One of the most popular walks in the Sydney urban area is the Bondi to Coogee Coastal walk. This takes you from Bondi Beach in the north to Coogee Beach in the South. Alternatively you can do the walk the opposite way round.
Bondi Beach needs no introduction being Sydney’s world famous beach and you can start the walk in the town or on the sands of the beach.
The first sight you pass is the Bondi Icebergs pool. An open air pool where you can get a adult pass for AUS$10 (2026). Children are 7$.
The walk takes you round the coast first past some interesting cliff formations to Mackensie’s Point where there is a lookout.
It then curves round Tamarama Point with some rock carvings before reaching Tamarama Bay.
The next beach is Bronte Beach and for some this is far enough to walk. Bronte Beach has some beach cafes where you can get a coffee or soft drink depending on your mood and is the home of Bronte Surf Life Saving Club. On some days the waves are quite impressive and you will see many surfers out along the walk. At times the beach may be closed to swimmers if conditions are judged dangerous.
There is another outdoor swimming pool at the south end of Bronte Beach called the Bronte Baths. Not as big as Icebergs but nice to cool off.
The walk then skirts Waverley Cemetry, a large burial ground which seems a good final resting place by the ocean. You are asked not to walk through the cemetary but stick to the path by signs.
The walk then takes you around another headland overlooking the Sharks Point dive site and as you round the corner you see Clovelly Beach set sheltered inland. There are a couple of cafes you can stop off at. The one nearest the path was full, but there are a couple of other places not far into Clovelly. I got some nice pasta and a smoothie.
Next is Gordon’s Bay (pictured above) and Kimberley’s Vantage Point with more impressive cliffs, then you come down the hill across the fields to Coogee with its line of boats pulled up on the beach.
From there I picked up a bus that took me part way back to Bondi so I didn’t have to walk the whole way.
The walk is 6km and will take 2-3 hours depending on pace. Longer if you decide to stop to swim.
On the walk you may see humpback whales or dolphins. There will be many sea birds such as gannets, silver gulls, terns and cormorants along the cliffs.
You might see lizards or skinks on the rocks and I saw ‘bin chooks’ or ibis in one of the parks along the way strutting around.
A very enjoyable beautiful walk and a good way to become familiar with Sydney’s beaches south of the harbour.
More more information see the page on the sydney.com website
