Wetlands and Woodlands

There are over 35 kilometres of bike trails, walking paths and scenic boardwalks within the Park that can take you to beautiful parklands, rare saltmarshes, remnant woodlands, waterbird refuges and mangrove forest. Such significant habitats make Sydney Olympic Park an urban biodiversity hotspot with hundreds of species of plants, birds, frogs, bats, reptiles and fish.

Amongst these protected wetlands and woodlands you can bird watch, spot endangered frogs such as the endangered Green and Golden Bell frog, or just de-stress in the cool green calmness under the trees.

• Frog Walk
Healthy frogs are an indicator of healthy ecosystems. The Frog Walk takes you to frog ponds, frog underpasses and even frog fencing at Wentworth Common and Kronos Hill. You’ll also stroll the Brickpit Ring Walk for a bird’s eye view of that significant frog habitat, with interpretive material to learn about the management of our seven frog species.

• Narawang Wetland
Meander along walking paths and a reed-fringed boardwalk to observe the habitat that supports a colony of Green and Golden Bell frogs and other frog species.

• Badu Mangrove Boardwalk
Stroll the winding timber boardwalk in Bicentennial Park and you’ll discover surviving riverside wetlands that shelter colourful waterbirds plus the largest mangrove forest remaining on the Parramatta River.

• Riverside walks
Start at the gates to Newington Armory for a return circuit alongside the Parramatta River, Newington Nature Reserve, the historic Armory wharf and finish atop the lookout at Blaxland Riverside Park.