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Cronulla Peninsula Walk
A paved walking path leading from Cronulla Beach south beyond the Surf Club leads to a popular and pleasant walk is around the Cronulla Peninsula. The walk takes in Shelly Beach, Oak Park Beach, Darook Park, Bass and Flinders Point, Salmon Haul Bay, Gunnamatta Park and the entrance to Port Hacking. It returns walkers to Cronulla Park or the railway station via Nicholson Parade. There are numerous cafes and takeaways on the journey or in Cronulla's main shopping area. Easy walk. 3 km round trip.
Located in Syney's south, Cronulla is the only ocean beach that is accessible directly by train. Royal National Park is only a 20 minute ferry ride away on the opposite shore of Port Hacking, the village of Bundeena being a popular starting point for a hike through the Park via the popular Coastal Walk. The jetty is next to the railway station.
Bass and Flinders mermorial
Bass and Flinders Point on Port Hacking is named to acknowledge the visit of British explorers George Bass and Matthew Flinders in 1796. A plaque on the point describes their visit. They named Port Hacking at that time after Henry Hacking, quartermaster HMS Sirius, who was the Port Jackson harbour pilot. He discovered the waterway on a kangaroo hunting trip in 1788. According to Judge-Advocate David Collins, Hacking was "a wild, idle young man who preferred living among the natives to earning the wages of honest industry".
train to Cronulla.
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