| Hawkesbury Heights is one of the smallest
towns within the Blue Mountains. It shares the same postcode as Springwood and
Winmalee but received it's own name in the mid 80's. Hawkesbury Heights
offers a spectacular lookout with views over the Nepean River to the Penrith International
Regatta Centre, the vast plains to Sydney and the bushland below. The Lookout
also provides BBQ and Picnic facilities for people who wish to take in the fresh
air of the Blue Mountains while overlooking the plains. Hawkesbury Heights
also offers a newly rebuilt youth hostel also known as the North Springwood Youth
Hostel and the area contains a Flora & Fauna Reserve. From
Hawkesbury lookout there is a winding drive down the Blue Mountains which regularly
experiences falling rocks. At the foot of the descent to the left hand side a
short distance into the bush is a hidden attraction... Evidence of the
Daruk tribe who inhabited the area in ages past can be seen through aboriginal
art carved into rock. Remarkably preserved today is the ancient rock carving known
as "the flight of the Great Grey Kangaroo". Hawkesbury Road
continues through to Yarramundi, Agnes Banks, and then on to Richmond, about 15
minutes drive from Hawkesbury Lookout.
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