Muru and Yena tracks

Where

Kurnell area in Kamay Botany Bay National Park in Sydney and surrounds

Distance

2.5km loop

Time suggested

1hr - 1hr 30min

Grade

Grade 4

Entry fees

Park entry fees apply

Opening times

If you're driving into the Kurnell area of Kamay Botany Bay National Park please note that gates are open:

• 7am-7.30pm (August to May)
• 7am-5.30pm (June to July)

What to
bring

Hat, sunscreen, snacks, drinking water, sturdy shoes, suitable clothing, binoculars

Please note

• You can walk this loop in either direction. Muru track to Yena picnic area is 1.2km, Yena track to the picnic area is 1.3km.
• Please take care when crossing Cape Solander Drive near the picnic area.

Nature lovers, families and day trippers will enjoy this loop walk between Kurnell Visitor Centre and Yena picnic area. Stop in at the visitor centre for a coffee, a map, or to get up to speed on this area’s rich Aboriginal culture and colonial history.

From the visitor centre, follow the signs for Muru track, which sets out from Cape Solander Drive. As you walk, see how the vegetation shifts from dry eucalypt forest to sandstone heath and heathland dunes. In spring this bushland bursts with wildflowers, while regent honeyeaters and scarlet robins flit through the heath.

Cross Cape Solander Drive and walk along the road around 100m to reach Yena picnic area. Dramatically located on a grassy clifftop you’ll enjoy views of the weathered sandstone coastline and rock platforms up and down the coast, including Cape Solander to the south. Keep an eye on the ocean for soaring albatross, passing dolphins or seals, and from May to November look for migrating humpback whales.

Cross the road again to return to the visitor centre via Yena track. Why not detour along Banks-Solander track, which branches off Yena track, to learn more about this area’s native plants recorded by botanists Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander in 1770.

For directions, safety and practical information, see visitor info