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Carrington Park to Bridal Veil Lookout return bushwalking track notes
Map of Carrington Park to Bridal Veil Lookout return
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Terrain

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 Carrington Park to Bridal Veil Lookout return bushwalking track

Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Carrington Park to Bridal Veil Lookout return 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.

Catch the bus to Carrington Park
You can phone 131500 (the transport info line) for up to date running times. Use these links to plan your Bus (and train) trip to the end of this walk. Plan your trip from --> Castle Hill|Chatswood|Dural|Epping|Gosford|Hornsby|Katoomba|Manly|Parramatta|Penrith|Strathfield|Sutherland|Sydney|

Drive to Carrington 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 this walk. Plan your trip from --> Castle Hill|Chatswood|Dural|Epping|Gosford|Hornsby|Katoomba|Manly|Parramatta|Penrith|Strathfield|Sutherland|Sydney|

Carrington Park	Alt = 946 m
Carrington Park is a medium-sized park on a traffic island, at the junction of Cliff Road and Merriwa St, Katoomba. The park is partially fenced and has a picnic shelter, picnic tables, garbage bins and children's play equipment.

(0 km) Carrington Park to Int of Prince Henry Cliff Walk and Echo Tree Lookout track Track: Moderate - bushtrack	Length = 254 m	Time = 6 mins
	Climb = 2 m	Descent = -28 m
From Carrington Park, the walk crosses Cliff Drive and goes down the stairs and past the sign for 'Blue Mountains National Park'. The walk continues down the stairs until reaching an intersection signposted with the way to 'Echo Point' or 'Leura Cascades'. From the intersection, this walk follows the 'Leura Cascades 1km' sign down the wooden steps and along the bush track, winding through the forest until coming to the signposted intersection of the 'Leura Forest' Track. From the intersection, this walk follows the 'Leura Cascades' sign along the well-defined bush track, winding through the bush to the signposted intersection of the Echo Tree track at the bottom of the short set of stairs.

(0.25 km) Int of Prince Henry Cliff Walk and Echo Tree Lookout track to Echo Tree Lookout Optional sidetrip: Track: Moderate - bushtrack	Length = 17 m	Time = 1 mins
	Climb = 0 m	Descent = -10 m
From the intersection, this walk goes down the stairs following the sign to 'Echo Tree Lookout'. The stairs continue downhill until coming to a fenced lookout.

(0.25 km) Int of Prince Henry Cliff Walk and Echo Tree Lookout track to Int of Cliff Drive and Prince Henry Cliff Walk Walk: Easy - bushtrack	Length = 15 m	Time = 1 mins
	Climb = 3 m	Descent = 0 m
From the intersection, this walk follows the short set of wooden steps up to Cliff Drive, opposite the car park behind Solitary Restaurant.

Solitary Kiosk and Restaurant	Alt = 931 m
Solitary Restaurant offers fine dining in a heritage-listed building overlooking the beautiful Jamison Valley, as well as housing a kiosk for a more casual lunch. The kiosk is open for lunch 7 days a week, from 10am to 4pm (opens 11am weekdays in winter). The kiosk provides a casual dinning experience, with breakfast foods from $10 and lunches around $15 per dish. The restaurant is open for lunch 7 days from 12-4.30pm, and dinner on Fridays and Saturdays from 6pm. Light lunches start from $14, and dinners from $55 for a mouth-watering 2 course meal. Contact details - 90 Cliff Drive, Leura Falls Ph: 02 4782 1164. More info

(0.27 km) Int of Cliff Drive and Prince Henry Cliff Walk to Fossil Rock Track: Moderate - road,bushtrack	Length = 75 m	Time = 2 mins
	Climb = 3 m	Descent = -16 m
From the top of the stairs, this walk follows Cliff Drive down the gentle hill towards the point, passing the restaurant and the sandstone pillar, to the signposted intersection of the Prince Henry Cliff Walk. From the intersection, the track follows the Leura Cascades sign down the wooden steps and along the short bush track to Fossil Rock Lookout.

Fossil Rock	Alt = 916 m
Fossil Rock is a fenced lookout along Prince Henry Cliff Walk, near Katoomba. The lookout is close to Cliff Drive and gives great views along the Jamison Valley and over Mount Solitary, and along the far end of Kings Tableland. The sandstone floor of the lookout is mostly natural and has a few steps cut in it. The rock provides some natural sculptures to enjoy.

(0.34 km) Fossil Rock to Int of Prince Henry Cliff Walk and Copelands Lookout Track Track: Moderate - bushtrack	Length = 40 m	Time = 1 mins
	Climb = 0 m	Descent = -5 m
Keeping the lookout and the valley to the right, the track follows the bush track winding down the hill for a short while, before coming to the signposted intersection of the 'Copelands Lookout' track.

