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{{Short description|Walking route in New South Wales, Australia}}
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{{Infobox hiking trail
|name=Great North Walk
|photo=GNWalk33km.jpg
|caption=The Great North Walk at [[Pennant Hills]]
|location=[[New South Wales]],
|length_km=250
|established=1988
|trailheads=[[Macquarie Place]], [[Sydney]] / Bicentennial Park, [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]]
|use=Hiking
|elev_change=
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The '''Great North Walk''' is a walking track which runs from [[Sydney]] to [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] in [[New South Wales]],
A {{convert|25|km|adj=on}} section at the northern, Newcastle end, is also known as the '''Yuelarbah Track'''. This section runs from
== History ==
The Great North Walk was initiated by Gary McDougall and Leigh Shearer-Heriot. They both planned and marked the original route from [[Sydney]] to [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]], with access to many linking tracks. Today's Great North Walk is quite true to the original trail.
The original name for the Great North Walk was the 'Sydney to Hunter Project'. The name 'the Great North Walk' was derived from the first road from the [[Hunter Valley]] to Sydney, called the
The company,
==Description==
After its official start in Macquarie Place, the walk continues through the suburb of [[
In addition to the main track between Sydney and Newcastle, there is an extension that goes north to the [[Hunter
The total walk from Sydney to Newcastle takes between 8 and 14 days to complete, with popular camp sites at designated spots along the way.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wildwalks.com/bushwalking/general/list-of-walks.html?groupid=55|title=Short Walks|access-date=6 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304001502/http://www.wildwalks.com/bushwalking/general/list-of-walks.html?groupid=55|archive-date=4 March 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Many of these sites are on ridge tops with no available water supply. Where natural standing water is available, it is not necessarily safe to drink and should be treated before use.
It is not necessary to do the walk in one go; individual sections can be completed easily as day walks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wildwalks.com/bushwalking/general/list-of-walks.html?groupid=56|title=Short Walks|publisher=Wildwalks Books|access-date=6 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304001703/http://www.wildwalks.com/bushwalking/general/list-of-walks.html?groupid=56|archive-date=4 March 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The track is often close to the [[Main North
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Overview map showing the Great North Walk route with distances and amenities.
[[File:Great North Walk.jpg|left|thumb|377x377px]]
== Terrain profile ==
The terrain profile of the Great North Walk as of the end of 2010.<br />
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[[File:Great North Walk terrain Profile.gif|1000px|Great North Walk terrain Profile]]
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<gallery>
Image:GlenrockLagoonFromLeichhardtLookout.JPG|Looking east across [[Glenrock Lagoon]] from Leichhardt's Lookout
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==References==
{{reflist}}
* {{Cite book |title=The Great North Walk |first=Garry |last=McDougall |
== External links ==
{{commons|Hunter Valley}}
* [http://www.thegreatnorthwalk.com/ The Great North Walk] – dedicated information site n
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*[https://hikingtheworld.blog/index-of-hikes/overnight-walks-near-sydney/#GNW Great North Walk overview and interactive topographic map] - Hiking the World
* {{YouTube|uZHH3ifw4lQ|Great North Walk Video}} A Google Earth fly over of the whole Great North Walk
* [http://www.everytrail.com/guide/great-north-walk-australia-s-best-bushwalk EveryTrail Great North Walk Guide]
[[Category:Hiking and bushwalking tracks in
[[Category:1988 establishments in Australia]]
[[Category:The Hills Shire|Hills Shire]]
[[Category:Municipality of Hunter's Hill|Hunters Hill]]
[[Category:Lane Cove River]]
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