Lookouts in the Blue Mountains

Echo Point Lookout - 23-31 Echo Point Rd, Katoomba Car parking spaces (approximate) Street parking Located on an escarpment, Echo Point provides great panoramic views of the southern Blue Mountains, Kanangra-Boyd Wilderness and the world famous Three Parking fee Yes (council) Sisters rock formation from a variety of lookouts. For the more adventurous a walk Wheelchair friendly Yes down the 980 step Giant Stairway will take you down to the valley floor. Distance from carpark (approximate) 100m Picnic Facilities Yes Toilet facilities Yes Camping site No

Anvil Rock Lookout - Hat Hill Road, Blackheath (at the end of the road take the left fork) Car parking spaces (approximate) 15 This weathered sandstone rock formation offers magnificent views over the to and Mount Hay. The Lookout gets its name from an anvil that Parking fee No was placed on the lookout in 1940. A wind eroded cave is just 400 metres to the Wheelchair friendly No west. Distance from carpark (approximate) 300m Picnic Facilities No Toilet facilities No Camping site No

Dockers Lookout, Perry’s Lookdown - Hat Hill Road, Blackheath (at the end of the road take the right fork) Car parking spaces (approximate) 30 Gaze across the scenic Grose Valley where you’ll see he imposing sandstone cliffs of Mount Banks while taking in that famous crisp mountain air of Blue Mountains Parking fee No National Park. Wheelchair friendly No Distance from carpark (approximate) 200m Picnic Facilities Yes Toilet facilities Yes Camping site Yes

Pulpit Rock Lookout - Hat Hill Road, Blackheath (look for the small right turn sign)

Car parking spaces (approximate) 15 The view from the lookout is unsurpassed. Three levels of lookouts provide different aspects of the 240 degree view into Govett’s Gorge and the Grose Valley. Parking fee No Information boards will describe the rare vegetation and landforms that surround Wheelchair friendly No you. Distance from carpark (approximate) 400m Picnic Facilities Yes Toilet facilities Yes Camping site No

Mitchell Ridge Lookout – Great Western Highway, Mount Victoria Car parking spaces (approximate) 20 Named after Sir Thomas Mitchell and the obelisk on the lookout commemorates the opening of Victoria Pass in 1832. From the lookouts western end there is a good Parking fee No view of the convict hewn and built sandstone rampart built across the Pass. Wheelchair friendly Yes in parts Distance from carpark (approximate) 50m Picnic Facilities Yes Toilet facilities Yes Camping site No

Victoria Falls Lookout – Victoria Falls Road, Mount Victoria Car parking spaces (approximate) 15 Despite the name, the lookout does not view Victoria Falls, but instead gives a magnificent view over the Grose Valley and the surrounding cliffs. Parking fee No

Wheelchair friendly No Distance from carpark (approximate) 300m Picnic Facilities Yes Toilet facilities Yes Camping site No

Evans Lookout and Valley View Lookout – Evans Lookout Road, Blackheath Car parking spaces (approximate) 30 Evans lookout and Valley View Lookout are both accessed from the same carpark and offer breath-taking views over Grose Valley. Take in the clear mountain air as Parking fee No you unpack the picnic hamper. You’ll be able to see the line of Govett’s Creek Wheelchair friendly No winding its way through the expansive valley floor. Distance from carpark (approximate) 50m Picnic Facilities Yes Toilet facilities Yes Camping site No

Wentworth Falls Lookout - Falls Road, Wentworth falls Car parking spaces (approximate) Street parking The Wentworth Falls Lookout is one of a network of spectacular lookouts and bushwalking tracks in the area providing dramatic views of cliff top escarpments, Parking fee 30 waterfalls and endless blue vistas of the and Mt Solitary. Wheelchair friendly No Information boards at track heads provide advice on walking tracks Rocket Point, Distance from carpark (approximate) 200m Fletchers Lookout, Princes Rock Lookout, Jamison Lookout are just a few of the lookouts in the area. Picnic Facilities Yes A range of walking tracks allow access to the top of Wentworth falls, and by stone Toilet facilities Yes steps and stairs eventually reach the bottom falls. The National Pass Heritage Track crosses the mid-point of the falls and follows a ledge halfway down the 185 metre Camping site Yes high cliffs. The Valley of the Waters walking track combined with National Pass is a good half day walk.

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