(0.38 km) Int of Prince Henry Cliff Walk and Copelands Lookout Track to Copelands Lookout Optional sidetrip: Track: Moderate - bushtrack	Length = 170 m	Time = 4 mins
	Climb = 2 m	Descent = -32 m
From the intersection, this walk follows the 'Copelands Lookout' sign down along the bush track, winding down the long, gentle hill to a rock shelf, where it continues down a steep set of wooden steps and along the bush track to the rock platform, fenced off with a short rock wall.

Copelands Lookout	Alt = 880 m
Copelands Lookout is a great viewing point with a short, sandstone wall around much of it. The lookout provides fantastic views over the Jamison Valley past Sublime Point, along Kings Tableland and past Mount Solitary.

(0.38 km) Int of Prince Henry Cliff Walk and Copelands Lookout Track to Bridal Veil Lookout Track: Moderate - bushtrack	Length = 55 m	Time = 1 mins
	Climb = 1 m	Descent = -14 m
From the intersection, the walk follows the track winding along the side of the hill, keeping the cliffs and the valley down to the right, soon coming to the signposted intersection with the track to 'Bridal Veil Lookout'. From the intersection, the track follows the 'Bridal Veil Lookout' sign along the bush track, heading down the gentle hill through the bush to a rock shelf, which it steps up onto and follows for a short distance before coming to the signposted 'Bridal Veil Lookout'.

Bridal Veil Lookout	Alt = 898 m
Bridal Veil Lookout provides a great views over Leura Forest and the Jamison Valley. Mount Solitary stands proudly in the distance. In keeping with its name, there are views of Bridal Veil Falls to the east. There is a small bench seat, but no shade.

Catch the bus to Carrington Park
You can phone 131500 (the transport info line) for up to date running times. Use these links to plan your Bus (and train) trip to the end of this walk. Plan your trip from --> Castle Hill|Chatswood|Dural|Epping|Gosford|Hornsby|Katoomba|Manly|Parramatta|Penrith|Strathfield|Sutherland|Sydney|

Drive to Carrington 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 this walk. Plan your trip from --> Castle Hill|Chatswood|Dural|Epping|Gosford|Hornsby|Katoomba|Manly|Parramatta|Penrith|Strathfield|Sutherland|Sydney|

Getting there

Plan your trip to the start of the walk and back from the end of the walk

Public Transport Timetables
	To the start of the walk From Castle Hill Chatswood Dural Epping Gosford Hornsby Katoomba Manly Parramatta Penrith Strathfield Sutherland Sydney		From the end of the walk Sorry there are no public transport options from the end of this walk
Driving Directions
	To the start of the walk                  Castle HillChatswoodDuralEppingGosfordHornsbyKatoombaManlyParramattaPenrithStrathfieldSutherlandSydney Drive from:		From the end of the walk Sorry there are no public roads from the end of this walk

Near by

A list of 17 walks that share part of their track with this one

Walk Name	Park	Style	Length (km)	Time	Grade	km from the start of this walk
Solitary Restaurant to Fossil Rock	Blue Mountains National Park	Return	0.2 km	15 mins	3 / 6	0.2 km
Solitary Restaurant to Jamieson Lookout	Blue Mountains National Park	Return	0.3 km	15 mins	3 / 6	0.2 km
Solitary Kiosk and Restaurant to Copelands Lookout	Blue Mountains National Park	Return	0.6 km	20 mins	3 / 6	0.2 km
Carrington Park to BurraBarroo Lookout	Blue Mountains National Park	Return	0.6 km	30 mins	3 / 6	0.0 km
Leura Park to Copelands Lookout	Blue Mountains National Park	Return	1.5 km	1 Hr	3 / 6	0.4 km
Carrington Park to Marguerite Cascades	Blue Mountains National Park	Return	1.7 km	1 hr 15 mins	4 / 6	0.0 km
Carrington Park to Bridal View Lookout	Blue Mountains National Park	Return	3.3 km	1 hr 30 mins	3 / 6	0.0 km
Carrington Park to Leura Forest return	Blue Mountains National Park	Return	2.3 km	1 hr 30 mins	4 / 6	0.0 km
Echo Point to Leura Cascades	Blue Mountains National Park	One way	3.3 km	1 hr 45 mins	3 / 6	1.5 km
Carrington Park to Leura Forest and pass loop	Blue Mountains National Park	Circuit	4.7 km	3 hrs	4 / 6	0.0 km
Echo Point to Leura Forest Circuit	Blue Mountains National Park	Circuit	4.9 km	3 hrs 9 mins	4 / 6	1.4 km
Dardenelles Pass	Blue Mountains National Park	Circuit	4.9 km	3 hrs 30 mins	4 / 6	1.4 km
The Prince Henry Cliff Walk	Blue Mountains National Park	One way	6.8 km	3 hrs 30 mins	3 / 6	1.8 km
Federal Pass	Blue Mountains National Park	One way	4.4 km	3 hrs 45 mins	4 / 6	0.2 km
Federal Pass Walking Track	Blue Mountains National Park	One way	7.9 km	5 hrs	4 / 6	0.0 km
Leura to Katoomba via Dardanelles Pass	Blue Mountains National Park	One way	6.6 km	5 hrs	4 / 6	1.4 km
Solitary Kiosk Loop	Blue Mountains National Park	Circuit	9.4 km	5 hrs 30 mins	4 / 6	0.2 km

