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Gordon Falls picnic area

Katoomba area in Blue Mountains National Park

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Nearby picnic areas

Wentworth Falls picnic area

Wentworth Falls picnic area is a scenic spot to lunch while enjoying views from several world-class lookouts. It's a good starting point for many walking tracks in this popular part of Blue Mountains National Park.
Leura Cascades picnic area

Tinkling waterfalls and scenic views make Leura Cascades picnic area a family-friendly spot for a picnic and birdwatching, before a walk in nearby Blue Mountains National Park.

Nearby things to do

Walk

Grand Cliff Top Walk

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Learn

Blue Mountains Heritage Centre

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Cycle

Boyd River loop

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Walk

Three Sisters walk

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View of Govetts Leap and hanging swamp, Barrow lookout, Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: Kevin McGrath

Walk

Cliff Top walking track

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Echo Point, The Three Sisters, Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: Craig Marshall

View

Echo Point lookout (Three Sisters)

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View

Gordon Falls lookout

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Govetts Leap lookout

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Walk

Grand Canyon track

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Walk

Pool of Siloam walk

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Two mountain bike riders on Murphys Road 4WD and cycle trail, near Woodford, Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: Stephen Alton/OEH

Drive

Woodford Station to Murphys Glen campground

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Cycle

Woodford – Oaks trail

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Drive

Greater Blue Mountains drive

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Walk

Overcliff-Undercliff track

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Walk

Prince Henry Cliff walk

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Ruined Castle walking track

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Six Foot track

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Fern Bower to Furber Steps walk

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Furber Steps walk

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View of Burramoko Ridge (Hanging Rock), Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: David Finnegan/OEH

Cycle

Burramoko Ridge (Hanging Rock) trail

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Three people at McMahons Point lookout above Lake Burragorang, Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: Craig Marshall/OEH

Drive

Wentworth Falls to McMahons Point

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Cyclist on Mount Banks Road ride, Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: E Sheargold/OEH.

Cycle

Mount Banks Road cycle route

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Walk

Gordon Falls to Katoomba walk

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Explore

Grand Cliff Top Walk guided tour

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Walk

Rodriguez Pass walking track

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Walk

Wentworth Falls to Leura walk

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Walk

Wentworth Falls track

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Learn

Blue Gum Forest

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Eat

Conservation Hut

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Walk

Darwins walk

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View

Evans lookout

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Walk

Fairfax Heritage walking track

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Walk

Federal Pass

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Govetts Leap descent

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Learn

Hartley Courthouse

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Hartley Visitor Centre, Hartley Historic Site. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Hartley Historic Site Visitor Centre

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Walk

Leura Cascades Fern Bower circuit

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Walk

Lockleys Pylon walking track

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Narrow Neck Fire Trail, Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: Aine Gliddon/NSW Government

Cycle

Narrow Neck trail

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Euroka - Nepean River walk, Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: Nick Cubbin © OEH

View

Nepean lookout

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View

Perrys lookdown

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Walk

Perrys lookdown to Blue Gum Forest walking track

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Grose River Crossing, Pierces Pass to Blue Gum Forest, Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: Steve Alton

Walk

Pierces Pass to Blue Gum Forest walking track

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Princes Rock walking track

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View

Pulpit Rock lookout

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Sunset behind Pulpit Rock, Blue Mountains National Park. Photo © Christopher J Woods

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Pulpit walking track

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Discover

Red Hands Cave

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Rocky outcrop with a wide vista of cliffs and mountains cloaked in forest. Photo: Dave Noble © OEH

Walk

Rigby Hill walking track

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Learn

St Bernards Church

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Lookout

Valley of the Waters lookout

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Cycle

Mount Hay Road - Leura

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Walk

Dardanelles Pass loop walking track

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A group of people looking through their binoculars on an Eagle-Eye Tours birdwatching trip. Credit: Scott Roberts © Eagle-Eye Tours

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17-day birding tour in eastern Australia

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Aboriginal art teambuilding group tour in Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: Dylan Jones © DPE

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Aboriginal art teambuilding workshop

