Where to eat,
what to see & do
around Katoomba
Restaurants in Katoomba, Leura and nearby
There are lots of good restaurants in and around Katoomba and a wide variety of choices. These are my favourites and those guests have enjoyed, in no particular order:
Popular so get there early to avoid a wait but the Italian food is great and the atmosphere cosy and inviting.
48 Katoomba Street Katoomba (up near the top on the left going down). 4782 1696 www.papadinoskatoomba.com
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Papadino's
48 Katoomba StPopular so get there early to avoid a wait but the Italian food is great and the atmosphere cosy and inviting.
48 Katoomba Street Katoomba (up near the top on the left going down). 4782 1696 www.papadinoskatoomba.com
Informal atmosphere, lunch and dinner - innovative pub food - wood-fired pizzas, burgers, pastas, steaks, salads & yummy desserts. Downstairs bar, upstairs brasserie.
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Old City Bank Brasserie
15 Katoomba StInformal atmosphere, lunch and dinner - innovative pub food - wood-fired pizzas, burgers, pastas, steaks, salads & yummy desserts. Downstairs bar, upstairs brasserie.
The Carrington Hotel Grand Dining Room. A la Carte menu focussing on fresh, local ingredients, Wednesday to Saturday.
Enjoy a High Tea on Sunday afternoons from 2:30 to 5pm, bookings essential 4782 1111
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The Carrington Hotel
15-47 Katoomba StThe Carrington Hotel Grand Dining Room. A la Carte menu focussing on fresh, local ingredients, Wednesday to Saturday.
Enjoy a High Tea on Sunday afternoons from 2:30 to 5pm, bookings essential 4782 1111
Great after a Wentworth Falls walk, open every day 9pm till 4pm. Classic cafe meals with a cosy fire overlooking sweeping valleys.
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The Conservation Hut
92 Fletcher StGreat after a Wentworth Falls walk, open every day 9pm till 4pm. Classic cafe meals with a cosy fire overlooking sweeping valleys.
Hearty dishes served in a playful eatery with retro, Art Deco decor, a cocktail lounge and mountain views. Wednesday to Monday 6 - 9pm and 12 - 4pm, Weekends.
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Avalon Restaurant & Cocktail Bar
18 Katoomba StHearty dishes served in a playful eatery with retro, Art Deco decor, a cocktail lounge and mountain views. Wednesday to Monday 6 - 9pm and 12 - 4pm, Weekends.
Cosy, friendly atmosphere with GREAT contemporary Australian food. Book asap as it is popular. $40 to $120 ph tasting menus, plus wine pairing. Dinner Thursday till Sunday. Lunch weekends. 132 Lurline Street Katoomba www.pinsonlurline.com.au 4782 2281, or email jody@pinsonlurline.com to book
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Pins On Lurline
132 Lurline StCosy, friendly atmosphere with GREAT contemporary Australian food. Book asap as it is popular. $40 to $120 ph tasting menus, plus wine pairing. Dinner Thursday till Sunday. Lunch weekends. 132 Lurline Street Katoomba www.pinsonlurline.com.au 4782 2281, or email jody@pinsonlurline.com to book
If you like Asian food you'll love Basil Nut. Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian Vegetarian and Vegan options. Friendly, cosy atmosphere. Their food is amazing! Shop 5 147 Katoomba Street, Katoomba. Its at the back of the arcade opposite Big W. Lots of parking there. 4782 1294 www.bnkatoomba.com
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Basil Nut Cafe & Restaurant
147-153 Katoomba StIf you like Asian food you'll love Basil Nut. Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian Vegetarian and Vegan options. Friendly, cosy atmosphere. Their food is amazing! Shop 5 147 Katoomba Street, Katoomba. Its at the back of the arcade opposite Big W. Lots of parking there. 4782 1294 www.bnkatoomba.com
For a special dinner, wonderful food and attentive service in a century old guesthouse, Silvermere. Open Thursdays to Sundays for dinner and weekends for lunch (lovely views).
