Pittwater Life January 2024 Issue

Berry Reserve Market
Set amongst the trees in a
lakeside position at Narrabeen
you will find more than 80
stalls offering arts, jewellery,
collectibles, home wares,
fashion and food every third
Sunday throughout the year.
Beaches Market
@ Palmy
Offering food, home wares,
fashion and jewellery at
Governor Phillip Park every
fourth Sunday of the month
from 9am-3pm.
OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES
There are plenty of
opportunities to get out
there for fun and fitness over
summer.
Barefoot bowls
Walk the greens at Newport,
Mona Vale and Avalon Beach
Bowling Clubs. No experience
necessary. Contact the clubs
for details – and while you’re at
it, ask about happy hours and
meal deals – they’re plentiful
and good value!
Biking trails
The Terrey Hills BMX Bike Track
is competition standard and
well maintained by volunteers.
It’s open to all levels and
coaching is available. The
track is closed when damp or
wet to prevent damage to the
track surface. You will find it
near Garigal National Park at
JJ Melbourne Hills Memorial
Reserve, Thompson Drive.
For mountain bike riders
the world-class facility Bare
Creek Bike Park at Crozier Road
Belrose features 1.6 kilometres
of downhill bike trails, flow
trails, skills and dirt jump
areas – three separate tracks,
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for kids to advanced (pictured);
it also has walking trails,
toilets, drinking fountains,
bike maintenance stations and
onsite parking for up to 40
cars. Open 7am – 7pm every
day (weather-permitting).
Of course, if busy parks are
not your thing, then there
are plenty of great tracks for
riders of all levels in Pittwater
– from the gentle flat loop of
Narrabeen Lagoon to the bush
around Terrey Hills and the
National Parks.
Exercise areas
Free outdoor exercise areas in
many of our local parks and
reserves are geared up with a
variety of equipment to help
you push up/pull up, do situps,
arm combos, leg presses,
shoulder presses, some also
have step machines. You’ll
find them at Berry Reserve,
Bilarong Reserve, Lakeside
Park, Newport Beach and the
Warriewood Valley space in
Boondah Road.
Golf
Boasting three public
courses and some of the best
invitation-only private courses
in Sydney, if golf is your
game you’re in the right spot.
Accessible courses at Bayview
and Mona Vale are 18-holers,
while Palm Beach and Avalon
Beach each offer nine holes of
fun and relaxation. There’s a
Par-3 ‘Pitch and Putt’ course
in Terrey Hills and a putt-putt
and a decent golf range in
Narrabeen.
Horse riding
There are numerous arenas,
equestrian facilities and horse
riding schools and several
horse trails in Terrey Hills and
Duffys Forest in the Ku-ring-gai
and Garigal National Parks.
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