Red Hill Reserve
Red Hill Reserve is a bushland park in Beacon Hill with a network of walking and mountain bike trails, including signposted firetrails and informal tracks. Visitors also find views from a rock outcrop near the Cromer Heights trig station and an Aboriginal engraving site.
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About Red Hill Reserve
Walking and Mountain Bike Trails at Red Hill Reserve
Red Hill Reserve has a network of walking and mountain bike trails through its bushland. Signposted firetrails cross the reserve, and many informal walking and mountain bike tracks run between them without signs, so a map helps first-time visitors choose a route. A loop through the reserve is about 4 km long. The Cromer Trail is a wide service trail, and the reserve also has rock platforms and jumps built for mountain bikes.
Rock Outcrop Views and Engraving Site at Red Hill Reserve
The Cromer Heights Trig rock outcrop gives views east to the ocean beyond Cromer and Collaroy, and west to Oxford Falls and Belrose. The Cromer North Trail, also called the Red Hill Main Trail, climbs to the trig stations. The Wheeler Heights Aboriginal engraving site sits on the reserve's loop. A tessellated rock pavement at Red Hill Reserve is reached by a narrow, overgrown path.
Facilities at Red Hill Reserve
Visitor tips for Red Hill Reserve
- ✓The section near Lady Penrhyn Drive is busier than the Cromer access point, so walkers wanting quieter tracks can start from Cromer.
- ✓Check the NSW RFS website before visiting, because a bushfire restriction has been flagged for the reserve.
Getting to Red Hill Reserve
Red Hill Reserve is entered from Lady Penrhyn Drive in Beacon Hill, and a reserve car park sits just off the drive. Maybrook Avenue in Cromer Heights and Cromer Road in Cromer are the eastern entrances.
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- 📍Cromer Heights
- 📍Oxford Falls
- 📍Belrose
- 📍Collaroy
Frequently asked questions about Red Hill Reserve
Can you bring dogs to Red Hill Reserve?
Dogs are allowed in Red Hill Reserve.
Is there parking at Red Hill Reserve?
Yes. A reserve car park sits just off Lady Penrhyn Drive in Beacon Hill.
Can you mountain bike at Red Hill Reserve?
Yes. Mountain biking is permitted on the reserve's tracks, which include jumps built for mountain bikes.
Are there Aboriginal engravings at Red Hill Reserve?
Yes. The Wheeler Heights Aboriginal engraving site sits on one of the loops through the reserve.