Waterloo Park

Waterloo Park is a dog walk in Alexandria, NSW, where the route is large neighborhood park featuring sports oval, skate park, playgrounds, outdoor fitness equipment, and mature trees providing shade.

The walk

Underfoot it is paved paths and grass.

Off-lead rules

City of Sydney manages the route. Off-lead exercise is allowed in the signed areas of Waterloo Park, with the usual expectation that the lead comes back on near roads, picnic zones and other users.

Carry water for the dog: drinking points along walks like this are rarely signed, so plan as if there are none. Early morning and dusk are the comfortable windows in Alexandria for an on-lead stroll of this kind, particularly through the warmer months.

Worth knowing

There is enough dog-friendly hospitality around Alexandria to turn the walk into an outing; the suburb guide sorts out the options. Beaconsfield Park is the other local walk worth comparing.