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Best walking trails in Oatley

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Frogs Hollow is the top pick if you want a loop walk in Oatley: its clearing sits on the 6 km Lime Kiln Bay and Oatley Park circuit. What separates the other walks is the water. Oatley Park follows the Georges River past its baths, Oatley Pleasure Ground runs down to a netted swim, and Jew Fish Point is a small reserve for a short riverside stroll.

Quick picks

  • Loop walk: Frogs Hollow, on the 6 km Lime Kiln Bay and Oatley Park loop.
  • Biggest bushland: Oatley Park, a 45-hectare reserve with a swim at its baths.
  • Walk and swim: Oatley Pleasure Ground, where a steep path runs down to a netted swimming area.
  • Heritage trees: Oatley Memorial Gardens, a walking track with toilets and parking on site.
  • Short riverside stroll: Jew Fish Point Reserve, with leashed dogs welcome.
#1

Frogs Hollow: the owl clearing on the loop

  • 6 km
  • Loop
  • Parking

Frogs Hollow suits anyone wanting a loop. The clearing lies on a circuit of about six kilometres, and the loop is the route to use for a longer day. Birdwatchers come for the Powerful Owls, and you can leave the loop to drop down a bush path into the clearing. Park at Jinna Road or Pamela Avenue. The bush path starts just beyond the playground and leaves the road.

Best for a loop walk and owl-watching

#2

Oatley Park: the bushland walk with a swim

  • Toilets
  • Parking

Oatley Park is where to go for a longer walk. It covers 45 hectares of bushland on a promontory into the Georges River, and its tracks and lookouts sit close to the water. The Jewfish Bay Baths, a shark-netted enclosure, let you finish with a swim. The river frontage here runs on to Lime Kiln Bay. Several car parks sit inside the park, and public toilets are on site. Dogs need to stay on a lead in most areas.

Best for a long walk that finishes at the water

#3

Oatley Pleasure Ground: the walk down to the bay

  • Toilets
  • Parking

Oatley Pleasure Ground is a short walk with a steep finish. You park on Annette Street, then take a steep grassy slope or a set of stairs down to the foreshore and its netted swimming area. The shore turns muddy at low tide, so check the tide first. The walk looks out over Oatley Bay, and toilets and drinking water are on site. Oatley station is a walk of roughly a quarter of an hour away.

Best for a short walk ending in a swim

#4

Oatley Memorial Gardens: heritage trees on a walking track

  • Toilets
  • Parking

At Oatley Memorial Gardens, a walking track winds through four hectares of old trees and shrubs. It is the walk to pick if facilities matter: parking is at the gardens and toilets are at the playground area, so you can start and finish near both. Along the way you pass a cottage garden and a water feature. The gardens sit on the corner of Oatley Avenue and Frederick Street, near Oatley Village.

Best for a walk with facilities on hand

#5

Jew Fish Point Reserve: a short stroll on the river

  • Toilets

Jew Fish Point Reserve is a small reserve on Marine Drive, so it suits a short stroll rather than a long walk. Its paths run beside the Georges River, with views along the way, and birdwatchers and photographers come for the riverside setting. Toilets are on site. Dogs must be kept on a leash throughout. Mortdale station is a 14-minute walk away if you're coming by train.

Best for a quick walk beside the river

How the walks compare

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Every walking track in and near Oatley

The table lines up the Oatley walks on the details that matter most for a choice.

ParkLengthLoopParking
1.Frogs Hollow6✓✓
2.Oatley Park––✓
3.Oatley Pleasure Ground––✓
4.Oatley Memorial Gardens––✓
5.Jew Fish Point Reserve–––
6.Myles Dunphy Bushland Reserve–––
7.Neverfail Bay Reserve–––
8.Simpson Reserve–––
Nearby, outside Oatley
Jubilee Park · Mortdale––✓
Como Pleasure Grounds · Como––✓
Moore Reserve · Hurstville Grove––✓
Green Point Reserve · Oyster Bay––✓

How we picked

Each walk was weighed on its length, whether it loops, its surface, shade, toilets, parking and size. A dash in the table means the park's notes don't cover that detail. Frogs Hollow and Oatley Park share the same loop, so each is judged on its own spot along it, and the table is built from what the park's own notes say.

FAQ

Is there a loop walk in Oatley?

Yes, in Oatley. Walkers can follow the Lime Kiln Bay and Oatley Park circuit past Frogs Hollow, at an easy to moderate pace over two or three hours. Bring swimmers, since the route passes Oatley Baths.

Can I walk my dog on the Oatley tracks?

Leashed dogs are the rule on these Oatley tracks. At Oatley Park they must stay leashed in most areas, and at Jew Fish Point Reserve they must be kept on a leash throughout.

Which Oatley walk has toilets and parking?

Oatley Memorial Gardens has parking at the gardens and toilets at the playground area. Oatley Park has public toilets and car parks inside the park as well.

Is there an Oatley walk that ends in a swim?

Yes, in Oatley. Oatley Park's Jewfish Bay Baths are a shark-netted enclosure on the river, and Oatley Pleasure Ground has a netted swimming area reached by a steep walk down from Annette Street.