1 Lake Street, Wentworth Falls, 4784 2534 www.silksdining.com.au
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Silk's Brasserie
Lake StreetFor a special dinner, wonderful food and attentive service in a century old guesthouse, Silvermere. Open Thursdays to Sundays for dinner and weekends for lunch (lovely views).
1 Lake Street, Wentworth Falls, 4784 2534 www.silksdining.com.au
Welcoming and friendly atmosphere and delicious food with Vegetarian, Vegan and Gluten Free options.
172 Katoomba Street, Katoomba 0405 402 130 to book. www.facebook.com/sanwiyekoreancafe
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Sanwiye Korean Restaurant
177 Katoomba StWelcoming and friendly atmosphere and delicious food with Vegetarian, Vegan and Gluten Free options.
172 Katoomba Street, Katoomba 0405 402 130 to book. www.facebook.com/sanwiyekoreancafe
Warm and inviting atmosphere, buzzy and casual. Contemporary and classic pizza, cocktails, boutique beers and extensive wine list. Live music some nights. Located right next to Katoomba train station. at the top of Katoomba Street. 4782 4782 stationbar.com.au
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Station Bar & Woodfired Pizza
287 Bathurst RdWarm and inviting atmosphere, buzzy and casual. Contemporary and classic pizza, cocktails, boutique beers and extensive wine list. Live music some nights. Located right next to Katoomba train station. at the top of Katoomba Street. 4782 4782 stationbar.com.au
Breakfast and lunch all day. Fresh homemade produce, specialising in breads, cakes and desserts with gluten free options. Cosy, friendly and buzzy, wholesome food and great coffee. 19 Grose Street Leura (parallel to Leura Mall) or enter through Woolies carpark. Open 7 days 8am till 5pm. www.lilyspad.com.au 4784 1033
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Lily's Pad Cafe
19 Grose StreetBreakfast and lunch all day. Fresh homemade produce, specialising in breads, cakes and desserts with gluten free options. Cosy, friendly and buzzy, wholesome food and great coffee. 19 Grose Street Leura (parallel to Leura Mall) or enter through Woolies carpark. Open 7 days 8am till 5pm. www.lilyspad.com.au 4784 1033
Quirky, local icon with friendly service. All day breakfast, salads, soups, chili con carne, hot sandwiches such as Reuben, roast beef or smoked chicken. Juices, smoothies and desserts.
214 Katoomba Street, Katoomba at the bottom end of the shops. 4782-9744 Closed Saturdays. Open Sunday to Thursday 10 till 8, Sunday 10 till 3.
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Yellow Deli
214 Katoomba StQuirky, local icon with friendly service. All day breakfast, salads, soups, chili con carne, hot sandwiches such as Reuben, roast beef or smoked chicken. Juices, smoothies and desserts.
214 Katoomba Street, Katoomba at the bottom end of the shops. 4782-9744 Closed Saturdays. Open Sunday to Thursday 10 till 8, Sunday 10 till 3.
Delicious authentic Indian food, specialising in Tandoori, friendly service. Beautiful views, spectacular sunsets. BYO, reasonably priced. 16 Valley Road Katoomba 4782 4662
www.arjunarestaurant.com.au
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Arjuna Indian Restaurant
16 Valley RdDelicious authentic Indian food, specialising in Tandoori, friendly service. Beautiful views, spectacular sunsets. BYO, reasonably priced. 16 Valley Road Katoomba 4782 4662
www.arjunarestaurant.com.au
Malaysian food, cakes, pies and pastries. Vegetarian and Vegan options. Open all day.
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Unique Patisserie
169 Katoomba StMalaysian food, cakes, pies and pastries. Vegetarian and Vegan options. Open all day.
Breakfast and lunch with all the traditional French favourites, savoury and sweet crepes, soups, omelettes, baguettes, quiches and gateaux. Organic Fair Trade coffee by local roaster Fish River Roasters. Accredited Slow Food Cafe. Closed Sunday. littlepariscafe.com
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Shop 4 81 - 83 Katoomba Street Katoomba, downstairs in the Town Centre Arcade.
