Bushwalks & Bushwalking Tracks

There are so many amazing bushwalking tracks to explore throughout the Blue Mountains region.

Check out the table below for some of the more popular walks in this stunning World Heritage listed region.

Please Note:

Personal locator beacons (PBL's) are available for loan when you register your walk with the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service or NSW Police. You can pick up a beacon at Blackheath National Parks and Wildlife Service office, or Springwood and Katoomba Police stations.

For updates on closed areas within the Blue Mountains, please check the NSW Government website for
National Parks and Wildlife Service Park Closure information.

Blue Mountains Bushwalks - Golf Links Lookout Leura

The Blue Mountains features some of the World's most spectacular bushwalks...

See Also:
Six Foot Track | National Parks Discovery Walks
Camping | Guided Bushwalks Websites

Grading of Tracks
	Wheel Chair accessible.
Easy:	Suitable for all ages, but take care with children.
Med:	Some steps and stairs - for people who walk occasionally.
Hard:	Steep stairs and steps - for people who walk regularly. Visitors with heart or breathing difficulties should not attempt these walks.
Exp:	Experienced walkers only - High level of fitness and navigational skill required, minimum 3 in group. Advise friends or police of route and destination times.
Safety Information
Check List for Walkers: KEEP WELL BACK FROM CLIFF EDGES. Do not climb safety fences. Supervise children carefully. Always carry water for drinking. For longer walks warm, waterproof clothing is advised. Weather changes can be dramatic and swift in the mountains Know your route - and advise friends where you are going and what time to expect you back Wear sensible walking shoes (boots are not essential) Carry a bag for rubbish and encourage others to do likewise Wear a hat and protect skin from sun Keep to the tracks For longer walks or if you are inexperienced, carry a Personal Locator Beacon and always have at least three in your group. If there is an emergency, one can go for help while another stays with a sick or injured person. Check weather forecasts, track conditions, river water levels and fire danger before heading out.

Glenbrook / Warrimoo
Name of Walk / Location	Time Approx. (hrs)	Grade	Approx. Distance	OK When Misty	Picnic Nearby	Toilets Nearby	Camp- Site	Views	Water- falls	Rain-forest	Bird- Life
Knapsack Gully Viaduct	1	Easy	2km Return
Lapstone Zig Zag/Knapsack Gully Viaduct	1	Easy	3km Return
Nat. Park Glenbrook Entrance/Euroka Picnic Area	3	Easy	6km Return
Euroka Creek/Nepean River	1	Easy	2.5km Return
Bluff Reserve Lookout Circuit	0.5	Easy	1km Circuit
Nat. Park Glenbrook Entrance/Red Hands Cave	4	Med	8 km Circuit					Follows Creek
Jellybean Pool or Blue Pool	1	Med	2km Return						Swim-ming
Florabella Pass	3	Med	5.5km One Way
Jack Evans Track (Erskine Creek)	4	Hard	2.5km Return

Springwood / Faulconbridge
Name of Walk / Location	Time (hrs)	Grade	Approx. Distance	OK When Misty	Picnic Nearby	Toilets Nearby	Camp- Site	Views	Water-falls	Rain-forest	Bird- Life
Madoline Glen/Birdwood Gully	1.5	Easy	2.5km Circuit
Springwood / Sassafras Gully / Victory Track / Faulconbridge	4	Easy	8km One Way
Wiggins Track / Sassafras / Glenbrook / Magdala Creek	5	Med.	10km Circuit
Blue Gum Swamp/Shaws Ridge	4	Med	8km Circuit

Lawson
Name of Walk / Location	Time (hrs)	Grade	Approx. Distance	OK When Misty	Picnic Nearby	Toilets Nearby	Camp- Site	Views	Water-falls	Rain-forest	Bird- Life
Dantes Glen / Empire Pass/Frederica Falls	2.5	Med.	3km Circuit
South Lawson Waterfall Circuit	2.5	Med.	4km Circuit

Wentworth Falls
Name of Walk / Location	Time (hrs)	Grade	Approx. Distance	OK When Misty	Picnic Nearby	Toilets Nearby	Camp- Site	Views	Water-falls	Rain-forest	Bird- Life
Charles Darwin Walk	1.5	Easy	2.5km One Way
Rocket Point	1.5	Med.	2km Return
Weeping Rock/Queens Cascade	1	Med.	1km Return
Princes Rock Lookout	0.5	Med.	1km Return
Den Fenella	1.5	Med.	2km Return
Valley of the Waters Nature Track	3	Med.	4km Circuit
Valley of the Waters/Lilians Glen/Inspiration Point	2.5	Med.	5km One Way
Overcliff / Undercliff / National Pass / Valley of the Waters	4.5	Hard	6km Circuit
Valley of the Waters/Wentworth Pass/National Park	5	Exp	6km Circuit

Leura
Name of Walk / Location	Time (hrs)	Grade	Approx. Distance	OK When Misty	Picnic Nearby	Toilets Nearby	Camp- Site	Views	Water-falls	Rain-forest	Bird- Life
Sublime Point Lookout	0.5	Easy	0.5km Return
Gordon Falls to Leura Falls	1	Easy	2km One Way
Leura Cascades to Bridal Veil Falls	1	Easy	1km Return
Lyrebird Dell/Pool of Siloam	2	Med.	2km Circuit
Leura Cascades Round Walk	1	Med.	2km Circuit
Lockley Pylon	4	Med.	9km Return
Leura Cascades /Leura Forest/Fern Bower Circuit	3	Hard	3km Return

