trail ✓ Dogs welcome, verified with North Sydney Council

Tunks Park to Artarmon Reserve

7.7 km, moderate walk

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The rules at a glance

On-lead welcome

Verified dog-friendly with North Sydney Council

Cammeray, NSW

Rules verified 26 July 2026

Dogs: Welcome
Where: Cammeray, NSW
Policy checked: 2026-07-26

Pet policy

On lead through playground areas and on sporting fields during booked games; the park also has designated off-leash zones.

Verified via northsydney.nsw.gov.au

This is a 7.7 km walk that links two very different dog parks through the bush corridor between them, running from Tunks Park in Cammeray up Flat Rock Gully to Artarmon Reserve. The deciding fact is that the leash rules change three times along the way, and the middle section is the strictest.

The walk. AllTrails clocks the full route at 7.7 km and rates it moderate, around two hours. It starts flat beside Long Bay, then climbs the gully on unpaved track and stairs beneath the road bridges before opening out onto the Artarmon oval. Walked one way it is a genuine point to point, and the train home from Artarmon station is 250 metres from the far end.

The rules. Three sets, in sequence. At Tunks Park, North Sydney Council allows dogs off lead on the main sports fields except during organised games. Through Flat Rock Gully in the middle, dogs must be on lead the whole way. At Artarmon Reserve, Willoughby City Council allows off lead on the big oval on weekdays before 9am and after 4pm. Dogs are not permitted within 10 metres of the playgrounds at either end.

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Long Bay at the Tunks Park end is calm and easy to get into. Time it for mid to high tide though. At low tide it goes shallow and muddy near the boat ramp, which is fun for exactly one of you.

Getting there. Free parking at the end of Brothers Avenue, Cammeray. Buses run along Miller Street, about 10 to 15 minutes walk uphill from the park, and Artarmon station sits at the other end, which makes the one way version easy. Toilets, barbecues and bubblers are at Tunks Park. Artarmon Reserve has toilets, picnic shelters and water. Bag dispensers sit at the gully entry points.

Nearby with the dogs. Flat Rock Gully and Flat Rock Gully Walking Track cover the middle section on its own if 7.7 km is too much, and Primrose Park Walking Track is the shorter option next door. The Alchemist Espresso is the Cammeray end coffee stop and The Incinerator Cafe the Artarmon one.

When to go. Weekday mid morning, once the commuter dog walkers have cleared out and before the after school rush. Saturday mornings are busiest at the Artarmon end, where a parkrun uses the oval. Good for big runners: the gully climb is the honest part of this walk.