EVENT DETAILS
Event Details
Now into it's seventh year, the annual Cancer Council NSW Seven Bridges Walk will return on Sunday 28 October 2012 bigger and better than ever. The course will be open from 7.30am to 4.30pm on event day. You can register for the event by following the links on this site. This is a great day out for the whole family.
The past five years has seen a total of 45,000 walkers take part in the Seven Bridges Walk and over $400,000 raised for charity. The event is a great way to see Sydney, benefit your health, join in a great community activity and raise money for charity. You can donate online or at any of the event Villages or bridges along the way.
To participate in the event you can register online prior to the day or pay on the day. For online purchases people 12 years and over cost $15 and for those registering on the day a fee of $20 will be charged. Children under 12 are free.
It is not a race and everyone is a winner. You can start at any of the seven event Villages and walk clockwise around as much or little of the 27km closed loop circuit as you like. As part of the offerings for the Cancer Council NSW Seven Bridges Walk, there will be food, music and activities at each of the seven Villages.
If you are attempting to complete the entire course, we strongly recommend that you start prior to midday in order to finish before the 4.30pm course and Village closures.
Course
The Cancer Council NSW Seven Bridges Walk will be an experience celebrating walking; it’s not a race and everyone will be a winner. The course is a 27km 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 7.30am - 4.30pm on event day.
Participants can register and start at any Village, where they can pick up their Event Passport which includes a course map and official event wristband.
There will be water stations at each Village for participants to fill up their own water bottles.
To assist Cancer Council NSW 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 road rules.
No special event clearways or road closures will be in place.
All participants walk in a clockwise direction only, this is to ease congestion and make the walk safer for all.
Click here to preview the course map
A map will be provided on the day in your Event Passport.
There are two points on the course where there is a decision point:
1. Decision point at Pengilly St/Tambourine Bay Rd, choice of either taking the bush walk track through Tambourine Bay Reserve and along the water of Tambourine Bay to Warraroon Rd, OR to continue along the footpath via Flaumont Ave and Carranya Rd to Warraroon Rd. The bush track is approximately 300m longer.
2. Decision point at Lane Cove Village, at River Rd/Northwood Rd & Kenneth St/Longueville Rd (Blaxlands Corner), choice of either taking the bush walk track through Gore Creek Reserve, keeping on the southern side of Northwood Rd then onto Fleming St, down steep steps to Gore Creek Reserve then rejoin at Gore St OR continue along the footpath by crossing Northwood Rd onto River Rd, then cross River Rd at lights opposite Greenwich Hospital, then onto Vincents St and rejoin with the bush walk route at Gore St. Both routes are approximately the same distance.
There are a number of different ways of going through some of the areas along the course that may be slightly shorter than the mapped Seven Bridges Walk Route, however the course has been identified this way to provide a more enjoyable and where possible, pedestrian friendly navigation through these areas.
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 information, registration, first aid and toilets plus food, refreshments and entertainment.
The locations for the Villages are clearly marked on the course map and are found at:
- The Rocks Village – Cadman's Cottage, Circular Quay Way, opposite OPT
- Pyrmont Village - Pyrmont Bay Park, Pirrama Rd, opposite Star City Casino
- Rozelle Village - King George Park, Manning Street, near Rozelle Hospital
- Hunters Hill Village - Hunters Hill Scout Hall, Durham Street, near the Church Street overpass on Burns Bay Road
- Lane Cove Village - Blaxlands Corner - Central Park, William Edward Street and Kenneth Street
- Wollstonecraft Village - Brennan Park, Hazelbank Street and King Street
- Milsons Point Village - Burton Street, Corner of Alfred Street and Burton Street
Toilet facilities in between villages are marked on the course map.
This year we there will be a limited range of event merchandise available for sale. Caps $15, aluminium water bottles $15 and plastic (BPA free) water bottles $10 will be available for purchase ONLY from the Milsons Point, The Rocks, Pyrmont and Hunters Hill Villages. A great way to commemorate your walk but only while stocks last.
Transport
For those participants not walking the entire course, a special event bus service will be available free of charge on event day only for event participants.
You will need to present your 2011 Event Passport to use these services
The special event buses will run from Milsons Point in both directions around the event route from 8.30am. The last base will be at 4.30pm. Buses will be available from each bus stop every 20 minutes in the morning and every 15 minutes in the afternoon.
There are bus stops at all locations on both sides of the road, in some cases they are not directly opposite each other. Please find further information at each of the seven Villages regarding this service. No dogs are permitted on free event transport.
Bus Stops
| 1. | Alfred Street | Milsons Point Train Station |
| 2. | King Street | Bus Stops outside the Village at Brennan Park |
| 3. | River Road | Bus Stops at Greenwich Hospital on both sides |
| 4. | River Road West | Bus Stops near Edward William Street |
| 5. | Burns Bay Road | Bus Stops after View St (Linley Point) |
| 6. | Hunters Hill Exit | Bus Stops prior to Church St on Burns Bay Road |
| 7. | Victoria Road | Bus Stops at Drummoyne Post Office near Lyons Rd |
| 8. | Balmain Road | Bus Stops near Cecily Street (at Callan Park) |
| 9. | Pirrama Road | Explorer Bus Stop near Pyrmont Bay Park, or north of intersection's of Jones Bay Road and Pirrama Road (Bus Stop no. 200920) |
| 10. | George Street | First Fleet Park Bus Zones |
To view the 'clockwise' bus route click here
To view the 'anti-clockwise' bus route click here
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:
Transport Info - Phone 131 500 or visit www.131500.com.au
City Rail – www.cityrail.info
Sydney Buses – www.sydneybuses.info
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