Discover Leonay

Explore Leonay through three distinct outdoor spots: the River Road Corridor Walking Track, with its changing surfaces; the 0.7-hectare Leonay Wetlands bushland reserve; and a kayak launching facility on River Road. They offer different options for planning your trip: getting active on a track, enjoying nature in the reserve, or paddling from the launching facility. If you’re looking for hotels in Leonay, you can start by considering what kind of outdoor activities you’d like to shape your days.

A track with varied sections

The River Road Corridor Walking Track has an access point from River Road in Leonay; another access point to the corridor is on River Road in Emu Plains. Along the corridor, easy, flat sections with sealed surfaces alternate with informal sections without a sealed path. Sealed surfaces include concrete, compacted sandstone and bitumen. So “easy and flat” does not describe the entire corridor, only the relevant sections. For planning, this distinction is more useful than thinking of the track as a single, uniform route: what matters is whether you’re considering a sealed, flat section or an informal section without a sealed path. The two River Road access points give you specific landmarks for finding your way.

Leonay Wetlands bushland reserve

The Leonay Wetlands is a 0.7-hectare bushland reserve. Its vegetation community is Alluvial Woodland. Access is via Leonay Parade at the entrance to Leonay Oval. Unlike the River Road Corridor Walking Track, the focus here is the reserve itself: its area and vegetation community give nature lovers a specific focus. If you’d rather include a bushland reserve than a section of track in your day’s plans, you can make this place a destination in its own right.

Kayak launching facility on River Road

The kayak launching facility in Leonay is on River Road between Buring Avenue and Urbane Street. It has upper and lower platforms, a jetty extending to the water, and an access path that connects to the footpath along River Road. It is the first facility of its kind south of the M4 and gives paddlers access to the Nepean Gorge. Here, the focus is on launching a kayak and the facility’s design.

Which focus suits your trip?

A direct comparison can make day planning easier: at the walking track, it matters which section and surface you have in mind; at the reserve, the focus is a clearly identified bushland destination; at the kayak facility, access and platforms are key.

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Also discover: Nelligen, Wollongbar, Mylestom, Mogo, Smiggin Holes, Luddenham, Toongabbie, Raleigh.

For the broader travel overview: New South Wales.