What are the best hiking suburbs in New South Wales?

The top-ranked suburbs are Albion Park, Armidale, Auburn, Avalon Beach, Ballina, and more, ordered by a category-specific composite score from official government and open data.

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Best Hiking Suburbs in New South Wales

Q: What does the index column mean on ranking pages?

The index shows relative strength within the ranking list. 100 is the top-ranked suburb; lower values are further from the leader. It is not an overall suburb rating out of 100.

Suburbs near trails, national parks and extensive green space — ideal for bushwalking and outdoor recreation.

Rank	Suburb	Index
#1	Albion Park	100
#2	Armidale	100
#3	Auburn	100
#4	Avalon Beach	100
#5	Ballina	100
#6	Bankstown	100
#7	Baulkham Hills	100
#8	Belrose	100
#9	Blacktown	100
#10	Bowral	100
#11	Broken Hill	100
#12	Campbelltown	100
#13	Camperdown	100
#14	Carlingford	100
#15	Castle Hill	100
#16	Casula	100
#17	Cecil Hills	100
#18	Cessnock	100
#19	Chatswood	100
#20	Chipping Norton	100
#21	Coffs Harbour	100
#22	Colyton	100
#23	Condobolin	100
#24	Cootamundra	100
#25	Dubbo	100
#26	East Ballina	100
#27	East Maitland	100
#28	Eastwood	100
#29	Eden	100
#30	Emu Plains	100
#31	Engadine	100
#32	Epping	100
#33	Flinders	100
#34	Forbes	100
#35	Forster	100
#36	Frenchs Forest	100
#37	Glebe	100
#38	Glen Innes	100
#39	Goulburn	100
#40	Greenacre	100
#41	Greystanes	100
#42	Griffith	100
#43	Guildford	100
#44	Gunnedah	100
#45	Harrington Park	100
#46	Hornsby	100
#47	Ingleburn	100
#48	Karabar	100
#49	Kellyville	100
#50	Kensington	100

Index shows relative strength within this list. 100 is the top-ranked suburb; lower values are further from the leader, not an overall suburb rating.

Last updated 21 August 2026 at 1:51 am AEST

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