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Little Paris Café
81-83 Katoomba StBreakfast and lunch with all the traditional French favourites, savoury and sweet crepes, soups, omelettes, baguettes, quiches and gateaux. Organic Fair Trade coffee by local roaster Fish River Roasters. Accredited Slow Food Cafe. Closed Sunday. littlepariscafe.com
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Shop 4 81 - 83 Katoomba Street Katoomba, downstairs in the Town Centre Arcade.
Turn left off the highway at Blackheath. and take a drive down into the picturesque Megalong Valley and enjoy a bite of breakfast or lunch.
The Megalong Valley Tearooms have been serving up breakfast, lunch, tea, coffee, scones, pies, cakes and other tasty sweets since 1956.
Relaxed atmosphere, great food, mostly outside tables with umbrellas or outside rooms, overlooking paddocks and magnificent escarpments that soar above the valley.
They also sell delicious jams, teas and tasteful merchandise.
824 Megalong Road, Megalong Valley 4787 9181
megalongtearooms.com.au
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Megalong Valley Tea Rooms
Megalong RoadTurn left off the highway at Blackheath. and take a drive down into the picturesque Megalong Valley and enjoy a bite of breakfast or lunch.
The Megalong Valley Tearooms have been serving up breakfast, lunch, tea, coffee, scones, pies, cakes and other tasty sweets since 1956.
Relaxed atmosphere, great food, mostly outside tables with umbrellas or outside rooms, overlooking paddocks and magnificent escarpments that soar above the valley.
They also sell delicious jams, teas and tasteful merchandise.
824 Megalong Road, Megalong Valley 4787 9181
megalongtearooms.com.au
Pho Moi
39 Waratah StCheap and cheerful, good Vietnamese food.
Cajan and Southern USA inspired smokehouse and bar. Smoked and slow cooked meat (not a lot of veges), cocktails, whiskey and other spirits, beer on tap and new and old world wines. Open till midnight, kitchen closes at 10. Live music on the weekends.
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The Bootlegger Bar Katoomba
92 Bathurst RdCajan and Southern USA inspired smokehouse and bar. Smoked and slow cooked meat (not a lot of veges), cocktails, whiskey and other spirits, beer on tap and new and old world wines. Open till midnight, kitchen closes at 10. Live music on the weekends.
Great food, a small but varying selection of international dishes, quick and friendly.
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8Things
133 Katoomba StGreat food, a small but varying selection of international dishes, quick and friendly.
Specialty coffee & teas made with plant-based milks (including Hemp) served with a delicious cafe menu, all vegetarian/vegan. Great food, friendly service. Friday night live music. Closed Sunday.
Plantbased Wholefoods
97 Katoomba StSpecialty coffee & teas made with plant-based milks (including Hemp) served with a delicious cafe menu, all vegetarian/vegan. Great food, friendly service. Friday night live music. Closed Sunday.
Retro-style burger cafe restaurant and bar. Serving more than burgers, Australian craft beers, regional wines and classic and retro cocktails. Spiders and milkshakes.
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Aunty Ed's Restaurant And Bar
122 Katoomba StRetro-style burger cafe restaurant and bar. Serving more than burgers, Australian craft beers, regional wines and classic and retro cocktails. Spiders and milkshakes.
Serving a range of award winning beer brewed in Katoomba. Open 7 days for takeaway beer, dine in Thursday to Sunday from midday. Serving burgers and bar snacks. Now open for coffee and breakfast Saturday and Sunday 8am - 11am. Pancakes, Bacon and Egg Roll, Tofu Scramble Burrito (vegan).
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Mountain Culture Beer Co
23-25 Parke StServing a range of award winning beer brewed in Katoomba. Open 7 days for takeaway beer, dine in Thursday to Sunday from midday. Serving burgers and bar snacks. Now open for coffee and breakfast Saturday and Sunday 8am - 11am. Pancakes, Bacon and Egg Roll, Tofu Scramble Burrito (vegan).
Seasonal menu designed to be shared, degustation for 6 or more or choose from the menu.
A delicious ever changing menu.
Tempus' ethos revolves around the core concepts of sustainability, place and community.
Friday & Monday from 5pm, Saturday and Sunday from 12pm all till late.
