Start | At the intersection of Pulpit Rock Track & Pulpit Rock Road (-33.6180083,150.3283835) |
Mode | Car (There is free parking available.) |
Directions | From Great Western Highway, A32
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Finish | (-33.6465752,150.3253019) |
Mode (end) | Car Shuttle Car (There is free parking available.) |
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The starting point of an optional sidetrip. An optional side trip to Pulpit Rock Upper Lookout. To start this optional side trip continue straight here. On returning from this side trip continue straight when you get back to this intersection. Details below.
After another 1.7 km find the "Boyd Lookout" (15 m on your left).
Boyd Lookout, Blue Mountains National Park, looks over the Grose Valley with a spectacular view over Pulpit Rock to the east. It is an unfenced, informal lookout.
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The starting point of an optional sidetrip. An optional side trip to Boyd Beach. To start this optional side trip turn right here. On returning from this side trip continue straight when you get back to this intersection. Details below.
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After another 10 m find the "Govetts Leap Lookout" (6 m on your right).
Govetts Leap Lookout is named after the first European man to have enjoyed this view, William Govett, as an assistant surveyor in June 1831. Govetts Leap Lookout offers wonderful views over the Grose Valley and the spectacular Bridal Falls. The word `leap` is an old Scottish word meaning waterfall. The lookout is easily accessed from the car park, there are also toilets and picnic shelters nearby.
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After another 40 m find the "Picnic Shelter" (60 m on your right).
Picnic shelters at the end of Govetts Leap Road. Seats are ~45cm high and benches 75cm high. Most shelters have an entrance ~1.2m wide with, and similar gap between table and wall. The largest shelter has an entrance wider than 4m, bench seating but no tables.
After another 10 m find the "Wheelchair Rough" (80 m on your right).
This walk leads through a gravel carpark for about 60m. The surface in unevean and erroded in places. The gravel is mostly compressed but the surface may soften after prolonged rain.
Then find the "Govetts Leap (falls)" (35 m on your left).
Govetts Leap, is a waterfall in the Blue Mountains National Park. The fall is fed by Govetts Leap Brook which runs over the cliff into the Grose Valley. The falls are best viewed from Govetts Leap and Barrow Lookouts. Leap is a scots dialect word for cataract or waterfall.
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After another 7 m (at the intersection of Braeside Walk & Cliff Top Track) turn left, to head along Cliff Top Track (a steps).
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Then find the "Hayward Gully" (15 m on your left).
Hayward Gully, Blue Mountains National Park, is named after the first white man, William Hayward, to reach the floor of Govetts Gorge, in 1847. The area is a small gully along the Cliff Top Walk between Evans Lookout and Barrows Lookout. The gully is a quiet place, with a bench seat to enjoy the flora and fauna, and views through the trees into the Grose Valley.
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The starting point of an optional sidetrip. An optional side trip to Valley View Lookout. To start this optional side trip turn left here. On returning from this side trip error >360 when you get back to this intersection. Details below.
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After another 60 m find the "Evans Lookout" (9 m on your left).
Evans Lookout, Blue Mountains National Park, looks over the spectacular Grose Valley, with its deep gorges, green forest and prominent cliff lines. The fenced lookout is at the end of Evans Lookout Road. There is a rock shelter hut and toilets.
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Class 4/6 Hard track |
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Length | 7.2 km |
Time | 4 h to 5 h |
Quality of track | Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6) |
Gradient | Very steep (4/6) |
Signage | Directional signs along the way (3/6) |
Infrastructure | Limited facilities, not all cliffs are fenced (3/6) |
Experience Required | No experience required (1/6) |
Weather | Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6) |
Item | From Start | Name & link to notes |
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Shelter
| 70 m | [shelter] |
Toilet
| 70 m | [toilet] |
Seat
| 280 m + 65 m | [seat] |
Toilet
| 3.8 km | [toilet] |
Seat
| 4.2 km | [seat] |
Seat
| 4.6 km | [seat] |
Seat
| 5.2 km | [seat] |
Toilet
| 6.9 km | [toilet] |
Shelter
| 7.1 km | [shelter] |