Arcadia

Basics

Arcadia is about as rural as you can get in the Sydney area.

You can run on the quite roads (or cycle)
Best place though would be the MarraMarra National Park
- Marramarra National Park is a great place to go canoeing, camping, bushwalking, picnicking or birdwatching. It's at the junction of Hawkesbury River and Berowra Creek, on the northern outskirts of Sydney, and features great wetlands, views of the Hawkesbury and the largest area of mangroves on the Central Coast. This park has been left in its natural and undeveloped state, and is mainly the preserve of experienced bushwalkers.
- This pristine park has a good selection of ridge walks terminating with water views. The best access to the ridges is from Coba Road, continuing along Bloodwood Road to either Marramarra Ridge or Coba Ridge. A favourite walk goes along Coba Ridge to Collingridge Point, which is a good lunch stop. Another walk follows Smugglers Ridge to Marramarra Creek and then returns via Marramarra Ridge. Duckponds Ridge Trail also goes to Marramarra Creek. There's also a walk along the Canoelands Ridge Track, from Canoelands Road to Gentlemans Halt, which is a about 10km.