Bushwalking in the Katoomba and Leura Area : a selection of short and long walks in the Jamison Valley

by Stephen Alton

Cover of Bushwalking in the Katoomba and Leura Area : a selection of short and long walks in the Jamison Valley
Publisher
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Published
2005 · edition 1
ISBN
0731091914
Format
Paperback · 28 pages
Cover price
$6.00 AUD
Size
75 g · 21 cm tall
Covers
Katoomba, Leura
National parks and reserves - New South Wales - Blue Mountains - GuidebooksNature trails - New South Wales - Blue Mountains National Park - GuidebooksBlue Mountains National Park (N.S.W.) - Guidebooks

Our review notes

Tracknotes

Level of detail
General route description
Walk summaries
No
Grade system explained
Yes
Ascent/descent info
No
Driving directions
No
Review dates given
No
Interpretive info
Plenty

Maps & photos

Maps for walking
Yes - limited detail
Map type
Sketch
Map colour
Multicolour
Map size
Full page
Regional map
Yes
Map comment
Black and white sketch maps through the book, and an A3 multicolour liftout map also provided. Additional maps required for many walks.
Photos
Black and White
Photo comment
Two location photographs, and one historic photograph provided, in addition to a number of pictographs of flora and fauna.

List of walks in this book

Walk NameLengthTimeGradePage
Katoomba Cascades to Cliff View Lookout15 minsEasy - wheelchair accessible7
Katoomba Falls to Echo Point via Prince Henry Cliff Walk1 HrMedium - some steps7
Echo Point to Three Sisters30 minsEasy - few steps8
Echo Point to Honeymoon Lookout via Prince Henry Cliff Walk1 hr 30 minsMedium8
Narrow Neck Peninsula9
Scenic Railway9
The Scenicscender9
Norths Run2 kmEasy - wheelchair accessible9
Ruined Castle6 hrsMedium/Hard10
Ruined Castle to Mount Solitary7 hrsExperienced Walkers Only11
Golden Stairs to Scenic Railway1 hr 30 minsMedium11
Three Sisters to Scenic World Railway3 hrsHard Lots of steep stairs and steps12
Dardanelles Pass - Leura Forest - return via Federal Pass3 hrsMedium13
Round Walk and Furber Steps1 HrEasy/Medium - some steps14
Leura Cascades and Federal Pass, Fern Bower Section3 hrsMedium16
Prince Henry Cliff Walk to Echo Point2 hrsMedium16
Leura Forest, Federal Pass, Dardanelles Pass4 hrsMedium/Hard17
Leura Cascades to Gordon Falls via Prince Henry Cliff Walk2 hrs 30 minsMedium17
Lyrebird Dell, Pool of Siloam Circuit2 hrsMedium19
Gordon Falls Lookout10 minsEasy22
Lyrebird Dell45 minsMedium22
Federal Pass1 DayEasy to Medium with steps23