'Up Early for breakfast, Monday to Friday 6am - 12noon
Tempus Katoomba
Seasonal menu designed to be shared, degustation for 6 or more or choose from the menu.
A delicious ever changing menu.
Tempus' ethos revolves around the core concepts of sustainability, place and community.
Friday & Monday from 5pm, Saturday and Sunday from 12pm all till late.
'Up Early for breakfast, Monday to Friday 6am - 12noon
Pizza , Australian, Middle Eastern and Grill
Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten free options.
Lunch Dinner After-Hours Drinks
Two dinner sittings 5/5:30 - 7:15 and 7:30 - 9
$25 deposit required when booking.
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Polar Bear Of Leura
139 Leura MallPizza , Australian, Middle Eastern and Grill
Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten free options.
Lunch Dinner After-Hours Drinks
Two dinner sittings 5/5:30 - 7:15 and 7:30 - 9
$25 deposit required when booking.
Australian, Asian, Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options.
Madame Wang's Restaurant is where East meets West. A unique quirky intimate restaurant with intriguing decor and living room ambiance tucked away above an antique store at the top of Leura Mall. The menu is eclectic with dishes from Germany, Indonesia, India, Japan, France and Australia.
Madame Wang's is both licensed and BYO (wine only) and has off street parking.
Some Thursdays there is a jazz duo playing live. It is suitable for both large and small groups and can be hired out for functions.
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Madame Wang's Restaurant
117 Leura MallAustralian, Asian, Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options.
Madame Wang's Restaurant is where East meets West. A unique quirky intimate restaurant with intriguing decor and living room ambiance tucked away above an antique store at the top of Leura Mall. The menu is eclectic with dishes from Germany, Indonesia, India, Japan, France and Australia.
Madame Wang's is both licensed and BYO (wine only) and has off street parking.
Some Thursdays there is a jazz duo playing live. It is suitable for both large and small groups and can be hired out for functions.
The Farm is an experience like no other!
It is set in rural North Katoomba, not far from Fernleigh.
Offering the freshest produce straight from their garden and farmers markets!
Open only on the last weekend of each month.
You have a choice of:
3 Entrees
3 Mains
3 Desserts
Bookings are ESSENTIAL so be quick!
The Farm
The Farm is an experience like no other!
It is set in rural North Katoomba, not far from Fernleigh.
Offering the freshest produce straight from their garden and farmers markets!
Open only on the last weekend of each month.
You have a choice of:
3 Entrees
3 Mains
3 Desserts
Bookings are ESSENTIAL so be quick!
Brasserie style menu. Australian / Asian.
Signature cocktails, and beers from local breweries.
Great reviews - food, service, wine list, ambience.
Mr Collins of Leura
Brasserie style menu. Australian / Asian.
Signature cocktails, and beers from local breweries.
Great reviews - food, service, wine list, ambience.
Our local cafe, just up the road from here on the corner of Minni Ha Ha Road and South Street, at this end of Barton Street. It's set in what was once a shopping centre, has lots of parking but it is just a 5 minute walk from here. Friendly and welcoming Little Village serves great coffee and simple, delicious food for breakfast and lunch and takeaway.
Open 8am till 4pm weekdays and 8am till 2 on Saturdays
Little Village Co.
Our local cafe, just up the road from here on the corner of Minni Ha Ha Road and South Street, at this end of Barton Street. It's set in what was once a shopping centre, has lots of parking but it is just a 5 minute walk from here. Friendly and welcoming Little Village serves great coffee and simple, delicious food for breakfast and lunch and takeaway.
Open 8am till 4pm weekdays and 8am till 2 on Saturdays
Set in the atmospheric light-filled 1913 church Bowery offers a unique and memorable dining and entertainment venue. Serving an ever-changing menu of seasonal local ingredients designed to share and including plant based options, wines from nearby central ranges, handcrafted cocktails with Australian-made spirits and unique, Katoomba brewed craft beers.
Live music on Friday and Saturday evenings with a speakeasy atmosphere by local and visiting musicians - soul jazz, bands, glamorous vintage-style solo singers or ragtime stride piano.
