, came to nothing and we were spared “Canberra on the Hawkesbury”. Had it gone ahead, we probably would be walking down Pitt Street and not enjoying a Sunrise through the delightful bushland forests of Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Distance is approximately 11.0km. Expected event finish time is 10.40am.

 

07.  Saturday 21 March   Sunrise: The Heights to Berowra Creek

You will get energized on this one. Obviously, it is all the way down from the water reservoir to the creek then all the way back up to The Heights again. But there is the best part of the walk where you will find yourself sidling alongside the upper reaches of Berowra Creek. It’s here that you will find some of the really grand scenery. At the half way point you’ll come across one of the Great North Walk campsites where you can take a break before making your way to the finish of the walk. Distance approximately 7.5km. Expected event finish time is 9.40am.

 

08.  Saturday 28 March   Sunrise: The Pool of Solitude (WAC)  MEMBERS ONLY

This is another trek from our fabulous WildTrek Series which will take us through the heart of Rocky Creek to The Pool of Solitude. Above the pool is an overhanging rock with a solitary eucalypt tree standing gracefully as it casts its reflection into the water below. Participants can expect beautiful scenery with a mesmorising outlook. Note: This event has off track sections and may encounter difficult terrain from time to time. Distance is approximately 6.5km. Expected finish time is 11.00am. 

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​Note: Our club charges a non-member $10.00 event subscription/donation that is payable on the day of the event.

100% of all subscriptions received from the TrialMySunrise goes to our cancer research fundraising campaign. Our club's beneficiary is the Australian Cancer Research Foundation.

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Doubling our Donation for Cancer Research:

By joining any of our TrialMySunrise events as a guest, our club will match your $10.00 participation subscription/donation making it a $20.00 donation to Australia Cancer Research Foundation. How good is that.... "You get to be fit and healthy while saving lives, it's a win, win situation for all"