Malabar Headland Walk

Malabar Headland Walk

Maroubra Beach, NSW - Australia

The Malabar Headland Walk stretches along one of Sydney’s most dramatic coastal edges, moving across exposed cliffs, windswept sandstone, and narrow single-track paths shaped by the Pacific Ocean below. Over 4 kilometres and close to an hour of steady movement, the route climbs roughly 165 metres, creating a rhythm of short ascents, rolling contours, and long open views that define this part of the Eastern Suburbs.

Garmin Activity Log

The walk follows a sequence of concrete paths, compact coastal trails, and rocky sections that shift with the coastline itself. For dogs, it is a highly stimulating environment: wide visual fields, powerful ocean scents, seabirds overhead, and the textured surfaces of the headland all demand sensory attention. For humans, the openness provides something equally restorative, a place to breathe deeply, move freely, and recalibrate.

Even though the route is longer and more physically demanding, Malabar feels expansive rather than intense, offering a blend of distance, elevation, and ocean energy that makes the walk grounding for you and endlessly engaging for dogs.

Wearonomics Report: activity_21736805876.gpx

 This report provides a validation summary for the activity recorded on February 2, 2026. The underlying data has been processed to identify and exclude GPS artifacts, ensuring that the following metrics are based on clean, plausible movement evidence.

Total Duration:           27.4 minutes

Validated Active Walking: 18.7 minutes

Validated Max Speed:      42.6 m/s

GPS Artifacts Excluded:   1

During the analysis, 1 GPS jump artifact was detected. These are typically caused by brief signal loss and appear as impossibly fast spikes in speed. These artifacts were excluded from the final metrics to maintain the integrity of the analysis. Additionally, the analysis noted periods of sustained high speed consistent with possible vehicle transport.

 This validation process provides a higher degree of confidence that the credited activity reflects genuine, human-powered locomotion.