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Bay Run to Balmain East
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Bay Run to Balmain East

Length12.8 mi
Elev. Gain925 ft
Est. Steps29000
Road
Restrooms
Public transport
Drinking water
Playground
Places to sit
Stroller friendly
Kid friendly
Dog friendly
Scenic view
Created by sj

Bay Run to Balmain East Introduction

Bay Run to Balmain East is a 12.8 mile (29,000-step) route located near Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. This route has an elevation gain of about 925 ft and is rated as hard. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
This was a wonderful mix of foreshore paths, streets and parkland all with stunning views. A rather long walkabout but with plenty of opportunity to stop and rest along the way. Takes you round the bay run, under iron cove Bridge, through Balmain Cove, Ellington Park, past Dawn Fraser public baths (currently closed for renovations), to birchgrove oval and Yurulbin Park (where you can catch the Birchgrove ferry), onwards to ballast point (great family/dog friendly picnic and bbq spot with fantastic toilet facilities), from here a short walk through Mort bay and onto Balmain east (catch the ferry to circular quay or darling harbour), finish up by walking up darling street through Balmain and Rozelle. There are plenty of watering holes and cafes along the strip to recover!

Attractions Near Bay Run to Balmain East

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Balmain Colliery

Place
Balmain Colliery was a coal mine located in Birchgrove in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It produced coal from 1897 until 1931 and natural gas until 1945. At approximately 880 m depth, it remains the deepest coal mine ever to have been sunk in Australia.

Balmain East, New South Wales

Place
Balmain East is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Balmain East is located three kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Leichhardt.Situated on the eastern end of the Balmain peninsula in Sydney Harbour, Balmain East shares a boundary with the suburb of Balmain to the west.

Balmain East ferry wharf

Place
Balmain East ferry wharf (also known as Darling Street ferry wharf) is located on Sydney Harbour serving the Sydney suburb of Balmain East.

Balmain ferry wharf

Place
Balmain ferry wharf (also known as Thames Street ferry wharf) is located on Sydney Harbour serving the Sydney suburb of Balmain. It is served by Sydney Ferries Cockatoo Island services operating between Circular Quay and Cockatoo Island, with some peak F3 services operating to Chiswick. The single wharf is served by First Fleet and RiverCat class ferries.

Birchgrove ferry wharf

Place
Birchgrove ferry wharf (also known as Yurulbin Point ferry wharf and, formerly, Longnose Point ferry wharf) is located on Sydney Harbour serving the Sydney suburb of Birchgrove. It is served by Sydney Ferries Cockatoo Island services operating between Circular Quay and Cockatoo Island. The single wharf is served by First Fleet, SuperCat and Emerald class ferries.

Albion Hotel, Balmain

Place
The Albion Hotel is a former pub in the suburb of Balmain, in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is currently operated as a trattoria, café and private residence:

Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus

Place
The Balmain Campus of Sydney Secondary College is a government-funded co-educational dual modality partially academically selective and comprehensive junior secondary day school, located on the eastern side of the Balmain peninsula, in the inner-western Sydney suburb of Balmain, New South Wales, Australia.

Fenwick & Co Boat Store

Place
Fenwick & Co Boat Store is a heritage-listed former shipwright's yard at 2-8 Weston Street, Balmain East, Inner West Council, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1875 to 1885. It is also known as Fenwick & Co. Building and Bell's Store. The property is owned by the Inner West Council.

Iron Cove Creek

Place
Iron Cove Creek (also known as Dobroyd Stormwater Channel), a southern tributary of the Parramatta River, is an urban stream west of Sydney Harbour, located in the inner-western Sydney suburbs of Croydon, Ashfield, Haberfield and Five Dock in New South Wales, Australia.Iron Cove Creek traverses mostly through residential areas and parkland, making a 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) journey from where it surfaces in Croydon to where it empties into Iron Cove, which is a bay of the Parramatta River, at Five Dock.

Volunteer Hotel

Place
The Volunteer Hotel was a pub in the suburb of Balmain in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The pub is named because of its association with a group of volunteer firefighters. The fire bell was located across the road in Darling Street and when it rang, the volunteers would gather and proceed on to the fire.
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

Route Details

Length

12.8 mi

Elev. Gain

925 ft

Est. Steps

29000
Created by
sj
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