Lyrebird Gully circuit is in the north-eastern part of Berowra Valley National Park. To get there from Sydney or Newcastle:

• Follow the Pacific Highway to Mount Ku-ring-gai train station
• The walk begins southwest across the Pacific Highway off Glenview Road

If you’re starting from Berowra train station:

• Follow the Pacific Highway to Berowra train station
• The walk begins west across the Pacific Highway along Berowra Waters Road at the intersection with Crowley Road.

Vehicle access

• No vehicle access

Parking

There is street parking nearby on side streets off the Pacific Highway at both Mount Ku-ring-gai and Berowra. If you choose to come in by train, parking is available at both Mount Ku-ring-gai and Berowra train stations.

By public transport

The track is a short walk from either Mount Ku-ring-gai train station or Berowra train station. See the Transport Info website for more information on how to get to each train station.

• There are toilets at Mount Ku-ring-gai and Berowra train stations, located at either end of Lyrebird Gully circuit.
• You’ll find toilets, gas/electric barbecues, picnic tables and drinking water at Crosslands Reserve. To get there, head north-west along Lyrebird Gully circuit from Mount Ku-ring-gai station, take a detour along Benowie walking track (part of the Great North Walk) and cross Calna Creek.
• There are no bins along this track, so you’ll need to take all rubbish away with you.

• Lyrebird Gully circuit factsheet
• Lyrebird Gully circuit map (3.3MB pdf)

Disability access level - no wheelchair access

• Great North walk stage 6: Hidden valleys part 2 Take in stunning views of Berowra Valley National Park on stage 6 of the Great North walk. You’ll explore 14km of bushland between Berowra and Cowan stations on this 8-hour guided tour.

Animals

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  Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)

  Of the 2 species of kookaburra found in Australia, the laughing kookaburra is the best-known and the largest of the native kingfishers. With its distinctive riotous call, the laughing kookaburra is commonly heard in open woodlands and forests throughout NSW national parks, making these ideal spots for bird watching.

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  Superb lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae)

  With a complex mimicking call and an elaborate courtship dance to match, the superb lyrebird is one of the most spectacular Australian animals. A bird watching must-see, the superb lyrebird can be found in rainforests and wet woodlands across eastern NSW and Victoria.

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  Swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)

  The swamp wallaby, also known as the black wallaby or black pademelon, lives in the dense understorey of rainforests, woodlands and dry sclerophyll forest along eastern Australia. This unique Australian macropod has a dark black-grey coat with a distinctive light-coloured cheek stripe.

Plants

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  Old man banksia (Banksia serrata)

  Hardy Australian native plants, old man banksias can be found along the coast, and in the dry sclerophyll forests and sandstone mountain ranges of NSW. With roughened bark and gnarled limbs, they produce a distinctive cylindrical yellow-green banksia flower which blossoms from summer to early autumn.