The next 10 closest walks

Walk Name	Park	Style	Length (km)	Time	Grade	km from the start of this walk
Leura Cascades Circuit	Blue Mountains National Park	Circuit	0.8 km	30 mins	3 / 6	0.4 km
Round Walk- (Leura Cascades Loop)	Blue Mountains National Park	Circuit	0.8 km	30 mins	3 / 6	0.4 km
Leura Cascades to Gordon Falls Reserve	Blue Mountains National Park	One way	1.8 km	1 hr 15 mins	3 / 6	0.4 km
Leura Park to Gordon Falls Lookout	Blue Mountains National Park	Return	3.5 km	2 hrs	3 / 6	0.4 km
Bridal Veil View and Olympian Lookout Walk	Blue Mountains National Park	Circuit	2.0 km	1 Hr	3 / 6	0.8 km
Bridal Veil View Lookout Leura	Blue Mountains National Park	Return	1.0 km	30 mins	3 / 6	0.8 km
Tarpeian Rock	Blue Mountains National Park	Return	0.4 km	15 mins	2 / 6	0.8 km
Silver Mist park to Honey Moon Lookout	Blue Mountains National Park	One way	0.6 km	30 mins	3 / 6	1.2 km
Olympian Lookout	Blue Mountains National Park	Return	0.3 km	20 mins	3 / 6	1.2 km
Katoomba Cascades	Blue Mountains National Park	Return	0.3 km	15 mins	3 / 6	1.2 km

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
Euroka Campground - Darug
Euroka Campground - Red Gum
Euroka Campground - Nioka
Euroka Campground - Bennetts Ridge


Nearest know Outdoor Stores near the start of this walk

Store	Address	Phone	Distance (straight line)
Paddy Pallin	166 Katoomba St , Katoomba	(02) 4782 4466	0.7 km
Summit Gear	80- Bathurst Rd , Katoomba	(02) 4782 3018	1 km
Summit Gear	11 Ross St , Glenbrook	(02) 4739 4373	28.6 km
Simdra Pet & Hobby Mart	45 Main St , Lithgow	(02) 6352 4422	30.4 km
Boots Great Outdoors	Shop 25 Home Centre Wolseley St , Penrith	(02) 4733 5744	33.2 km

A list of the nearest UHF CB repeaters I found to Carrington Park to Bridal Veil Lookout return.

Channel	Call sign (more info)	Site	Distance and dir from Carrington Park to Bridal Veil Lookout return Click to re-center search
4	RIV04	Fire Service Rusden Road MT RIVERVIEW	29 km (to the E)
6	LGW06	Lithgow Council Site HASSANS WALLS	29 km (to the NNW)
5	BIN05	Fire Tower MT BINDO Emergency use only	29 km (to the W)
7	VMC7	Fire Tower MT BINDO	29 km (to the W)
2	KUR02	Miles Comms Site 1 1 246 Burralow Road KURRAJONG HEIGHTS	34 km (to the NE)

Weather and Park info

Fire Danger
This walk passes Greater Sydney Region fire area which currently has a LOW-MODERATE rating and No Ban in place. (Checked 55 minutes ago)
Please Note: Each park may have its own fire ban status, this rating is based on information from the RFS and BOM.

Weather and Climate
Weather and Climate summary detailed weather and climate information here

Fine, cloudy at times. 13.3°C (feels like 13.1°) 4 km/h from the W 90% humidity     (as at 15/09:00am) Mon       20° Fine, cloudy at times. Tue 9°|21° Fine, mostly sunny. Wed 9°|22° Fine. Thu 10°|23° Fine.

Blue Mountains National Park Link to official closures and fire bans page

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 famous views of the Three Sisters. Easy access makes a day trips very worthwhile, but with such diversity it would be great to stay in one of the many B&B's and spend a few days soaking up the region.	$7	$0 to $5
Region: Sydney & Surrounds	Park fees	Camping	Facilities

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