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Sweeping vista of steep cliff bands and forest-clad valleys in Blue Mountains National Park. Photo credit: Julien Nicolle © All About Australian Tours

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All about the Blue Mountains guided tours

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2 girls at Sydney Zoo with a zookeeper and wombat. Photo: © AAT Kings

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All-inclusive Blue Mountains guided discovery tour

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A silhouetted climber descends by rope beneath a cliff overhang, against a backdrop of sky and distant green valleys and mountains. Photo credit: David Hill © Blue Mountains Adventure Company

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Blue Mountains 2-day rope and ride adventures

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Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: Jeremy Little/OEH

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Blue Mountains Aboriginal culture experience

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Close-up view of 2 Aboriginal men crouched over to perform a cultural ceremony. Photo credit: Menashe Salomon © Zanza Tours

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Blue Mountains Aboriginal culture tour

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Members of a tour group stand on the rock shelf of a lookout with sweeping views of Blue Mountains National Park. Photo © Colourful Trips

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Blue Mountains big day out with Colourful Trips

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Blue Mountains bushfire recovery tour

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People stand atop a steep cliff as another person climbs with the aid of ropes, in bushland surroundings. Photo © MyAdventure Group

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Blue Mountains corporate adventure experiences

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Stargazers examine bright night sky through large telescope. Photo © Tourism Australia

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Blue Mountains dark sky stargazing tour

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Tour guests gather at a rocky lookout platform with sweeping valley and mountain views. Photo © AEA Luxury Tours

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Blue Mountains deluxe guided day tours

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A group of mountain bikers follows a guide along a fire trail through Blue Mountains bushland. Photo credit: Sam Carr © Blue Mountains Biking Adventures

Cycle

Blue Mountains e-bike adventure tours

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Echo Point lookout, Blue Moutains National Park. Photo: David Finnegan

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Blue Mountains escape with Daily Sydney Tours

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Ready Steady Tour guide standing at a lookout in Blue Mountains National Park. Photo © Ready Steady Tour

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Blue Mountains escapes with Ready Steady Tour

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Climb

Blue Mountains guided climbs and instruction

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The Three Sisters at sunset with valley and mountain views. Photo credit: Jay Evans © Jaydid Photo

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Blue Mountains guided photography tours

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Your tour guide from One Guide Tours atop a lookout with mountains in the distance in Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: Thomas Walmsler © One Guide Tours.

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Blue Mountains hidden secrets small group tour

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The view of the Three Sisters at Echo Point in Blue Mountains National Park. Photo © FJ Tours

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Blue Mountains highlights tour with FJ Tours

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View of a dramatic and starry night sky over an historic graveyard with tombstones, set in bushland. Photo credit: Pete Clifford © Blue Mountains Mystery Tours

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Blue Mountains mystery tours by ghost bus

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Kangaroo on an open grassy clearing. Photo credit: Tim Tranter © Tread Lightly Eco Tours

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Blue Mountains rendezvous with kangaroos tours

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A couple seated on a rocky ledge gaze out over a vista for forest-clad mountains and valleys In Blue Mountains National Park. Photo credit: Dave Hadari © Oz Trails

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Blue Mountains scenic day tours for small groups

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Three Sisters iconic rock formation, Katoomba, Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: David Finnegan/OEH

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Blue Mountains tours by Australian Luxury Escapes

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Sweeping view of the Three Sisters rock formations at twilight, in Blue Mountains National Park. Photo © Sydney Scenic Private Tours

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Blue Mountains tours with kangaroo encounters

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A group of hikers studies navigational aids in rugged terrain in Blue Mountains National Park. Photo credit: Ashley Burke © MountainSphere Adventures and Education

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Blue Mountains wilderness navigation training

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A yellow and black bee sitting on a yellow wattle plant with green wattle leaves in background. Photo: Rosie Nicolai

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Bush alive: The buzz on bees

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A person abseiling down a canyon in Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: © Australian School of Mountaineering.

