Thread: Blue Mountains, NSW - Recomendations Please

You can certainly do Wentworth Falls and the Scenic World and Three Sisters easilly enough in one day. Jenolan Caves are a about an hour or so from Katoomba (and the Three Sisters etc). You *could* be done it all in one day if you don't spend too much time at any of them.

Scenic World at Katoomba is worth doing. You can do the Railway, Skyway, Cableway and walk through the forest in an easy morning. I would also recommend doing the walk down to Wentworth Falls if you've got the time

Just check that you can take dogs with you wherever you are going. Dogs are NOT allowed in National Parks and I am not sure wether the cable car or 'steep train thingy' fall within the NP.

Of course, leaving the pups in the car is emphatically not an option.

Originally Posted by sam_d

You can certainly do Wentworth Falls and the Scenic World and Three Sisters easilly enough in one day. Jenolan Caves are a about an hour or so from Katoomba (and the Three Sisters etc). You *could* be done it all in one day if you don't spend too much time at any of them.

Scenic World at Katoomba is worth doing. You can do the Railway, Skyway, Cableway and walk through the forest in an easy morning. I would also recommend doing the walk down to Wentworth Falls if you've got the time

Scenic World gets my vote too - took my Dad and Stepmother (also from UK) and we did the Scenic Railway, which went down a storm! We then moved on to Echo Point, which is the best place to see the 3 Sisters.

To do Jenolan Caves too you'll need to plan ahead as the tours only leave at certain times and actual length of tour depends on which caves you tour. It is a beautiful spot though. My only criticism is that it takes them 1.5 hours to do what should be a 20min tour.

If time permits, a return via Lithgow, Richmond and Windsor is very picturesque.

Govetts leap is good too (and not far from Black Heath, turn right at the traffic lights if heading away from sydney (Govetts leap rd? definitely signs, however) - the pub on the corner does a great Pie, too )

Originally Posted by V8Ian

If time permits, a return via Lithgow, Richmond and Windsor is very picturesque.

yep - or cut out Lithgow and go Mt Victoria - Bell via the darling causeway and turn right at the intersection with Bells Line of Road toward Windsor. The views of Mt Banks, and the walls of the Grose valley on the right are amayzing.

Wentworth Falls Falls is part of the National Park and so no dogs allowed. Very easy to park next to excellent outlooks, also, lots of great short walks.

Conservation Hut at Wentworth Falls is also good for a short - hour-ish - steep walk down into a waterfall.

Allow about fifteen minutes for the Three Sisters, highly over-rated imo and really geared to large tourist buses.

At Blackheath the lookout at the end of Govett's Leap Road is easy to get to and has a ten-fifteen minute walk to more exciting lookouts.

All of the above are well marked, always people there, handrails, etc.

My favourite at the moment is a drive along Mount Hay Road - just off the highway at Leura - 15km of bumpy dirt road, great views, several good short walks along the way, plus good short walk at the end. I rarely see anyone there, or if I do, one car. No handrails, much more exciting. I take my 4 year old there, so walks aren't difficult, but the excitment level is much higher.

A ride on the zig zag railway is enjoyable as well

Originally Posted by abaddonxi

My favourite at the moment is a drive along Mount Hay Road - just off the highway at Leura - 15km of bumpy dirt road, great views, several good short walks along the way, plus good short walk at the end. I rarely see anyone there, or if I do, one car. No handrails, much more exciting. I take my 4 year old there, so walks aren't difficult, but the excitment level is much higher.

ssssh!! This is a fav of mine too, people will find out and start going there !