Mount Portal Lookout

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• Tell someone you trust where you are going and what to do if you are overdue
• Have adequate equipment, supplies, skills & knowledge for the whole journey
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• Can respond to emergencies & call for help at any point
• Are healthy and fit enough for this journey
If not, change plans and stay safe. It is okay to delay and ask people for help.

Getting There

Start	(-33.7812639,150.6378364)
Mode	Car (A park entry fee is required for driving into the park.)
Directions	From Park Street Turn on to Euroka Road then drive for 2.5 km Turn left onto The Oaks Trail and drive for another 1.5 km Turn left onto Euroka Road and drive for another 710 m Turn left onto Mount Portal Trail and drive for another 2.8 km

Track Notes

Getting started
From the dirt car park at the end of Mount Portal Trail (road), this walk heads across the clay and gravel car park, towards the view and the 'Blue Mountains National Park' abseil information sign. The walk follows the (1.9m wide) concrete path between the two (1m high) fences. In less than 10m the walk continues as the concrete path becomes a timber path and leads gently down for about 25m onto the fenced elevated timber platform. At the lookou there is an information sign and great views.....

Turn map	Directions & comments
	Start. Find the car park at the start. Find the Parking Accessible at the start. Parking Accessible Parking Accessible The large parking area has no marked bays but could park more than 20 cars. There is one marked mobiilty parking are at the norther end. The mobility parking area is clay earth, 5m wide and 10m deep. + - The large parking area has no marked bays but could park more than 20 cars. There is one marked mobiilty parking are at the norther end. The mobility parking area is clay earth, 5m wide and 10m deep. After another 15 m come to "Mount Portal Lookout". Mount Portal Lookout Mount Portal Lookout Mount Portal Lookout, is found a short walk from the end of Mount Portal trail (a dirt road) in the Glenbrook Region of the Blue Mountains National Park. The lookout is wheelchair accessible and has a fenced platform providing great views from high above the junction of the Nepean River and Glenbrook Creek. The main view is down the Nepean River and across the plains of western Sydney (the Cumberland Plain). The view extends up Glenbrook Gorge and to the stunning cliffs on the other side. A stunning spot. This is also a popular abseiling cliff with information signs about the local area. + - Mount Portal Lookout, is found a short walk from the end of Mount Portal trail (a dirt road) in the Glenbrook Region of the Blue Mountains National Park. The lookout is wheelchair accessible and has a fenced platform providing great views from high above the junction of the Nepean River and Glenbrook Creek. The main view is down the Nepean River and across the plains of western Sydney (the Cumberland Plain). The view extends up Glenbrook Gorge and to the stunning cliffs on the other side. A stunning spot. This is also a popular abseiling cliff with information signs about the local area.

Turn map

Directions & comments

Start.

Find the car park at the start.

Find the Parking Accessible at the start.

Parking Accessible

The large parking area has no marked bays but could park more than 20 cars. There is one marked mobiilty parking are at the norther end. The mobility parking area is clay earth, 5m wide and 10m deep.

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The large parking area has no marked bays but could park more than 20 cars. There is one marked mobiilty parking are at the norther end. The mobility parking area is clay earth, 5m wide and 10m deep.

After another 15 m come to "Mount Portal Lookout".

Mount Portal Lookout

Mount Portal Lookout, is found a short walk from the end of Mount Portal trail (a dirt road) in the Glenbrook Region of the Blue Mountains National Park. The lookout is wheelchair accessible and has a fenced platform providing great views from high above the junction of the Nepean River and Glenbrook Creek. The main view is down the Nepean River and across the plains of western Sydney (the Cumberland Plain). The view extends up Glenbrook Gorge and to the stunning cliffs on the other side. A stunning spot. This is also a popular abseiling cliff with information signs about the local area.

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Mount Portal Lookout, is found a short walk from the end of Mount Portal trail (a dirt road) in the Glenbrook Region of the Blue Mountains National Park. The lookout is wheelchair accessible and has a fenced platform providing great views from high above the junction of the Nepean River and Glenbrook Creek. The main view is down the Nepean River and across the plains of western Sydney (the Cumberland Plain). The view extends up Glenbrook Gorge and to the stunning cliffs on the other side. A stunning spot. This is also a popular abseiling cliff with information signs about the local area.

Terrain

Mount Portal Lookout

Grading

	Class 1/6 Smooth & flat
Length	85 m
Time	5 min to 10 min

Quality of track	Smooth and hardened path (1/6)
Gradient	Flat, no steps (1/6)
Signage	Clearly signposted (1/6)
Infrastructure	Generally useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats) (1/6)
Experience Required	No experience required (1/6)
Weather	Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6)

Naturally Accessible
Slope summary:
Very gentle slope, mostly flat.

Surface summary:
mostly 1.9m wide smooth, flat and hard path. The carpark is clay/gravel and becomes boggy after rain.

Articles

Mount Portal Lookout
Mount Portal Lookout, is found a short walk from the end of Mount Portal trail (a dirt road) in the Glenbrook Region of the Blue Mountains National Park. The lookout is wheelchair accessible and has a fenced platform providing great views from high above the junction of the Nepean River and Glenbrook Creek. The main view is down the Nepean River and across the plains of western Sydney (the Cumberland Plain). The view extends up Glenbrook Gorge and to the stunning cliffs on the other side. A stunning spot. This is also a popular abseiling cliff with information signs about the local area.

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