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Canyoning and abseiling tours at Empress Canyon

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Camplete camping set up with dining area and hammock. Photo: Clement Chan © Camplete

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Complete camping experience in the Blue Mountains

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Learn

Corneys Garage

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View of Three Sisters rock formations in Blue Mountains National Park. Photo credit: Bruce Josephs © Travel Ideology

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Custom Blue Mountains tours by Travel Ideology

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View of a Blue Mountains Eco Tours 4WD vehicle set in a rugged Blue Mountains landscape of rock and scrub. Photo credit: Paul Hartmann © Blue Mountains Eco Tours

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Custom excursions with Blue Mountains Eco Tours

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View of a bushwalker with a back pack in forest surrounds. Photo credit: Simone Cottrell © DPIE

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Disability inclusive adventure tours

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Hikeandseek NSW guided tour in Wollemi National Park Photo: Dan-il Jee © Hikeandseek NSW

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Explore Wollemi's wonders guided tour

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Cups of paint on fabric. Photo: Dylan Jones © DPIE

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Exploring Aboriginal art group workshop

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Grand Cliff Top Walk overnight with Emu Trekkers

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Stunning views of the valley from the Grand Clifftop Walk. Credit © Katherine Hallam

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Grand Cliff Top Walk weekend with Blue Mountains Tracks and Retreats

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Rock formations in Bald Rock National Park. Photo credit: John Thompson © Nature Bound Australia

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Great Divide iconic landscapes tours

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Sweeping view past a rock ledge to forest-clad valleys and steep cliff bands in the Blue Mountains. Photo credit: Jelle Marechal © Dingo Tours

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Greater Blue Mountains 2-day wilderness safaris

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Abseil

Guided abseiling adventures in the Blue Mountains

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Hikers look out over a vast wilderness from steps along a cliff face in Blue Mountains National Park. Photo © Emu Trekkers

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Guided Blue Mountains hikes for good causes

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Wide view of Blue Mountains rocky cliff bands, mountain flanks and forest-clad valleys. Photo credit: Ines Gormley © Waratah Adventure Tours

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Guided country tours in the Blue Mountains

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Junior ranger adventure at Blackheath, Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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Junior ranger: Navigation adventure at Blackheath

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Sugar glider resting on a branch. Photo: Pavel German © DPE

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Katoomba Spotlight tour

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Blue Mountains water skink, Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: Geoff Swan © DPIE

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Leaping lizards: Blackheath

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Walk

Mount Hay summit walking track

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Open-back 4WD vehicle with camouflage paint on a rugged landscape overlooking valleys and mountains. Photo © Beyond the Blacktop 4WD Tours

Drive

Open-air 4WD tours in the Blue Mountains

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A Wolfgang and Hedi tour group takes in views of the valley from a scenic track in Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: Wolfgang Wittmann © Wolfgang and Heidi

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Private hiking tours in the Blue Mountains

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Self-guided traverses of the Blue Mountains

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Sustainable toolkit tour: Blue Mountains

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A group of runners stand on a lookout platform in front of a sweeping view of mountains and mist-filled valleys. Photo credit: Tony Williams © Blue Mountains Fitness

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Training runs for Ultra Trail Australia events

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3 people with camera equipment on a rock ledge overlooking a steep valley with sweeping mountains views. Photo © Gary P Hayes Photography

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Weekend introduction to landscape photography

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Water spills over Weeping Rock waterfall, near Wentworth Falls, in Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: Arthur Henry © OEH

Walk

Weeping Rock circuit

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Roam adventures and training guided tour Wollemi National Park. Photo: Ben Sanford © Roam Adventures and Training

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Wollemi camping and canyoning expeditions

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3 people in a tour group cross a wooden bridge set among tall tree ferns and a steep rock face in Wollemi National Park. Photo credit: Kristie Kearney © Wolgan Valley Eco Tours

Walk

Wollemi guided Glow Worm Tunnel walk

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Two women viewing a waterfall on a luxury Blue Mountains trekking trip with GirlsTrek. Photo: Helen Lucas © GirlsTrek

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Women’s 4-day Blue Mountains indulgence trek