Katoomba
Name of Walk / Location	Time (hrs)	Grade	Approx. Distance	OK When Misty	Picnic Nearby	Toilets Nearby	Camp- Site Nearby	Views	Water-falls	Rain-forest	Bird- Life
Three Sisters Walk	0.5	Easy	1km Return
Echo Point/Prince Henry Cliff Walk/Katoomba Falls	1.5	Easy	4km Return
Katoomba Falls /Cliff View Lookout	0.5	Easy	0.5km Return
Boars Head Rock / Cahills Lookout	0.5	Easy	0.5km Return
Echo Point/Prince Henry Cliff Walk/Gordon Falls	2.5	Med.	5km One Way
Katoomba Falls / Furber Steps / Scenic Railway	1.5	Med.	2km Circuit
Katoomba Falls Round Walk	1	Med.	1km Circuit
Minnehaha Falls	1.5	Med.	2km Return
Giant Stairway / Dardanelles Pass / Leura Forest/Federal Pass/Giant Stairway	4.5	Hard	6km Circuit
Giant Stairway / Federal Pass / Scenic Railway/Prince Henry Cliff Walk	2.5	Exp	7km Circuit
Furber Steps / Ruined Castle / Golden Stairs	8	Exp	14km Return
Scenic Railway / Ruined Castle	7	Exp	12km Return
Golden Stairs / Ruined Castle	5	Exp	8km Return
Explorers Tree/Old Reserve via Six Foot Track	4.5	Exp	7.5km One Way
Six Foot Track/Katoomba to Jenolan Caves	3 days	Exp	42km One Way

Blackheath
Name of Walk / Location	Time (hrs)	Grade	Approx. Distance	OK When Misty	Picnic Nearby	Toilets Nearby	Camp- Site	Views	Water-falls	Rain-forest	Bird- Life
Fairfax Heritage Track	1	Easy	2km One Way
Govetts Leap / Evans Lookout	1.5	Med.	3km One Way
Govetts Leap / Pulpit Rock	3	Med.	6km Return
Govetts Leap / Braeside Walk	1.5	Med	3km Return
Neates Glen / Grand Canyon	4	Med.	5km Circuit
Centennial Glen / Porters Pass	3	Med.	4km Circuit
Popes Glen/Govetts Leap	3	Med	6km Return
Walls Cave Walk	1	Med	2km One Way
Perrys Lookdown / Blue Gum Forest	5.5	Exp	5km Return
Govetts Leap / Blue Gum Forest / Perrys Lookdown / Grose Valley	10	Exp	15km Circuit
Evans Lookout/Beauchamp Falls/Junction Rock/Govetts Leap	7	Exp	6km Circuit
Pierces Pass/Grose Valley	6	Exp	6km Return

Lithgow
Name of Walk / Location	Time (hrs)	Grade	Approx. Distance	OK When Misty	Picnic Nearby	Toilets Nearby	Camp- Site	Views	Water-falls	Rain-forest	Bird- Life
Lithgow City Heritage Walk	1.5	Easy	3km Circuit
Blackman's Crown	1	Med	2km Return
Eskbank Walk	1.5	Med	3km One Way
Deep Pass	4	Hard	5km Return
Glow Worm Tunnel	2	Med	3km Return
Newnes Oil Shale Ruins	2	Med	5km Circuit
Old Coach Road	4	Med	10km One Way
Zig Zag Walking Track	0.5	Med	2.5km One Way
Pipeline Track	4	Hard	11km One Way

Megalong Valley
Name of Walk / Location	Time (hrs)	Grade	Approx. Distance	OK When Misty	Picnic Nearby	Toilets Nearby	Camp- Site	Views	Water-falls	Rain-forest	Bird- Life
Coachwood Glen	1	Med	1km Circuit
Old Cemetery to Cox River via Six Foot Track	6	Med	14km Return

Mount Victoria/Mount York
Name of Walk / Location	Time (hrs)	Grade	Approx. Distance	OK When Misty	Picnic Nearby	Toilets Nearby	Camp- Site	Views	Water-falls	Rain-forest	Bird- Life
Fairy Bower/Coxs Cave/Mt Piddington	2.5	Med	3km Return
Reinitz Pass/ Bushranger Cave	3	Med	3km Circuit
Berghofers Pass	1	Med	3km Return
Coxs Road/ Nature Walk	2	Med	3km One Way
Lawsons Long Alley/Lockyers Loop Road	4	Med	11km Return
Victoria Falls Lookout/ Burra Korain Flat	5	Hard	6km Return

Bells Line of Road
Name of Walk / Location	Time (hrs)	Grade	Approx. Distance	OK When Misty	Picnic Nearby	Toilets Nearby	Camp- Site	Views	Water-falls	Rain-forest	Bird- Life
Mt Banks Summit Walk	2	Med	2km Return
Mt Banks Wall	4	Easy	11km Return
Walls Lookout	1	Easy	3km Return
The Gorge Walking Track	1	Med	2km Return
Pierces Pass	3	Hard	5km Return
Rigby Hill	1	Med	1.5km Return

Mount Wilson
Name of Walk / Location	Time (hrs)	Grade	Approx. Distance	OK When Misty	Picnic Nearby	Toilets Nearby	Camp- Site	Views	Water-falls	Rain-forest	Bird- Life
Cathedral of Ferns	0.5	Easy	0.5km Return
Waterfall Crcuit Track	1	Med	1km Circuit
Chinamans Hat	1	Med	3.5km Circuit

Oberon
Name of Walk / Location	Time (hrs)	Grade	Approx. Distance	OK When Misty	Picnic Nearby	Toilets Nearby	Camp- Site	Views	Water-falls	Rain-forest	Bird- Life
Kanangra Walls Lookout	0.5	Easy	1km Return
Evan's Crown	2	Med	3km Return
Kanangra Plateau Walk	2	Med	3km Circuit
Kanangra Waterfalls Walk	1	Hard	2km Return

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