Mary MacKillop

Stage 5

Starting at Bondi Beach the pilgrimage heads to Watsons Bay, the Sydney Opera House and over the Harbour Bridge into North Sydney, Mosman and onto Mona Vale.

The path

From Bondi Beach, we visit Watsons Bay, pass through Vaucluse and up into Paddington. After walking down Oxford St shopping strip, we head out to Lady Macquarie’s Chair, around the Botanic Gardens to the Opera House and Circular Quay. The view is amazing as the pilgrimage heads over the Harbour Bridge and into North Sydney, with a visit to Mary MacKillop place, the tomb of Australia’s first saint. Heading through Neutral Bay, the walk reaches Mosman and continues along the Spit to Manly walk. We then head up along the northern beaches to Mona Vale.

Day 20: 22.8 km walking from Bondi to Kings Cross
Day 21: 13.3 km walking from Kings Cross to Mosman
Day 22: 19.8 km walking from Mosman to Manly
Day 23: 19 km walking from Manly to Mona Vale

Places of interest

Botanic Gardens
Mary MacKillop Place
International College of Management, North Head
Quarantine Station
Long Reef Headland

Stage 5 in detail

Day 20

Bondi to Kings Cross

From Bondi, we head through North Bondi, Dover Heights and into Watsons Bay before walking through Vaucluse, Point Piper, Double Bay and up to Oxford St Paddington. The path heads down Oxford St to Darlinghurst and into Kings Cross.

Places of interest

The Gap
Strickland House
Nielsen Park
St Canice’s Kitchen – soup kitchen for underprivileged

Places of worship

Our Lady Star of the Sea Watson’s Bay
St Francis of Assisi Paddington
Sacred Heart Catholic Church Darlinghurst
St Canice Church

Public transport

Bus 380 from Bondi to Watsons Bay
Bus 325 from Watsons Bay to Double Bay

Food

Watsons Bay Hotel
Lord Dudley Hotel

Accommodation

Ibis Budget Sydney East

Day 21

Kings Cross to Mosman

From Kings Cross, we pass through Woolloomooloo, Farm Cove, Circular Quay over the Harbour Bridge into Lavender Bay, North Sydney and then east through Neutral Bay, Cremorne and into Mosman.