Bushwalking on the Pulpit Rock car park to lower Lookout hiking trail

Bushwalking track notes, photographs, maps and more for Pulpit Rock car park to lower Lookout hiking trail are found in each of the tabs below

Pulpit Rock car park to Lower Lookout

Time
Distance
Climb
Style

45 mins
0.8 km
142 m
Return

6.7 km ENE of Blackheath
Blue Mountains National Park car

Track: Hard

This walk takes in a fabulous view across the Grose Valley. It includes the options of the upper lookout, providing the easiest access, and the lower lookout, which involves a more daring walk. The upper lookout gives the best views across the valley, while the middle lookout gives similar scenic views. The lower lookout, however, has great views of the cliffs around the Grose Valley from a unique perspective.

Bushwalking can be fun and interesting when you are well prepared. Please ensure you and your group are well prepared and equipped for all possible dangers. The authors, staff and owners of wildwalks take care in preparing these notes but do not accept responsibility for any inconvenience, loss or injury sustained when using these notes. Please take care and feel free to provide feedback through our website.
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 Pulpit Rock car park to lower Lookout 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)

Print a map and track knotes here

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Katoomba

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Photo Gallery




	Pulpit Rock car park




	Picnic Shelter




	Stairs from Pulpit Rock car park




	Marker on Pulpit Rock's top lookout




	Grose Valley




	Pulpit Rock Lookout




	Seat on lower lookout




	Track down to Lower Pulpit Rock Lookout




	Grose Valley Cliffs

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 Pulpit Rock car park to lower Lookout bushwalking track

Cross Section of the Pulpit Rock car park to lower Lookout bushwalking track

Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Pulpit Rock car park to lower Lookout bushwalking track

Summary of the gradients over the the lenght of the Pulpit Rock car park to lower Lookout bushwalking track

Track Notes

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 Pulpit Rock car park

There is free parking available. 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) Pulpit Rock car park to Pulpit Rock upper Lookout Track: Moderate - Bush Track	Distance = 0.3 km	Time = 5 mins
	Climb = 0 m	Descent = -50 m
From the car park the track heads south down the hill to the carpark. The track continues down to a shelter and toilet which are approximately 30m down the hill. The track then steeply descends another flight of stairs to flatten out before descending more stairs to the sign marked intersection. From the intersection the track heads south for approximately 30m to the lookout over the valley

Pulpit Rock Lookout
	Alt = 892
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. The lookout has many levels with the top most lookout having the easiest access.

(0.31 km) Pulpit Rock upper Lookout to Pulpit Rock middle Lookout Track: Moderate - Bush Track	Distance = 0.1 km	Time = 4 mins
	Climb = 9 m	Descent = -35 m
From the top lookout the track descends from the left corner of the lookout for approximately 30m down to pass a railed path into a cave on the right. The track continues along the railed path to a seat in the middle of a viewing area.

(0.37 km) Pulpit Rock Middle Lookout to Pulpit Rock lower Lookout Track: Hard - Bush Track	Distance = 0 km	Time = 3 mins
	Climb = 0 m	Descent = -48 m
From the middle lookouts seat the track heads to the end of the viewing area to descend a set of stairs. The track follows a ductboarded section of track to a second similar viewing area with a seat. The track then steeply descends a flight of metal stairs to a small viewing platform.

Drive from Pulpit Rock car park

There is free parking available. 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	10.6 km
Paddy Pallin	166 Katoomba St , Katoomba	(02) 4782 4466	11.1 km
Simdra Pet & Hobby Mart	45 Main St , Lithgow	(02) 6352 4422	21.9 km
Lithgow 4WD Centre	281 Main St , Lithgow	(02) 6353 1899	22.5 km
Richmond Camping Supplies	340 Windsor St , Richmond	(02) 4578 3004	39 km

Weather and Park info

Weather and Climate summary detailed weather and climate information here

Early fog, few showers/thunderstorm.

6.1°C (feels like 3.8°)

6 km/h from the ENE (gusting 7)

91% humidity (as at 14/12:00am)

A graph displaying the average daily temperature range for the year

Blue Mountains National Park Check for park closures and fire bans

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 Pulpit Rock car park to lower Lookout.

Channel	Call sign (more info)	Site	Distance and dir from Pulpit Rock car park to lower Lookout Click to re-center search
6	LGW06	Lithgow Council Site HASSANS WALLS	21 km (to the NW)
2	KUR02	Miles Comms Site 1 1 246 Burralow Road KURRAJONG HEIGHTS	28 km (to the ENE)
5	BIN05	Fire Tower MT BINDO Emergancy use only	30 km (to the WSW)
7	VMC7	Fire Tower MT BINDO	30 km (to the WSW)
4	RIV04	Fire Service Rusden Road MT RIVERVIEW	31 km (to the ESE)