Brunch/Lunch Thursday to Sunday 10am till 3pm
Dinner 5.30pm Thursday till 8.30pm, Friday and Saturday till 9pm and Sunday till 8.30pm
56-64 Waratah Street, Katoomba
Book online or p. 4700 2627
Bowery
Set in the atmospheric light-filled 1913 church Bowery offers a unique and memorable dining and entertainment venue. Serving an ever-changing menu of seasonal local ingredients designed to share and including plant based options, wines from nearby central ranges, handcrafted cocktails with Australian-made spirits and unique, Katoomba brewed craft beers.
Live music on Friday and Saturday evenings with a speakeasy atmosphere by local and visiting musicians - soul jazz, bands, glamorous vintage-style solo singers or ragtime stride piano.
Brunch/Lunch Thursday to Sunday 10am till 3pm
Dinner 5.30pm Thursday till 8.30pm, Friday and Saturday till 9pm and Sunday till 8.30pm
56-64 Waratah Street, Katoomba
Book online or p. 4700 2627
Bushwalks and Lookouts
There are endless bushwalks in the Blue Mountains, far too many to list but this is a selection of must dos.
My favourite lookout in the Mountains is Govett's Leap , at the end of Govett's Leap Road, Blackheath. The view over the Grose Valley is breathtaking.
A spectacular 180m waterfall drops straight down to the base of the cliff and there are a number of walks that lead from there.
A clifftop walk can be taken either direction, towards Evans Lookout (6km return, 3hrs) or Pulpit Rock (unless the track is still being repaired), both of which are similarly spectacular, through windswept heathland, she-oaks, banksias and mallee scrub, with wildflowers in spring. See yellow-tailed black cockatoos and king parrots, among other native birdlife.
On the way down to the lookout drop into the Blue Mountain Heritage Centre for information on what to see and do in the Blue Mountains.
You can also access the easy and wheelchair accessible Fairfax Heritage track from the Heritage Centre (40 mins) winding over gentle slopes, skirting the edge of a unique hanging swamp, then through a forest of scribbly and peppermint gums and grass trees, Waratahs and other wildflowers to George Phillips and Govetts Leap lookouts with expansive views of the Gross Valley, Govetts Gorge and Jungle Falls. Head back the same way or 500 meters up the unsealed Govetts Leap Road to the Heritage Centre.
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Govetts Leap útsýni
My favourite lookout in the Mountains is Govett's Leap , at the end of Govett's Leap Road, Blackheath. The view over the Grose Valley is breathtaking.
A spectacular 180m waterfall drops straight down to the base of the cliff and there are a number of walks that lead from there.
A clifftop walk can be taken either direction, towards Evans Lookout (6km return, 3hrs) or Pulpit Rock (unless the track is still being repaired), both of which are similarly spectacular, through windswept heathland, she-oaks, banksias and mallee scrub, with wildflowers in spring. See yellow-tailed black cockatoos and king parrots, among other native birdlife.
On the way down to the lookout drop into the Blue Mountain Heritage Centre for information on what to see and do in the Blue Mountains.
You can also access the easy and wheelchair accessible Fairfax Heritage track from the Heritage Centre (40 mins) winding over gentle slopes, skirting the edge of a unique hanging swamp, then through a forest of scribbly and peppermint gums and grass trees, Waratahs and other wildflowers to George Phillips and Govetts Leap lookouts with expansive views of the Gross Valley, Govetts Gorge and Jungle Falls. Head back the same way or 500 meters up the unsealed Govetts Leap Road to the Heritage Centre.
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Echo Point Lookout, with its breathtaking view of the iconic Three Sisters and the magnificent Jamison Valley, is something very definitely not to be missed for any visitor to Katoomba.
On the southern side of the plateau on which Katoomba and Leura sit this is where the land falls dramatically away into the canyon of the Jamison Valley.
Echo Point lookout is the gateway to many great walks and nature experiences in the area.
At least take the short, easy walk from the lookout to the Three Sisters.
