EVENT DETAILS

Event Details

The Seven Bridges Walk in Sydney was first held in October 2006 and by every measure was a resounding success as a new FREE healthy community event for all ages and groups.

Over 6000 people walked all or part of the 25 Km route around Sydney Harbour and over the Seven key bridges, providing further proof that walking is a growing pastime for millions of Australians on a daily basis with the public growing ever more conscious of the need for regular exercise.

Participants were encouraged to pay a voluntary Bridge toll at each Bridge and Village to assist with the fund raising for the charities that resulted in over $24,000 being raised on the day.

The 2008 Seven Bridges Walk will again be a community experience celebrating walking. Participants can start and finish at designated Villages near one of the Seven Bridges along the walk from 8am, walking clockwise to visit as many villages and bridges as they can before the course closes at 5pm.

If you are attempting to complete the entire course, we strongly recommend that you start prior to midday in order to finish before the 5pm course and village closure.

Course

The Seven Bridges Walk will be an experience celebrating walking; it’s not a race and everyone will be a winner. The course is a 25km closed loop circuit that travels clockwise around Sydney Harbour, highlighting many of the magnificent views around the harbour.

The course and facilities will be open from 8am - 5pm on event day.

Participants can start at any village, and will receive a certificate for their efforts after the event.

There will be water stations at each village for participants to fill up their own water bottles.

To assist our four charities in this event we are encouraging people to donate online or on event day at any of the seven villages.

Around the course participants will use existing pathways and will therefore need to abide by normal pedestrian road rules.

No special event clearways or road closures will be in place.

Please Note: Sydney Harbour Bridge will not be closed for this event

Walk in a clockwise direction only.

Click here to download course map
Please be patient as your file downloads. A map will be provided on the day in your participant passport.

Villages

There will be seven villages around the course that participants must pass through to complete the circle walk. Each of the villages will provide a variety of facilities including:

  1. Information
  2. Registration
  3. Sponsor activities and information
  4. First Aid
  5. Refreshments
  6. Toilets
  7. Catering (in some locations)

The locations for the villages are clearly marked on the course map and are found at:

  1. The Rocks Village – Cadman's Cottage, Circular Quay Way, opposite OPT
  2. Pyrmont Village - Pyrmont Bay Park, Pirrama Rd, opposite Star City Casino
  3. Rozelle Village - King George Park, Manning Street, near Rozelle Hospital
  4. Hunters Hill Village - Hunters Hill Scout Hall, Durham Street, near the Church Street overpass on Burns Bay Road
  5. Lane Cove Village - Blaxlands Corner - Central Park, William Edward Street and Kenneth Street
  6. Wollstonecraft Village - Brennan Park, Hazelbank Street and King Street
  7. Milsons Point Village - Burton Street Park, Corner of Alfred Street and Burton Street

Toilet facilities in between villages are marked on the course map.

Transport

Extremely limited parking is available around the course. It is advised to travel by public transport to and from the event. For more information and timetables please contact: 

City Rail – www.cityrail.info
State Transit Bus Service – www.sta.nsw.gov.au
Transit Info Line – 131 500
Transit Info Line Website – www.131500.info

Major trackwork will affect most train services to the City and around the CityRail network this weekend.

To avoid delays and get to your destination on time:

  • Check for trackwork on your line before you travel
  • Allow plenty of extra time for your journey
  • For trackwork information visit www.cityrail.info/trackwork/index.jsp
  • Use the 131 500 Trip Planner to help plan your journey. It will give you up-to-date train and bus timetable information.
  • Timetable information for buses replacing trains is available from Thursday 23 October.

For timetable information visit www.cityrail.info/timetable/index.jsp

For those participants not undertaking the entire course, a special event bus and ferry service will be available free of charge on event day only for event participants only.

The special event buses will run in an anti-clockwise direction along the event route at regular intervals and the event ferry will run between Birkenhead Point, Milsons Point and Circular Quay on a less frequent basis. Details of these special services will be available at the Villages on the day. You will require an event passport to use these services.
 
 Ferry departure times:

Birkenhead Wharf
Milsons Point
Circular Quay
1130
1155
1205
1230
1255
1305
1400
1425
1435
1500
1525
1535
1600
1625
1635
1700
1725
1735