Solitary Restaurant to Jamieson Lookout

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Time 15 mins
Return 308 m Return
Climb 21 m
Grade 3 Moderate track
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Starting near Solitary Restaurant in Leura, this walk heads into the bush passing Echo Tree Lookout. The track the follows the Prince Henry track to Federal Pass, soon coming to Jamiesons Lookout. Jamiesons Lookout provides a great view across the valley, with a bench seat to help you rest and take it in. Consider starting or ending the walk with a snack at Solitary Restaurant.

Solitary Kiosk and Restaurant

Solitary Kiosk and Restaurant
Solitary Restaurant offers fine dining in a heritage-listed building overlooking the beautiful Jamison Valley, as well as housing a kiosk for a more casual lunch. The kiosk is open for lunch 7 days a week, from 10am to 4pm (opens 11am weekdays in winter). The kiosk provides a casual dinning experience, with breakfast foods from $10 and lunches around $15 per dish. The restaurant is open for lunch 7 days from 12-4.30pm, and dinner on Fridays and Saturdays from 6pm. Light lunches start from $14, and dinners from $55 for a mouth-watering 2 course meal. Contact details - 90 Cliff Drive, Leura Falls Ph: 02 4782 1164. More info.

(0km) Int of Cliff Drive and Prince Henry Cliff Walk → Int of Prince Henry Cliff Walk and Echo Tree Lookout track

distance 20 m time 1 mins climb 0m descent -3m Easy track
From Cliff Drive, opposite the car park behind Solitary Restaurant, this walk follows the 'Prince Henry Cliff Walk to Federal Pass' sign, down the short set of wooden steps to the intersection with the Echo Tree Lookout track.

(0km) Int of Prince Henry Cliff Walk and Echo Tree Lookout track → Echo Tree Lookout

distance 20 m time 1 mins climb 0m descent -10m Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk goes down the stairs following the sign to 'Echo Tree Lookout'. The stairs continue downhill until coming to a fenced lookout. At the end of this side trip, retrace your steps back to the main walk then Turn left .

(0km) Int of Prince Henry Cliff Walk and Echo Tree Lookout track → Int of Prince Henry Cliff Walk and Leura Forest Track

distance 80 m time 2 mins climb 6m descent 0m Easy track
Turn right: From the intersection, the walk heads along the bush track, away from the Echo Tree Lookout, winding along the well-defined bush track for a short while before coming to the signposted intersection of the track to Leura Forest.

(0km) Int of Prince Henry Cliff Walk and Leura Forest Track → Int of Federal Pass and Jamieson Lookout Tracks

distance 40 m time 1 mins climb 3m descent -3m Moderate track
Turn left: From the intersection, this walk follows the 'Leura Forest' sign along the bush track, winding down the hill for a short while before dropping down a set of wooden steps, to the signposted intersection with the 'Jamieson Lookout' track.

(0km) Int of Federal Pass and Jamieson Lookout Tracks → Jamieson Lookout

distance 20 m time 1 mins climb 0m descent -6m Easy track
Turn sharp left: From the intersection, this walk follows the 'Jamieson Lookout' sign along the short bush track to the rock shelf at the Jamieson Lookout.

Jamieson Lookout

Jamieson Lookout
Jamieson Lookout is a fenced lookout at the east end of the Federal Pass track, and just off Prince Henry Cliff Walk. The lookout has a bench seat and provides great views up the Jamison Valley, along Kings Tableland escarpment and past Mount Solitary. The lookout is perched up on a large rock buttress, giving views unobscured by trees.

Maps for the Solitary Restaurant to Jamieson Lookout walk

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These maps below cover the walk and the wider area around the walk, they are worth carrying for safety reasons.

Six Foot Track1:50 000 Map SeriesSix Foot TrackNSW-six-foot-track
Katoomba1:25 000 Map Series89301S KATOOMBANSW-89301S
Katoomba1:100 000 Map Series8930 KATOOMBA8930

Cross sectional view of the Solitary Restaurant to Jamieson Lookout bushwalking track

Terrain profile for Solitary Restaurant to Jamieson Lookout

Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Solitary Restaurant to Jamieson Lookout

Altitude analysis for Solitary Restaurant to Jamieson Lookout

Overview of this walks grade – based on the AS 2156.1 – 2001

Under this standard, a walk is graded based on the most difficult section of the walk.

Length308 m
Time15 mins
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Grade 3/6



Moderate track
AS 2156.1GradientShort steep hills (3/6)
Quality of trackClear and well formed track or trail (2/6)
SignsClearly signposted (1/6)
Experience RequiredNo experience required (1/6)
WeatherWeather generally has little impact on safety (1/6)
InfrastructureGenerally useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats) (1/6)

Some more details of this walks Grading

Here is a bit more details explaining grading looking at sections of the walk

Gradient

95m of this walk is flat with no steps and another 40m has short steep hills. The remaining (15m) has gentle hills with occasional steps.

Quality of track

This whole walk, 150m follows a clear and well formed track or trail.

Signs

This whole walk, 150m is clearly signposted.

Experience Required

This whole walk, 150m requires no previous bushwalking experience.

weather

This whole walk, 150m is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).

Infrastructure

This whole walk, 150m is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats).

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Plan your trip to and from the walk here

The Solitary Restaurant to Jamieson Lookout walk starts and ends at the Int of Cliff Drive and Prince Henry Cliff Walk (gps: -33.721566, 150.31951)

Weather Forecast

This walk starts in the Central Tablelands weather district.

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Park Information

Blue Mountains National Park

Attracting over 3 million visitors annually, Blue Mountains National Park holds some of Australia's most spectacular and diverse wilderness areas. Explore the Grose Valley, with its sheer sandstone cliffs, waterfalls and scenic walking, or enjoy the famous views of the Three Sisters. Easy access makes a day trips very worthwhile, but with such diversity it would be great to stay in one of the many B&B's and spend a few days soaking up the region.

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