Manly Dam Reserve

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Manly Dam Reserve (also known as the Manly-Warringah War Memorial Reserve) is an area of urban bushland in the Northern Beaches region of Sydney, Australia. It is within the suburb of Allambie Heights, in Warringah.

A trail in the Reserve. Steep rock steps in the foreground with wooden boardwalk beyond.
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A trail in the Reserve. Steep rock steps in the foreground with wooden boardwalk beyond.

The Reserve adjoins the south-eastern edge of Garigal National Park, and to the reserve's east lies Wakehurst golf course.

There are a number of well maintained tracks in the area popular with bushwalkers and mountain bike riders. In fact, a circuit around 'the Dam' is one of the most famous mountain bike rides in Sydney. However, erosion of the trails has lead to closure in the past and installation of a number of wooden boardwalks at various points.

As the name would imply, the Reserve is centred around a Dam, officially Manly Reservoir but is more widely known as 'Manly Dam'. Manly Hydraulics Laboratory is at the southern end of the Reserve by the Dam.

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Coordinates: -33.775803° 151.247769°

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