What was proposed?
The Pipeline Active Transport Corridor proposed a 9.2km, 2.5 to 4 metre shared user path from Beacon Hill to St Ives, providing walkers and cyclists with a wider, safer connection to communities and destinations.
The off-road path was proposed to include new connections and upgrades of existing paths along the Sydney Water pipeline corridor.
There were eight sections in total with combined funding provided through the NSW Government Places to Roam – Regional Trails Program and the Public Spaces Legacy Program.
This page was set up to provide information about the project through FAQs, documents links, and sections of the pipeline.
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| Section | From | To | Distance | Brief description and current use |
| Section 1 Ku-ring-gai Concept only | Hunter Avenue | Middle Harbour Creek | 2350m | Falls within Garigal National Park and Ku-ring-gai Council area. Currently an unsealed access road accessibly by mountain bikes and bush walkers. |
| Section 2 Middle Harbour Creek Concept only | Middle Harbour Creek | Middle Harbour Creek | 40m | Creek crossing at Middle Harbour Creek. Currently no access across creek at this location. Bushwalking track to 'stepping stone' creek crossing located approximately 800m upstream. Potential for a lightweight bridge to be installed. |
| Section 3 Davidson Trail Concept only | Middle Harbour Creek | John Oxley Drive | 990m | Falls partly in Garigal National Park. Partly sealed with rough asphalt or corrugated concrete with very steep gradients. Popular for bushwalking and used by mountain bike riders. |
| Section 4 Prahran Avenue | John Oxley Drive | John Oxley Drive | 1010m | Section mainly consists of a wide grass access track alongside pipeline. Currently used mainly for recreational walking. |
| Section 5 Frenchs Forest West | John Oxley Drive | Warringah Road | 1580m | Section mainly consists of unsealed road or grass access track alongside pipeline. Currently used mainly for recreational walking. |
| Section 6 Bantry Bay | Warringah Road | Wakehurst Parkway | 1140m | Part unsealed access track, part sealed access road. Route diverts from pipeline to allow more direct route to existing Wakehurst Parkway bridge. |
| Section 7 Manly Dam | Wakehurst Parkway | Allambie Road | 1400m | Unsealed access track alongside pipeline. This section of track is very popular with mountain bike riders and walkers. Corridor forms part of the areas informal mountain bike network. |
| Section 8 Allambie Heights | Allambie Road | Ethie Road | 650m | Grass verge alongside pipeline. Generally used by walkers and mountain bikes. |
We consulted with the community and key stakeholders on section 6 and section 8 of the corridor.
We provided information on a your say page for each section, delivered letterbox drops for identified properties and surrounds and installed signage. We included information in our newsletters and media, and we held meetings with key community stakeholder groups and State authorities.
Our your say pages included a survey to capture feedback to options (section 6 only) and community sentiment on the proposed pathway. We provided FAQs which answered key questions about the project and about shared paths more generally.
We provided document links to our strategies and plans for active transport and travel, as well as a link to the NSW Active Transport Strategy.
Warringah Road to Wakehurst Parkway.
See the history of this section here.
Allambie Road to Ethie Road.
See the history of this section here.