Well worth the time is the Prince Henry Cliff walk which connects Echo Point to Leura Cascades and takes you past many scenic lookouts along the cliff edge.
The Giant Stairway is a steep, 998 step descent from Echo Point to Honeymoon Bridge, which connects to the first sister and to the tracks below the cliffs.
The famous Three Sisters were formed by erosion many thousands of years ago and form part of the spectacular cliffs that surround the Jamison Valley.
From the lookout you can also see Mount Solitary and the Ruined Castle rock formation.
This is on the land of the Gundungarra and Darug People, the traditional custodians of this part of the Blue Mountains.
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Echo Point Lookout
Echo Point Lookout, with its breathtaking view of the iconic Three Sisters and the magnificent Jamison Valley, is something very definitely not to be missed for any visitor to Katoomba.
On the southern side of the plateau on which Katoomba and Leura sit this is where the land falls dramatically away into the canyon of the Jamison Valley.
Echo Point lookout is the gateway to many great walks and nature experiences in the area.
At least take the short, easy walk from the lookout to the Three Sisters.
Well worth the time is the Prince Henry Cliff walk which connects Echo Point to Leura Cascades and takes you past many scenic lookouts along the cliff edge.
The Giant Stairway is a steep, 998 step descent from Echo Point to Honeymoon Bridge, which connects to the first sister and to the tracks below the cliffs.
The famous Three Sisters were formed by erosion many thousands of years ago and form part of the spectacular cliffs that surround the Jamison Valley.
From the lookout you can also see Mount Solitary and the Ruined Castle rock formation.
This is on the land of the Gundungarra and Darug People, the traditional custodians of this part of the Blue Mountains.
This track runs along the cliff between Katoomba and Leura, has spectacular valley and escarpment views, including famous lookouts and iconic landmarks, waterfalls, hanging swamps and many lookouts with magnificent views of the Jamison Valley. It includes the not- to-be-missed Echo Point and the Three Sisters. 7km one way taking about 3.5 hours or join or leave it at a number of points along the way.
NB: Sections might still be closed due to landslides and track upgrades, so please check before heading out:
national parks NSW or Blue Mountains Council website for local alerts and closures.
Prince Henry Cliff Walk, New South Wales, Australia
This track runs along the cliff between Katoomba and Leura, has spectacular valley and escarpment views, including famous lookouts and iconic landmarks, waterfalls, hanging swamps and many lookouts with magnificent views of the Jamison Valley. It includes the not- to-be-missed Echo Point and the Three Sisters. 7km one way taking about 3.5 hours or join or leave it at a number of points along the way.
NB: Sections might still be closed due to landslides and track upgrades, so please check before heading out:
national parks NSW or Blue Mountains Council website for local alerts and closures.
This is a spectacular lookout near Blackheath with magnificent views over the Grose Valley with dramatic sandstone cliffs and waterfalls. From here you can take the Grand Canyon Track through the valley or the mildly challenging but well worth it Cliff Top track to Govett's Leap and, if the track has been repaired, onwards to Pulpit Rock.
Evans Lookout
This is a spectacular lookout near Blackheath with magnificent views over the Grose Valley with dramatic sandstone cliffs and waterfalls. From here you can take the Grand Canyon Track through the valley or the mildly challenging but well worth it Cliff Top track to Govett's Leap and, if the track has been repaired, onwards to Pulpit Rock.
Cliff Top walking track between Govetts Leap and Evans lookout offers some of the most breath taking scenic views in all of the Blue Mountains. You'll be spoiled with birdwatching, wildflowers, and plenty of lookouts along the way.
6km return - 3 hrs
Passing through dense, windswept heathland, you’ll see she-oaks, banksias and stunted mallee scrub. It’s a great area for birdwatching, so keep your eyes peeled for yellow-tailed black cockatoos and king parrots. The heath comes alive with colourful displays of wildflowers in spring, attracting nectar-loving birds such as the white-naped honeyeater. Look back towards Govetts leap from Barrow lookout for brilliant waterfall views.
Cliff Top Walking Track
394 Evans Lookout RdCliff Top walking track between Govetts Leap and Evans lookout offers some of the most breath taking scenic views in all of the Blue Mountains. You'll be spoiled with birdwatching, wildflowers, and plenty of lookouts along the way.
