Guided experience · Coming soon
Hermitage Foreshore Trail
Follow one of Sydney's most scenic harbour trails with incredible water views and quiet harbour beaches.
9.5 km About 1 hour 40 minutes with photo stops Moderate
Register your interestSydney Harbour from its most beautiful edge
The eastern foreshore links a string of small harbour beaches with skyline views most visitors never see. This guided experience runs it end to end, with time to stop, swim and take photographs.
It finishes at Watsons Bay, where a ferry back to the city makes the perfect end to the morning.
- Distance
- 9.5 km
- Duration
- About 1 hour 40 minutes with photo stops
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Terrain
- Foreshore trail, sandstone steps and quiet streets
- Group size
- Small group, up to 8 runners
- Start point
- Rose Bay
- Finish point
- Watsons Bay
- Suggested fitness
- Comfortable running 9 to 10 km with steps and short climbs
Tour highlights
- Shark Beach
- Nielsen Park
- Harbour swimming spots
- Quiet harbour beaches along the foreshore
- Sydney skyline views across the water
Route preview
Ferries serve both Rose Bay and Watsons Bay, and buses run the length of the route — no car needed.
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This experience is ideal for
- Visitors to Sydney
- Social runners
- Recreational runners
- Small groups
- Locals wanting new experiences
This experience may not suit
- Competitive training sessions
- Pace-focused runs
- Beginners unable to complete the advertised distance
What's included
- Guided experience with a local runner
- Local route knowledge along the way
- Photo stops at the best viewpoints
- Sydney recommendations for the rest of your stay
- Post-run café recommendation
- Digital route summary emailed afterwards
Inclusions are proposed while we finalise these experiences.