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The walk from Annandale Post office to Ferry Road Glebe should take between one and two hours. From Ferry Road to the Fish Markets half an hour and from the Fish Markets to Circular Quay two hours. See Google Map - Annandale.
A 470 bus from the Sydney CBD or a 370 from Coogee Beach, via UNSW and Sydney University, will take you to the Annandale Post Office at the Intersection of Johnston and Booth Sts. Buses also travel past Annandale along Paramatta Rd and the Crescent. There are cafes and Pubs on Paramatta Rd and Booth St, but not the Crescent.
This walk, starts from the Annandale Post office and Overlaps with another Self Paced walk around Annandale which provides more detail about the area. Also see the Glebe Society Foreshore Walk
Getting your bearings. Annandale Post Office is on the North West corner of the intersection Booth and Collins St. From the Post office head north towards the Petrol Station and continue along Johnston St, past the Annandale North Primary School, the Abbey and Witches Houses. Though these are high on a cliff above the footpath and are best viewed later on in the walk.
Johnston St ends at the Crescent, where you will get a full view of the ANZAC bridge and behind it the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Continue walking along the paths through Federal and Bicentennial Parks towards the city.
Follow a path toward the CBD, past the children's playground, on the right, and the reintroduced mangroves and beach on the left, to the footbridge across Johnston's creek. Though new, this bridge is a replica of the original bridge. Before crossing the bridge look back over Annandale, for a good view of the grand houses on the cliff overlooking Johnston St - the Witches Houses, the Abbey and Kennilworth. Henry Parkes, Premier of NSW 1872 - 1892 and "Father of Federation" lived at "Kenilworth" in Annandale until his death in 1896.
Continue over the bridge to Glebe Point - where you get a view of the ANZAC, Glebe Island and Sydney Harbour Bridges. Here, you can either head up Glebe Point Road and explore one of the earliest suburbs to be settled in Sydney or follow the harbour fourshore.
The Harbour Foreshore path, continues past the Walter Burley Griffin designed Incinerator, to the Sydney University BoatShed and Glebe High School before a short diversion away from the foreshore to Pyrmont Bridge Road which will take you to the Sydney Fish Market.
The Glebe Point route will take you past the Chinese Temple, look for the signs before you get to the Youth Hostels. Behind the Youth Hostels is Toxteth estate, which has many grand Victorian houses. Continuing along Glebe Point Road, you pass the Library as well as several cafes and pubs.
After Bridge St, look out for the St John's Church on the Southern side of the road. You can turn left (North) into St John's Road, which will take you past the display room of the Inner City Clayworkers. St John's Road ends at Wentworth Park, where there are regular Greyhound races. Turn left, away from the City, to visit the Sydney Fish Markets. You will pass the viaduct and the Soccer (Football) Training grounds used by the Nerds FC.
All fish sold commercially in NSW passes through the Fish Market and there are auctions of the daily catch in the early hours of each day. However, later in the day the markets turn into a gourmet's delight. You can buy fresh fish, vegetables, cheeses and wines and take them home. Or have your fish prepared on the spot, as Sushi, Barbeque, Grilled or tossed in a Wok and eat it at one of the outdoor tables on the boardwalk overlooking blackwattle bay.
From the Fish markets, you can catch the Light Rail to Central Station via Darling Harbour and China Town or continue walking through Pyrmont. The light rail takes you back to annandale over the viaduct.
Exiting via the fishmarket carpark, will bring you out under the ramp to the ANZAC bridge and the Roadway to the old Glebe Island bridge. Continue along this road until you reach the now closed Glebe Island bridge then turn right and into Pyrmont with its large number of new highrise apartments.
Following the harbour as closely as possible will bring you to a boardwalk and eventually the Sydney Casino and Maritime Museum. From there you can catch a ferry to Circular Quay or walk over Pyrmont Bridge, now reserved for Pedestrians and Cyclists, into the heart of the City. As you walk over the Pyrmont bridge, the tall sailing ship moored to the south of the bridge is the James Craig which lost its original figurehead in 1917. Though not on the ship there is a new figurehead.
See also Engineering Heritage Tours
This page www.ramin.com.au/annandale/annandale-to-sydney.shtml last updated 16 September 2008.
