Sydney to Terrigal drive: Distance, time & road trip stops

Sydney to Terrigal drive: Hawkesbury River and Brisbane Water National Park

Brooklyn on the Hawkesbury River is the departure point for the Riverboat Postman cruises, which deliver mail to river communities such as Dangar Island and invites tourists to join them.

On the other side of the Hawkesbury River Bridge is the Broken Bay Pearl Farm in Mooney Mooney. You can do the pearl farm tour here, and learn how pearls are cultivated.

The river marks the boundary between Sydney and the Central Coast. The motorway skirts the edge of Brisbane Water National Park and runs close to the Walkabout Wildlife Sanctuary and Australian Reptile Park on the way into Gosford.

There are a couple of walks here, too. The Girrakool Loop Track and Piles Creek Loop to the Piles Creek Lookout are both worth considering.

Click through for the next section: Gosford and Terrigal.