Blue Mountains Best Bushwalks

by Veechi Stuart

Cover of Blue Mountains Best Bushwalks
Publisher
Woodslane Press
Published
2010 · edition 2
ISBN
9781921606243
Format
Paperback · 234 pages
Cover price
$29.95 AUD
Size
400 g · 22 cm tall
Covers
Blue Mountains
Hiking - New South Wales - Blue Mountains Region - GuidebooksNature trails - New South Wales - Blue Mountains Region - GuidebooksBlue Mountains (N.S.W. : Mountains) - Guidebooks

Our review notes

Tracknotes

Level of detail
Detailed route information
Walk summaries
Yes
Grade system explained
Yes
Ascent/descent info
Yes
Driving directions
Yes
Review dates given
No
Alternate routes
Many walks
Interpretive info
Plenty

Maps & photos

Maps for walking
Yes - reasonable detail
Map type
Simple Topographic
Map colour
Multicolour
Map size
Half page
Regional map
Yes
Photos
Colour
Photo comment
Lots of good colour photos throughout

In Blue Mountains Best Bushwalks, Veechi Stuart, local author and resident of 20 years, combined her professional writing skills with her passion for bushwalking. In her choice of the best bushwalks, she includes not only the classic walks listed in many guidebooks, but also the quieter tracks that few know exist, as well as some of the more historic walks that are in danger of being forgotten. Veechi, and local nature photographer Scott Townsend, complement these detailed descriptions with over 150 full-colour photos, and detailed full-colour maps also accompany almost all the walks. Blue Mountains Best Bushwalks includes a range of walks from 30 minute strolls to 2-day overnight adventures, and is full of suggestions for parties of differing experience. If you love to get out and about then this is a book for you, regardless of your fitness level or bushwalking experience. This 2nd edition has been updated with all walks re-walked and amended as required, and includes a new section, "Further Afield", detailing some of the best walks just outside the core area of the Blue Mountains in places such as Jenolan Caves and Mt Wilson, plus a new atlas section so you will easily find the start of each walk.

List of walks in this book

Walk NameLengthTimeGradePage
Looking out from Mt York1 km30 minsEasy14
Forest at Fairy Bower2.7 km1 hr 30 minsMedium16
Bushrangers on the Zig Zag Track3 km2 hrsMedium19
Solitude at Asgard Swamp5.6 km2 hrs 30 minsMedium22
Historic Mountain Passes9.5 km4 hrsMedium/Hard24
Swimming at Victoria Falls3.6 km2 hrs 30 minsHard28
A Sublime Point400 m15 minsEasy28
Overnight in the Blue Gum Forest15 km2 DaysVery Hard29
Lonely Lookouts at Pulpit Rock850 m30 minsEasy36
Family fun on the Fairfax Track2.2 km1 HrEasy38
Aboriginal heritage at Walls Cave1.4 km1 hr 15 minsEasy/Medium40
Cliff top Track to Govetts Leap4 km1 hr 45 minsMedium42
Cliff top Track to Evans Lookout2.75 km1 hr 15 minsMedium44
Cliff top Track (Pulpit Rock to Evans Lookout)6.75 km3 hrsMedium46
Grand Canyon circuit5.5 km3 hrs 30 minsMedium/Hard47
Mystery tour of Porters Pass5.5 km2 hrs 45 minsMedium50
Birdlife at Popes Glen7.8 km4 hrsMedium54
Cliff descent down to Govetts Leap1.5 km1 hr 30 minsHard57
Discovering the Grose Valley11 km6 hrs 30 minsVery Hard60
A short walk for young children600 m15 minsVery Easy68
Katoomba by night1 km30 minsEasy/Medium70
Picnics and play at Minnehaha Falls2.7 km1 hr 30 minsEasy/Medium72
Walking the cliffs from Scenic World2.3 km1 hr 15 minsEasy74
Along the cliffs from the Three Sisters4.1 km2 hrsEasy/Medium76
The Prince Henry Cliff Walk8.8 km4 hrsMedium79
Descending the Three Sisters4 km2 hrsMedium80
Narrow canyon of Devils Hole1.2 km1 hr 30 minsHard84
Historic Federal Pass14.4 km7 hrsVery Hard86
Creeks and pools at Lyrebird Dell1.4 km1 HrEasy93
Rainforest, cascades and lookouts2.4 km1 hr 30 minsEasy96
An easy walk to Moya Point2.7 km1 hr 30 minsEasy100
The wild landscape of Fortress Rock3 km1 hr 30 minsEasy102
Grand Cliff top track to Wentworth Falls2.3 km1 hr 30 minsEasy/Medium104
Wildflowers and wind at Lockley Pylon7.8 km3 hrsMedium107
Cool rainforest at Fern Bower1.75 km2 hrs 30 minsMedium110
Picnics and train rides on the Federal Pass5.25 km3 hrsMedium/Hard113
View from Princes Rock1 km30 minsEasy118
Ancient perspectives from Kings Table1 km1 HrEasy120
Charles Darwin Trail2.6 km1 hr 30 minsEasy122
Wentworth Falls and Rocket Point1.9 km1 HrEasy/Medium125
Secluded Pools on the Nature Track3.1 km1 hr 45 minsMedium128
Cliff top circuit3.5 km2 hrsMedium131
Creeks and cliffs to the Conservation Hut4.3 km2 hrs 30 minsMedium134
The National Pass4.8 km3 hrsMedium/Hard136
Ladders and forests of Wentworth Pass5.6 km4 hrs 30 minsHard139
Hidden secrets of Roberts Pass5.5 km3 hrs 15 minsHard143
Wentworth, Hippocrene and Vera Falls7.3 km6 hrsVery Hard147
Picnics on Waterfall Circuit3 km1 hr 30 minsEasy154
Dreamy beauty of Terrace Falls2.8 km1 hr 30 minsEasy157
Martins Lookout to Lost World6.3 km3 hrsMedium/Hard160
Bellbirds at Sassafras Gully6.6 km3 hrsMedium164
Creek circuit on Wiggins Track4.8 km2 hrs 30 minsMedium168
Swimming holes on Glenbrook Creek8.9 km4 hrsMedium/Hard170
Blue Gum Swamp9 km5 hrsMedium/Hard174
Bird's-eye view from Nepean Lookout1.4 km40 minsEasy180
Bird's-eye view from Nepean Lookout1.4 km40 minsEasy180
Kangaroos at Euroka3.2 km1 hr 30 minsEasy183
Rockhopping at Jellybean Pool2 km1 hr 30 minsMedium186
Yabbies and picnics at Crayfish Pool1.8 km1 hr 10 minsMedium188
Winter sun on Jack Evans Track2.5 km1 hr 30 minsMedium190
Rock art at Red Hands Cave4 km2 hrsEasy194
Camp Fire Creek to Red Hands Cave9.2 km4 hrsMedium196
Secrets of Florabella Pass6.2 km3 hrs 30 minsMedium/Hard199
Offtrack adventure along Glenbrook Creek9.5 km7 hrsHard203
Glowworms, Canyons and railways10.5 km5 hrsMedium208
Canyons at Wallangambe6.3 km3 hrsHard212
Natural wonders of Jenolan Caves2 km1 HrEasy215