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A young woman watches a dramatic sunset over the Blue Mountains. Photo credit: Andy Lloyd © Women Want Adventure

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Women’s Blue Mountains hiking and yoga retreat

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A woman on a guided tour with Serotonin Running at a cave entrance in Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: Elouise Peach © Serotonin Running

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Women's Blue Mountains trail running sessions

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Walk

Mount Banks Summit walk

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Walk

Round walking track

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Water cascades over a rock ledge onto boulders at Victoria Falls, in Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: Stephen Alton © DPIE

Walk

Victoria Falls walking track

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View

Tallawalla lookout

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A couple take a selfie with the Three Sisters in the background on a tour with Activity Tours Australia in Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: Luke Thurlby © Activity Tours Australia

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Blue Mountains tours with Activity Tours Australia

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Abseil

Butterbox Canyon

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Claustral Canyon

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Empress Canyon

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View across forest-clad canyons topped by steep cliff bands along Lockleys Pylon walking track in Blue Mountains National Park. Photo © Aine Gliddon

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Fortress Canyon

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Walk

Giant Stairway

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Abseil

Grand Canyon

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Jugglers Canyon

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From Du Faurs lookout, view over rock ledge to forest-clad ridges and valleys of the Wollangambe and Wollemi Wilderness Areas. Photo credit: Elinor Sheargold © DPE

Abseil

North Bowens Creek Canyon

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Cycle

Andersons trail

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Hangreaves lookout, Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: Steve Alton

Drive

Blackheath lookouts driving route

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Walk

Den Fenella walking track

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Walk

Echo Point to Scenic World via Giant Stairway

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Jack Evans Track, Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: Steve Alton

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Jack Evans walking track

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Lyrebird Dell walking track

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Mount Solitary walking track

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Nature track

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Red Hands Cave, Blue Mountains National Parks. Photo: Craig Marshall © OEH and photographer

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Red Hands Cave walking track - Blue Mountains National Park

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Walk

Rocket Point lookout track

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Sublime Point Lookout, Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: Steve Alton/NSW Government

View

Sublime Point lookout - Leura

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Three cyclists ride the trail from Wentworth Falls to Woodford, Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: Stephen Alton/OEH

Cycle

Wentworth Falls to Woodford via Ingar campground

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Walk

National Pass

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Wentworth Pass, Blue Mountains National Park. Photo © Aine Gliddon

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Wentworth Pass loop walking track

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Man fishing in Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: Grant Hilder © Reel Fly Fishing

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Blue Mountains fly fishing

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Volunteer

Braeside bushcare

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View from Golden Stairs track, near Katoomba. Photo: James Ridder © James Ridder/DPIE

Walk

Golden Stairs walking track

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Volunteer

Great Grose weed walk

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Prince Henry Cliff walk bushcare

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Valley of the Waters bushcare

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Nearby camping and accommodation

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Old Trahlee

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St Bernard's Presbytery

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Acacia Flat campground

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Galong cabins

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Murphys Glen campground

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Dunphys campground

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Ingar campground

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Stay

Kedumba River Crossing campground

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Nearby parks

Park

Blue Mountains National Park

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Park

Katoomba area

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Park

Blackheath area

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Park

Glenbrook area

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Lake Burragorang in Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

Park

Burragorang State Conservation Area

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Visitors resting on the fence opposite Old Trahlee. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

Park

Hartley Historic Site

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Park

Kanangra-Boyd National Park

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Park

Lower Grose Valley area

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Park

Wollemi National Park

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Park

Mount Wilson area

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Park

Southern Blue Mountains area

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Park

Ngula Bulgarabang Regional Park

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NYE in Sydney Harbour

Celebrate the New Year with the best views of Sydney's famous New Year's Eve fireworks. Sydney Harbour National Park offers fantastic vantage points for a spectacular panorama of the city skyline.

NYE 2014 at Bradleys Head in Sydney Harbour National Park. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

Park info

in the Katoomba area of Blue Mountains National Park in the Sydney and surrounds region
Katoomba area is always open but some locations may close at times due to maintenance, poor weather or fire danger.

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