Artarmon: Discover parks, paths and playgrounds

Artarmon offers plenty of reasons to spend time outdoors: at Artarmon Reserve, picnic shelters and natural and built shade sit alongside a playground; paths lead from Shepherd Road to the reserve and from Artarmon Railway Station through several named green spaces to Middle Harbour.

Artarmon Reserve: facilities and directions

Artarmon Reserve has picnic shelters, natural and built shade, and an accessible drinking fountain. Facilities may change over time. From the entrance to Artarmon Reserve, it is 250 m to Artarmon Station and 120 m to a taxi rank. These distances are measured from the entrance and may change if access points or facilities change. Based on the distances given, the taxi rank is closer to the reserve entrance than Artarmon Station.

Two paths with different endpoints

The Artarmon Link Path (Cordia Way) is a wide, gently undulating path for walking and cycling from Shepherd Road to Artarmon Reserve. The Artarmon to Middle Harbour Track starts at Artarmon Railway Station and passes through Artarmon Reserve, Bicentennial Park and Flat Rock Gully Reserve before reaching Middle Harbour. The routes differ in their starting and ending points: the Link Path runs from Shepherd Road to the reserve, while the track starts at the station, passes through several named green spaces and ends at Middle Harbour. These details offer a practical way to compare the routes.

Playgrounds at Artarmon Reserve and Thomson Park

The playground at Artarmon Reserve has a flying fox, large embankment slides, a spinning play structure, climbing structures, a sand area, trampolines and swings, including a basket swing. The fenced playground at Thomson Park has a basket swing, a wide embankment slide, a flying fox, a spinning play structure, speaking tubes and a climbing structure. The differences are easy to see: the sand area and trampolines are at Artarmon Reserve, while the fencing and speaking tubes are at Thomson Park; both locations have a basket swing. Check local notices for temporary changes to playground facilities.

Bushland and ecological connections

Artarmon Reserve covers a 6.9-hectare area east of the railway line and south of Burra Road in Artarmon. It contains the headwaters of a tributary of Flat Rock Creek and a significant area of natural bushland. Artarmon Park offers a different perspective: it is managed as part of a system of ecological connections that forms a wildlife corridor between the Lane Cove River and Middle Harbour. This highlights different aspects of the green spaces: the reserve’s headwaters and bushland, and Artarmon Park’s role in the connection system.

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