Bushwalking on the Anvil Rock hiking trail

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Anvil Rock

Time
Distance
Climb
Style

15 mins
0.4 km
10 m
Return
8.9 km NE of Blackheath
Blue Mountains National Park car
Track: Moderate

A nice walk if you are in the area, worth doing before Pulpit Rock lookout. This walks is not as busy as many of the other lookouts in the area. This view across the valley is fantastic. The lookout makes a great place for a picnic lunch and the lack of crowds makes it that much more attractive.

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Please note that side trips and alternate routes mentioned in these notes are not included in the tracks overall rating, distance or time estimate. The notes also only describe the side trip and alternate routes in one direction.

Topographical Map of walk

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Map of Anvil Rock hiking track
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Map Scale

500 meters

Base maps are used under licence and is © Department of lands Panorama Avenue Bathurst 2795 www.lands.nsw.gov.au

Maps that cover the walk area (please always carry maps of the area)

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Photo Gallery




	Anvil Rock 1




	Anvil Rock




	Nice Rock




	Ridge top walk




	Track Head




	Valley views on the way

Terrain profile

Please note: This is a 'return' style walk and therefore these graphs only show the terrain for the first half of the walk (until the turn around point.)

Cross sectional view of the Anvil Rock bushwalking track

Cross Section of the Anvil Rock bushwalking track

Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Anvil Rock bushwalking track

Summary of the gradients over the the lenght of the Anvil Rock bushwalking track

Track Notes

Finding the start

Drive along the Great Western Hwy to Blackheath (West of Katoomba). Near the train station you will see a signpost pointing to Pulpit rock on Hat Hill Road. Follow Hat Hill Road - After about 2km it turns into a dirt road. Continue along the main road for almost another 6.5 km following the signs to Anvil Rock. There is a carpark at the end of the road.

Since this is a 'return' style walk once you have had enough of the walk, turn around and retrace your steps back to the start.

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Drive to Anvil Rock car park

A park entry fee is payble when driving into the park. You can drive or ride to the start of this walk Use these links to plan your trip to the start of the walk. Plan a trip from --> Castle Hill \| Central \| Chatswood \| Dural \| Epping \| Gosford \| Hornsby \| Katoomba \| Manly \| Parramatta \| Penrith \| Strathfield \| Sutherland

(0 km) Anvil Rock car park to Anvil Rock Track: Moderate - Bush Track	Distance = 0.2 km	Time = 4 mins
	Climb = 2 m	Descent = -8 m
The track head is sign posted and leaves from the North Eastern corner of the car park (on the far right side as you drive in). The basic bush track initial skirts around a large sandstone rock then it follows the top of a narrow ridge line. On the walk along the ridge there are several nice rocky outcrops and glimpses of the Grose valley. Before to long you will see Anvil rock (it is the one with and the metal hand rails that does look a little bit like and Anvil). When you approach the rock, there is a clear path around to the right, follow the hand rail, and once on the other side there is a large lookout area with wonderful views of the Grose Valley. The views are comparable to other famous lookouts in the area, only missing the crowds. There is a basic fence around the lookout, but there are plenty of places to fall off the cliffs on this walk so please be careful.

Drive from Anvil Rock car park

A park entry fee is payble when driving into the park. You can drive or ride from the end of this walk Use these links to plan your your trip home from the end of the walk. Plan a trip to --> Castle Hill \| Central \| Chatswood \| Dural \| Epping \| Gosford \| Hornsby \| Katoomba \| Manly \| Parramatta \| Penrith \| Strathfield \| Sutherland

Nearest know Outdoor Stores near the start of this walk

Store	Address	Phone	Distance (straight line)
Summit Gear	80- Bathurst Rd , Katoomba	(02) 4782 3018	13.2 km
Paddy Pallin	166 Katoomba St , Katoomba	(02) 4782 4466	13.6 km
Simdra Pet & Hobby Mart	45 Main St , Lithgow	(02) 6352 4422	20.9 km
Lithgow 4WD Centre	281 Main St , Lithgow	(02) 6353 1899	21.6 km
Richmond Camping Supplies	340 Windsor St , Richmond	(02) 4578 3004	38.1 km

Weather and Park info

Weather and Climate summary detailed weather and climate information here

Chance shower/thunderstorm.

11.2°C (feels like 9.8°)

4 km/h from the NNW

76% humidity (as at 14/09:00am)

Wed	14°	Chance shower/thunderstorm.
Thu	6°\|15°	Mostly fine.
Fri	7°\|14°	Mostly fine.
Sat	7°\|13°	Mostly fine.

A graph displaying the average daily temperature range for the year

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Attracting over 3 million visitors annually, Blue Mountains National Park holds some of Australia's most spectacular and diverse wilderness areas. Explore the Grose Valley, with its sheer sandstone cliffs, waterfalls and scenic walking, or enjoy the famou
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Region: Sydney & Surrounds Park fees Camping Facilities

Campsites in the park
Acacia Flat
Burralow Creek camping ground
Coxs River Camping Area
Euroka campground - Appletree Flat campervan and camper trailer area
Euroka campground
Ingar campground
Mount Werong campground
Murphys Glen campground
Perrys Lookdown campground
Euoka Campground - Darug
Euoka Campground - Red Gum
Euoka Campground - Nioka
Euoka Campground - Bennetts Ridge

A list of the nearest UHF CB repeaters I found to Anvil Rock.

Channel	Call sign (more info)	Site	Distance and dir from Anvil Rock Click to re-center search
6	LGW06	Lithgow Council Site HASSANS WALLS	20 km (to the WNW)
2	KUR02	Miles Comms Site 1 1 246 Burralow Road KURRAJONG HEIGHTS	26 km (to the ENE)
4	RIV04	Fire Service Rusden Road MT RIVERVIEW	31 km (to the ESE)
5	BIN05	Fire Tower MT BINDO Emergancy use only	32 km (to the WSW)
7	VMC7	Fire Tower MT BINDO	32 km (to the WSW)