Thornleigh Zig Zag Railway Walks

Hornsby Shire Council

Details

Date and time

November 9, 2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Location

Thornleigh Station, The Esplanade, Thornleigh NSW, Australia

Event registration^*Go to the event's website

*Registration / tickets to an event are subject to the event organiser availability.

About this event

Come and discover the mysteries of the Thornleigh Zig Zag Railway on a guided tour by local historian and author of Zig Zag Away, Tim Sowden.

Attendees will trace the route from Thornleigh Station, along local streets towards Zig Zag Creek, on to the site of a quarry which operated in the late 19th Century, before passing the site of Hall’s Camp, a temporary workers’ township now long forgotten.

Saturday 11 October 2025, 9-11am
Saturday 25 October 2025, 9-11am
Sunday 9 November 2025, 2-4pm

See where the line ran, visit the historic quarry and more.

Related events

5 Nov 8am-4pm

Working with Woody Weeds

Engadine

5 Nov 10am-12pm

Garden Discovery Buggy Tour 2025

Keiraville

6 Nov 10am-12pm

Seedlings Nature School - Royal Botanic ...

Sydney

7 Nov - 16 Nov 8am-3pm

Frog ID Week

Bankstown

7 Nov 9am-11am

Bush School Fridays 2025

Randwick

7 Nov 9am-11am

River Life - Lane Cove Bush Kids

Lane Cove West

7 Nov 10am-11am

Nature Play toddlers | Animal Rescue

Saint Ives

7 Nov 4pm-6pm

Growing Great Veggies!