Catalina Park is a disused motor racing venue, located at Katoomba, in the Blue Mountains, and is recognised as an Aboriginal Place due to the long association of the local Gundungarra and Darug clans to the area. Overview The 2.1 km circuit opened on 12 February 1961. Race meetings were staged by the Australian Racing… Read More »
Explore the inside of the “Devils Eye Arch” Katoomba and amazing cave-like formation just a couple of minutes from Cliff Drive. ACCESS: Park here on cliff drive: https://w3w.co/maintenance.lying.coffees It’s only a short walk, but it’s pretty rough in patches. Just keep walking straight ahead and when you get to what you think is the bottom,… Read More »
Looking for a great Blue Mountains bushwalk? CHECK OUT Slack Stairs and Wentworth Pass, Wentworth Falls. TIP: Get there early. The whole Wentworth Falls area is extremely popular and parking is at a premium. This is a challenging track that is best started from the Conservation Hut, Wentworth Falls. It offers outstanding lookouts,… Read More »
Blue Mountains City Council (BMCC), in partnership with Blue Mountains Tourism (BMT) and NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS), have developed a destination marketing campaign to kick-start the local economy after bush fires and COVID-19. Aimed at families and couples, the campaign showcases the best the region has on offer: outdoor adventures, cosy hotels,… Read More »
This is an amazing place to visit. It is quite a scramble to climb up to and it’s not for the faint-hearted. Park where you can and walk the short distance to the track. Head down the Little Zig Zag track. Continue down until you see the Bushrangers Cave sign. The track to… Read More »
A visit to the Bowtells Suspension Bridge is a must-do. 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗧-𝗗𝗢 𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚: 𝟭𝟬/𝟭𝟬 SCARY 😱: The bridge is not for anyone who has a fear of heights or for little ones. It can be pretty scary out on the bridge when it starts to move 😱 NB: Only 1 person on the bridge at a time. VIDEO: https://youtu.be/p1wqYWkKIx4 ACCESS:… Read More »
Another one for your BUCKET LIST ~ part of what is now the “GRAND CLIFF TOP WALK” that goes from Katoomba Cascades, Maple Grove Park here: w3w.co/applauding.tossed.inhalation to Sublime Point Lookout, Leura, here: w3w.co/poppy.fearing.glassware“. This is a great walk and it should be on every bushwalker’s bucket list. It’s a safe walk suitable for all… Read More »
In the bush, near the industrial estate of Lawson, NSW is a rock ledge that has a cage on top. The cage goes over a large hole that has an unknown history. There still seems to be no conclusive answers, what are your thought’s on what this hole was used for? HERE>> https://w3w.co/walking.quibble.pity More info:… Read More »
Rhondda Valley, Wentworth Falls, 106 Railway Parade, Wentworth Falls, was developed as a country retreat set in very extensive bushland over a decade after 1888 by a Welsh builder called Lewis Thomas. Thomas ran a building practice in the Glebe area of Sydney in the late nineteenth century and presumably had affinities with the Rhondda,… Read More »
NSW national parks offer hundreds of walking tracks across the state for all levels and experiences. To help you find walks best suited to your needs, tracks are graded using the Australian Walking Track Grading System (AWTGS). AWTGS classifies tracks into 5 grades, based on the Australian Standard for walking track construction (AS 2156). It… Read More »