Table of Contents

* Location maps * Introduction * Sydneys Best Picnic Spots, Parks and Reserves at a glance * Sydneys Best Picnic Spots, Parks and Reserves: City and Eastern Suburbs; Near West; Lower North Shore and Middle Harbour; Northern Beaches and Ku-ring-gai; North West; Blue Mountains; South West; South & Royal National Park * Walking in Sydney: A walk around the Rocks; Clifftop walks in the Eastern Suburbs; Walking around the Northern Beaches; A walk around Parramatta; Walking in the Blue Mountains * Safety tips * The Perfect Picnic checklist * Useful addresses and contacts * Index * Other books in this series * Photography in this book * Map symbols * Cityrail map * Ferry map * About the authors and acknowledgements * Feedback

About the Author

Veechi Stuart is a freelance journalist and former Sydney Morning Herald columnist. Veechi is passiionate about bushwalking, the local community and the environment. She is the author of two other Woodslane guides: Blue Mountains Best Bushwalks and Sydneys Best Bush, Park and City Walks. Andrew Swaffer has worked in publishing for over 20 years, several of these writing for the Footprint series of travel guides (co-authoring two Australian guides with Katrina OBrien), and now works for local Sydney publisher Woodslane Press. His love of the outdoors led him to develop this new series of Woodslane outdoor guides. Catherine Proctor is a freelance author and editor who has lived on Sydneys Northern Beaches for over 20 years. She is the author of several books including Sydneys Best Dog Walks, Parks and Places to Play.