Badangi Reserve - Walks

Check out the sandstone walls, pebbled paths and relics from the old sugar refinery and kerosene works in Oyster Cove. There’s a building that was part of the old Gas Works that forms part of a residential development. Don’t miss the rare forest red gums.

Turn off the Pacific Highway into Shirley Road at Crows Nest. Drive to the end of Shirley Road towards Berry Island. The Badangi Reserve walk starts on the left, facing Berry Island at the corner of Shirley Road and Tryon Avenue. 

Or take the train to Wollstonecraft station and walk five minutes down Shirley Road.

North Sydney Harbour Foreshore Bushwalk Guide

Aboriginal people frequented the bushland of this area and the freshwater creek that once ran through it. A small section of this creek still runs through Bridge End but most of the creek now lies underground.

The deep harbour frontages of Balls Head Bay and Oyster Cove promised a great industrial future for the North Shore. It was believed one day it would rival Darling Harbour on the south side for maritime industry and shipping.