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Banks-Solander track

Kurnell area in Kamay Botany Bay National Park

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Visitor info

All the practical information you need to know about Banks-Solander track.

Track grading

Features of this track

Distance

0.7km loop

Time

15 - 30min

Quality of markings

Clearly sign posted

Experience required

No experience required

Gradient

Flat

Quality of path

Formed track: The walk starts off as a 1m-wide hard-packed ground track from the visitor centre. It widens to 4m as you head down Yena vehicle trail before narrowing to 1.5m-wide on the loop part of the track.

Partway along the loop part of the walk, there's a 20m-long wooden elevated walkway.

Steps

Occasional steps: There are no built steps along this walk, but you'll need to step up and down at points where there's uneven ground and when you get to the elevated walkway.

Other barriers

Pinch points: There are points where the track narrows due to rocks and plants.

Getting there and parking

Banks-Solander track starts at Kurnell Visitor Centre in the Kurnell precinct of Kamay Botany Bay National Park. To get there:

  • Follow Captain Cook Drive towards Kurnell
  • At the T intersection turn left and take the next right in to Cape Solander Drive
  • The visitor centre is on the left a short way after entering the park

Parking

Parking is available in a large bitumen carpark at Kurnell Visitor Centre where this walk begins, including 2 accessible parking spaces.

Facilities

The nearest toilets are outside Kurnell Visitor Centre, where this walk begins.

Seats and resting points

There's a bench seat in the north of the walk, just after the track crosses Cape Solander Drive.

Maps and downloads

Safety messages

Bushwalking safety

If you're keen to head out on a longer walk or a backpack camp, always be prepared. Read these bushwalking safety tips before you set off on a walking adventure in national parks.

Mobile safety

Dial Triple Zero (000) in an emergency. Download the Emergency Plus app before you visit, it helps emergency services locate you using your smartphone's GPS. Please note there is limited mobile phone reception in this park and you’ll need mobile reception to call Triple Zero (000).

Accessibility

Disability access level - medium

Banks-Solander track is a mostly flat hard-packed ground walk with an elevated walkway along part of the track.

There are some points where you may need assistance:

  • Although there are no built steps, there are many places where you'll need to step up and down due to uneven ground and at the elevated walkway.
  • There are points where the track narrows due to rocks and plants.

There is a bench seat for resting in the northern part of the walk and 2 accessible parking spaces at the visitor centre where this walk begins.

There are also toilets outside the visitor centre, but they're not accessible or ambulant.

Prohibited

Pets

Pets and domestic animals (other than certified assistance animals) are not permitted. Find out which regional parks allow dog walking and see the pets in parks policy for more information.

Smoking

NSW national parks are no smoking areas.

Banks-Solander track

Operated by

  • Kurnell Visitor Centre
  • CLOSED TO VISITORS. Email and phone contact only. Monday to Friday, 10am to 3.30pm. Saturday, Sunday and public holidays, 9.30am to 4pm. Closed Christmas holiday.
  • 02 9668 2010
  • 21 Cape Solander Drive, Kurnell NSW 2231

Park info

  • in the Kurnell area of Kamay Botany Bay National Park in the Sydney and surrounds region
  • 7am–7.30pm August to May. 7am–5.30pm June to July.

    Areas may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger.

  • Park entry fees:

    $8 per vehicle per day applies in the Kurnell area only. The park has coin-operated pay and display machines - please bring correct coins. The park also has credit card accepting payment facilities.

    Buy annual pass

Visitor centre

  • Kurnell Visitor Centre
    21 Cape Solander Drive, Kurnell NSW 2231
  • CLOSED TO VISITORS. Email and phone contact only. Monday to Friday, 10am to 3.30pm. Saturday, Sunday and public holidays, 9.30am to 4pm. Closed Christmas holiday.
  • 02 9668 2010