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 06 December   Sunrise: Ginger Meggs to The Pond

Although this event takes in the Blue Gum Forest circuit, it is also part of our new list of walks as it takes you from the plateau area down to a pond which is situated on a bend in Berowra Creek. This pond usually has its own beach which is formed after heavy rain. It is however, only a 100meter descent but will surely give you a superb workout as you return up the hill. Please bring along a fold-up chair. Meet at Hornsby for a 7.30am departure. Distance approximately 6.2km. Expected event finish time is 9.15am.

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02.  Saturday 13 December   Sunrise: Slades Lookout & Duffys Wharf

This Sunrise takes us to an inspirational rock for views down into Foleys Bay then continues on to the Duffys Wharf. The wharf was built in a small cove in the 1850's in order to load timber onto boats bound for Sydney. Only a few rocks now remain to indicate the existence of the site which was also known as Sledgehammer Inlet because of the bay’s shape. Teams of bullocks hauled the timber down from the ridgetop above to meet the boat which would transport the timber to Sydney. Meet at Duffys Forest for a 7.30am departure. Distance is approximately 7.6km. Expected event finish time is 9.50am.

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03.  Saturday 20 December   Christmas at Apple Tree Bay 

It’s Christmas 2025. Similar to last year, we’re making the celebration an early event so that members who have family Christmas luncheons organised can also get back in time to attend. Along with our Christmas celebration we will be holding an optional 4.5kilometer walk that will see us climb the side of the ridgeline between Apple Tree Bay and Bobbin Head some lovely views. The walk easy-moderate with no real challenging sections. The walk commences at 7.30am returning at 9.00am for the Christmas celebration and breakfast.  

 

04.  Saturday 10 January   Sunrise: Lyrebird Gully to Calna Bridge

Join us for an energising Sunrise walk through the beautiful Lyrebird Gully to the Calna Creek Bridge. From the high areas of arid bushland, you will soon reach fascinating stone caves, rainforests and babbling brooks. This Sunrise through the Berowra Valley is regarded as one of the best walks on offer in this area, and on top of that, some of the club’s best nature photographs have been snapped while participating in this walk. Meet at Mount Kuring-gai for a 7.30am departure Distance is approximately 8.8km. Expected event finish time is 10.30am.

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05.  Saturday 17 January   Sunrise: Apple Tree Creek via The Powerline

You will definitely find your endorphins on this one. You can work your way from the start with some easy walking along the plateau before moving into the more challenging sections. As you descend into the valley you will come across a lovely little creek with stunning rock architecture, small waterfalls and rock pools before commencing the climb back out of the valley. This walk will negotiate a small area of easy off-track terrain. The walk is finished off with morning tea at the Bite Me Bakehouse at Mount Colah. Meet at Mount Colah for a 7.30am departure. Distance approximately 6.5km. Expected event finish time is 9.40am.

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​06.  Saturday 24 January   Sunrise: Lovers Jump Creek Crossing

Journey with us on this circuit walk that encompasses Lovers Jump Creek. This Sunrise takes you through the tall forested areas of North Wahroonga and North Turramurra on everything from open trails to foot pads and includes a short off-track section in keeping with the adventure of our wilder Sunrise events. The relatively deep valley of Lovers Jump Creek has an area of remnant Blue Gum High Forest ecological community. Please ensure to bring a fold-up chair along for morning tea. Meet at, North Wahroonga, for a 7.30am departure. Distance is approximately 7km. Expected event finish time is 9.50am.

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07.  Saturday 31 January   Sunrise: Jerusalem Bay

Get your endorphins excited. Come along and join us for an energising Saturday Sunrise Fun & Fitness walk to Jerusalem Bay and beyond. See extraordinary water views and rich rainforest corridors that sit in the valley below. Meet at Cowan railway station, Pacific Highway Cowan for 7.30am departure. Distance is approximately 7.2km. Expected event finish time is 10.10am.

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08.  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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​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"