Pulpit Rock Car Park to Middle Lookout

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Getting There

Start	(-33.6180083,150.3283835)
Mode	Car (There is free parking available.)
Directions	From Great Western Highway, A32 Turn on to Hat Hill Road then drive for 4.7 km Turn right onto Pulpit Rock Road and drive for another 940 m

Track Notes

Getting started
From the car park, the walk follows the sign to 'Pulpit Rock Lookout', down the stairs from the car park. The track continues down to a shelter and toilet, and then steeply heads down another flight of stairs, before flattening out and then descending more stairs to the signposted intersection.
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk goes down the stairs, following the sign to 'Pulpit Rock'. The track heads down the hill to a flat area with awesome views over the Grose Valley.
Veer left: From the upper lookout, this walk heads down the long set of stairs towards Pulpit Rock (a bench seat is visible from here). The walk passes a side path (which leads to a cave) and continues down to the bench seat in the middle of the platform.....

Turn map	Directions & comments
	Start.
	After another 50 m veer left. After another 20 m pass the toilet (25 m on your right). Then pass the shelter (7 m on your right).
	After another 210 m continue straight. After another 85 m come to the "Pulpit Rock Upper Lookout" (15 m on your right).
	After another 20 m turn right. After another 15 m come to "Pulpit Rock Lookout". Pulpit Rock Lookout Pulpit Rock Lookout Pulpit Rock Lookout, Blue Mountains National Park, looks over the Grose Valley and back towards Blackheath, with Bridal Veil Falls and the Govetts Leap cliff edge in view. The lookout has many levels with the uppermost lookout having the easiest access. + - Pulpit Rock Lookout, Blue Mountains National Park, looks over the Grose Valley and back towards Blackheath, with Bridal Veil Falls and the Govetts Leap cliff edge in view. The lookout has many levels with the uppermost lookout having the easiest access. A seat. A viewpoint. About 50 m past the end is "Pulpit Rock Lower Lookout".

Terrain

Pulpit Rock Car Park to Middle Lookout

Grading

	Class 3/6 Moderate track
Length	790 m
Time	30 min to 1 h

Quality of track	Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6)
Gradient	Short steep hills (3/6)
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)

Some facilities on route

Shelter: There is one 70 m from the start.

Toilet: There is one 70 m from the start.

Seat: There is one 450 m from the start.

Order of key facilities on route

Item	From Start	Name & link to notes
Shelter	70 m	[shelter]
Toilet	70 m	[toilet]
Seat	450 m	[seat]

Articles

Pulpit Rock Lookout
Pulpit Rock Lookout, Blue Mountains National Park, looks over the Grose Valley and back towards Blackheath, with Bridal Veil Falls and the Govetts Leap cliff edge in view. The lookout has many levels with the uppermost lookout having the easiest access.

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