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Blue Mountains walks and lookouts

Blue Mountains walks and lookouts

From a 25-minute stroll to the Three Sisters to two days along the clifftops. Every walk has a route map, directions to the trailhead and a free GPX file to use offline.

Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0

The Blue Mountains has hundreds of walking tracks. These are the ones worth your day, with the detail you need to actually get there: where the trailhead is, where to park, whether the train works, and a map you can use when the phone signal disappears, which it will.

Distances, times and grades are the official NSW National Parks figures. Grades follow the Australian Walking Track Grading System: Grade 1 is flat and sealed, Grade 3 has steps and short steep sections, Grade 5 is for experienced bushwalkers only.

Three Sisters Walk
KatoombaWalk

Three Sisters Walk

The short, mostly flat walk from Echo Point to the foot of the Three Sisters - the one view every first-time visitor comes for.

0.8km return · 25 - 45min Grade 1
Prince Henry Cliff Walk
KatoombaWalk

Prince Henry Cliff Walk

Seven kilometres of clifftop track linking Katoomba and Leura, with more than 20 lookouts over the Jamison Valley.

7km one-way · 3 - 4hrs Grade 3
Grand Canyon Track
BlackheathWalk

Grand Canyon Track

A historic loop that drops off the plateau into a fern-filled slot canyon, then climbs back out to Evans Lookout.

6.3km loop · 3 - 4hrs Grade 3
Fairfax Heritage Walking Track
BlackheathWalk

Fairfax Heritage Walking Track

A sealed, gently graded track from the Blue Mountains Heritage Centre to Govetts Leap lookout - the best accessible walk in the park.

1.8km one-way · 30 - 45min Grade 1
Wentworth Falls Track
Wentworth FallsWalk

Wentworth Falls Track

A short walk from the picnic area to the top of Wentworth Falls, with two lookouts over the Jamison Valley on the way.

1.4km return · 45min - 1hr Grade 3
Pulpit Rock Track
BlackheathWalk

Pulpit Rock Track

Clifftop walking from Govetts Leap past Horseshoe Falls to Pulpit Rock, a blade of sandstone with a three-tier lookout hanging over the Grose Valley.

7km return · 2 - 3hrs Grade 3
Jellybean Pool Track
GlenbrookWalk

Jellybean Pool Track

A short, steep walk down to a sandy swimming hole on Glenbrook Creek - the closest national park swim to Sydney.

1km return · 30min - 1hr Grade 3
Red Hands Cave Walking Track
GlenbrookWalk

Red Hands Cave Walking Track

A creek-side loop to one of the best-preserved Aboriginal hand stencil galleries in the Sydney region.

8km loop · 1hr 30min - 2hrs 30min Grade 3
Mount Banks Summit Walk
BilpinWalk

Mount Banks Summit Walk

A steady climb through heath to a basalt-capped summit on the quiet northern side of the Grose Valley.

2.4km return · 2 - 3hrs Grade 3
Glow Worm Tunnel Walking Track
LithgowWalk

Glow Worm Tunnel Walking Track

Walk through an abandoned 400-metre railway tunnel on the Newnes Plateau, its walls lit by thousands of glow worms.

6km return · 2 - 3hrs Grade 3
KatoombaWalk

Ruined Castle Walking Track

Down the Golden Stairs and along an old miners' track to a rock outcrop with a 360-degree view of the Jamison Valley.

6.6km return · 4 - 5hrs Grade 4
Cliff Top Walking Track
BlackheathWalk

Cliff Top Walking Track

The escarpment walk between Govetts Leap and Evans Lookout: heath, wildflowers and the Grose Valley beside you the whole way.

6km return · 3hrs - 3hrs 30min Grade 3
Overcliff-Undercliff Track
Wentworth FallsWalk

Overcliff-Undercliff Track

A loop that ducks under dripping overhangs and across hanging swamps between Wentworth Falls and the Conservation Hut.

3.5km loop · 1 - 2hrs Grade 3
Perrys Lookdown to Blue Gum Forest
BlackheathWalk

Perrys Lookdown to Blue Gum Forest

A very steep 600-metre descent into the Grose Valley to stand among the towering blue gums bushwalkers saved from the axe in 1932.

4km return · 3 - 4hrs Grade 4
LithgowWalk

Lost City Walking Track

A new track through the sandstone pagodas of the Lost City, in the Gardens of Stone above Lithgow.

6km return · 2 - 4hrs Grade 3
Katoomba Falls Round Walk
KatoombaWalk

Katoomba Falls Round Walk

A short loop through rainforest to lookouts over Katoomba Falls, starting beside Scenic World.

1.2km loop · 45min - 1hr 15min Grade 3
Dardanelles Pass Loop
KatoombaWalk

Dardanelles Pass Loop

Descend the Giant Stairway beside the Three Sisters into the rainforest of Leura Forest, and climb back out the other side.

5.3km loop · 2hrs 30min - 3hrs 30min Grade 4
Princes Rock Walking Track
Wentworth FallsWalk

Princes Rock Walking Track

The easiest way to see all of Wentworth Falls: a short walk to a lookout facing the falls head-on.

1.8km return · 30min - 1hr Grade 3
Wentworth FallsWalk

Nature Track

A quiet loop from the Conservation Hut through hanging swamps and heath, with a cascade and a lookout along the way.

3.3km loop · 1hr 30min - 2hrs 30min Grade 3
Kalang Falls Walk
OberonWalk

Kalang Falls Walk

A short, steep track down from Kanangra Walls to a cascade tumbling into one of the deepest gorges in Australia.

1.6km one-way · 30min
Grand Cliff Top Walk
Wentworth FallsWalk

Grand Cliff Top Walk

Two days and 19 kilometres along the clifftops from Wentworth Falls through Leura to Katoomba, sleeping in a village bed instead of a tent.

19km one-way · 2 days Grade 3
Mount Hay Summit Walking Track
LeuraWalk

Mount Hay Summit Walking Track

A rough, steep and uncrowded climb to a basalt summit deep in the Grose wilderness, at the end of a long dirt road.

4.5km return · 2 - 3hrs Grade 5

Common questions

What is the best easy walk in the Blue Mountains?

The Three Sisters Walk at Katoomba and the Fairfax Heritage Walking Track at Blackheath are both Grade 1, mostly sealed and under an hour.

Which Blue Mountains walks can I reach by train?

Katoomba, Leura, Wentworth Falls, Blackheath and Glenbrook stations all have walks within walking distance. The Grand Cliff Top Walk and Prince Henry Cliff Walk start and finish near stations.

Do I need to pay to walk in the Blue Mountains?

Walking is free. A vehicle entry fee applies only at the Glenbrook entrance to Blue Mountains National Park. Council parking at Echo Point and Katoomba Falls is metered.

Can I use these maps offline?

Yes. Every walk has a free GPX and KML download and a printable map. See how to use offline maps.