Middle Head Gubbuh-Gubbuh to Georges Head walking track
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Overview
History buffs and kids alike will delight in this walk, exploring forts and learning about history. Middle Head – Gubbuh Gubbuh to Georges Head walking track seamlessly connects the two headlands. Parking is available at both ends, allowing you to choose your starting point. Keep in mind that it's a 6km walk if you need to retrace your steps to where you started.
If you park at Middle Head, follow Governors Road past the 19th-century cottages to the Inner Middle Head Fort. Here you'll find two large gun emplacements sitting atop a tunnel network once used for shelter and ammunition storage.
Continue south to Outer Middle Head and explore the maze of gun emplacements, canons, 'tiger cages' and structures dating from the 1800s to 1960s built to protect Sydney from potential invasion. Discover what life was like for the people who trained and worked here. Gain new insights with historic photographs, interpretive signage, and online videos.