6km return - 3 hrs
Passing through dense, windswept heathland, you’ll see she-oaks, banksias and stunted mallee scrub. It’s a great area for birdwatching, so keep your eyes peeled for yellow-tailed black cockatoos and king parrots. The heath comes alive with colourful displays of wildflowers in spring, attracting nectar-loving birds such as the white-naped honeyeater. Look back towards Govetts leap from Barrow lookout for brilliant waterfall views.
6.3 km loop - 3.5 hrs
Sandstone walls, waterfalls and abundant native plants line Grand Canyon track near Blackheath. The historic loop track takes you into the heart of this World Heritage-listed landscape. It's an intimate, adventurous, and popular track which walkers have trodden since 1907.
Setting out from Grand Canyon carpark this well-shaded track meanders through luscious native vegetation of ferns and golden wattles and remains close to Greaves Creek.
Although there are loads of semi-ledges which make up this challenging walk, it is one of the rare locations where you don’t need specialist hiking or abseiling equipment to explore a canyon.
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Grand Canyon gönguleið
Evans Lookout Road6.3 km loop - 3.5 hrs
Sandstone walls, waterfalls and abundant native plants line Grand Canyon track near Blackheath. The historic loop track takes you into the heart of this World Heritage-listed landscape. It's an intimate, adventurous, and popular track which walkers have trodden since 1907.
Setting out from Grand Canyon carpark this well-shaded track meanders through luscious native vegetation of ferns and golden wattles and remains close to Greaves Creek.
Although there are loads of semi-ledges which make up this challenging walk, it is one of the rare locations where you don’t need specialist hiking or abseiling equipment to explore a canyon.
Art Galleries
Built on the highest point in Katoomba with panoramic views over the Jamison Valley, The Blue Mountains Cultural Centre is the first publicly owned and managed, purpose designed facility of the arts in the Blue Mountains. It showcases innovative, diverse, distinctive and creative cultural programs.
It features:
• Blue Mountains City Art Gallery and
• World Heritage Exhibition - showcasing the distinctive environment, history and culture of the Blue Mountains.
• Cultural and visitor information
• Restaurant / Café – for fine food and outdoor dining
• Cultural Centre Shop – quality craft & Blue Mountains mementos
• A scenic viewing platform with spectacular views over the Jamison Valley and the Katoomba township.
OPENING HOURS
Monday – Friday 10am – 5pm
Saturday + Sunday – 10am – 4pm
Public Holidays – 10am – 2pm
(closed Good Friday and Christmas Day)
Located next door to the new Katoomba Library.
Parking is available within the Cultural Centre building, accessible from Parke Street (Coles carpark) or by foot from Katoomba Street.
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Blue Mountains Cultural Centre
30 Parke StBuilt on the highest point in Katoomba with panoramic views over the Jamison Valley, The Blue Mountains Cultural Centre is the first publicly owned and managed, purpose designed facility of the arts in the Blue Mountains. It showcases innovative, diverse, distinctive and creative cultural programs.
It features:
• Blue Mountains City Art Gallery and
• World Heritage Exhibition - showcasing the distinctive environment, history and culture of the Blue Mountains.
• Cultural and visitor information
• Restaurant / Café – for fine food and outdoor dining
• Cultural Centre Shop – quality craft & Blue Mountains mementos
• A scenic viewing platform with spectacular views over the Jamison Valley and the Katoomba township.
OPENING HOURS
Monday – Friday 10am – 5pm
Saturday + Sunday – 10am – 4pm
Public Holidays – 10am – 2pm
(closed Good Friday and Christmas Day)
Located next door to the new Katoomba Library.
Parking is available within the Cultural Centre building, accessible from Parke Street (Coles carpark) or by foot from Katoomba Street.
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Interested in the history behind our towns?
If you'd like to spend a couple of hours on a walking tour of Katoomba or Leura, learning about the history of one of these towns I recommend Sue, historian / storyteller, of MountainsTales. Search and book online.