Bushwalking on the Carrington Park to Bridal View Lookout

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	coming down from the road




	Track from Carringotn Park to Cliff Rd




	Sign along track




	The Jamison Valley




	Bridal Veil Falls




	Prince Henry Cliff Walk




	A view of the falls from above




	Bridal View Lookout




	Leura Cascades Sign

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 View Lookout bushwalking track

Cross Section of the Carrington Park to Bridal View Lookout bushwalking track

Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Carrington Park to Bridal View Lookout bushwalking track

Summary of the gradients over the the lenght of the Carrington Park to Bridal View 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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Catch the bus to Carrington Park
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
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
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 Cliff Drive and Prince Henry Cliff Walk Track: Moderate - bushtrack	Length = 269 m	Time = 7 mins
	Climb = 5 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. 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 Kiosk and Restaurant
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 Int of Cliff Drive and Fossil Rock Track Walk: Easy - road	Length = 52 m	Time = 1 mins
	Climb = 3 m	Descent = -6 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.

(0.32 km) Int of Cliff Drive and Fossil Rock Track to Fossil Rock Track: Moderate - bushtrack	Length = 23 m	Time = 1 mins
	Climb = 0 m	Descent = -10 m
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
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 Bridal Veil Lookout Track Track: Moderate - bushtrack	Length = 52 m	Time = 1 mins
	Climb = 1 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. 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'.

(0.4 km) Int of Prince Henry Cliff Walk and Bridal Veil Lookout Track to Bridal Veil Lookout Optional sidetrip: Walk: Easy - bushtrack	Length = 43 m	Time = 1 mins
	Climb = 0 m	Descent = -14 m
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
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.

(0.4 km) Int of Prince Henry Cliff Walk and Bridal Veil Lookout Track to Int of Leura Cascades Round Walk and Fern Bower Track Track: Moderate - bushtrack	Length = 299 m	Time = 7 mins
	Climb = 5 m	Descent = -46 m
Keeping the signposted 'Bridal Veil Lookout' track to the right, this walk follows the track winding around the top edge of the valley and down a metal staircase, continuing along a fenced, wooden footbridge and down the side of the hill via wooden and metal steps, to the sign pointing back along the 'Prince Henrey Walk' to 'Echo Point'. From the intersection, this walk follows 'Round Walk - Leura Cascades' sign along the lower track. The track gently heads down the hill for a short while before winding down the stairs to come to a four-way intersection and a sign pointing back up to 'Round Walk - Echo Point'.

(0.7 km) Int of Leura Cascades Round Walk and Fern Bower Track to Round Walk Lookout Track: Moderate - bushtrack	Length = 20 m	Time = 1 mins
	Climb = 0 m	Descent = -18 m
From the intersection, this walk follows the 'Leura Cascades' sign up the steps. The track then heads along a fenced cliff ledge (with great valley views) to then head down two metal staircases, coming to a fenced (unsignposted) lookout.

(0.72 km) Round Walk Lookout to Leura Cascades Track: Moderate - bushtrack	Length = 88 m	Time = 4 mins
	Climb = 30 m	Descent = -1 m
From the lookout, this walk heads down the metal staircase. The walk then turns right (at the cave with the old bench seat) and heads down the steps as they wind down the hill to another fenced (unsignposted) lookout at the top of Bridal Veil Falls. From this lookout, the walk follows the dirt track, keeping the handrail and creek to the right. The walk then heads up the steps to cross a bridge and come to an intersection (with another bridge) at the base of Leura Cascades.

Leura Cascades	Alt = 878 m
Leura Cascades
Leura Cascades is a lovely set of waterfalls with some bridges just below, allowing walkers to get up close to the creek. The area has a nice feel about it and is quite cool in summer. Much of the track near the cascades has handrails and the bridges are fenced. Allow some time to enjoy life among the cascades and fern trees in this valley. One bridge leads to a sandstone cave next to the pool and falls, a great place to enjoy the small section of canyon.

(0.8 km) Leura Cascades to Int of Prince Henry Cliff Walk and Cliff Drive Bush Track Track: Moderate - bushtrack	Length = 465 m	Time = 10 mins
	Climb = 30 m	Descent = -5 m
From the bottom of the Leura Cascades, this walk heads up the timber steps to a rock platform at the top of the falls, and more nice cascades. From these cascades, the walk follows the steps upstream (keep the creek on the left). The walk heads up some timber stairs and then along a track, with glimpses down to the creek. The track then comes to an intersection with the 'Prince Henry Cliff Walk' just before the footbridge. From the intersection, this walk follows the 'Prince Henry Cliff Walk To Gordon Falls' sign up the timber steps. The walk continues along the bush track that steadily climbs to the top of the gentle hill, where it comes to an intersection with the Cliff Drive bush track. From the intersection, the track follows the bush track heading around the side of the hill, winding through the bush until it comes to the intersection of the short bush track to Cliff Drive.

(1.27 km) Int of Prince Henry Cliff Walk and Cliff Drive Bush track to The Rock Track: Moderate - bushtrack	Length = 69 m	Time = 1 mins
	Climb = 0 m	Descent = -5 m
From the intersection, this walk follows the bush track winding around the valley down to the right for a short while, before coming to 'The Rock' lookout just off the track on the right.

The Rock	Alt = 898 m
The Rock
The Rock is a small, partially-fenced lookout, about 10meters from the Prince Henry Cliff Walk near Bridal Veil Falls. The old timber fence only partially covers the cliff line and the walk to the lookout can be slippery. The view from the lookout includes close-up views of the crowns of several trees. There is no view of Bridal Veil Falls, but the view does extend across to the cliffs at Bridal View Lookout.

(1.34 km) The Rock to Bridal Veil View lookout Track: Moderate - bushtrack	Length = 303 m	Time = 7 mins
	Climb = 10 m	Descent = -19 m
From the lookout, this walk follows the bush track winding around the valley, down to the right, heading under a large rock overhang and continuing steadily up the long rocky hill to the signposted intersection of the Bridal View Lookout. From the intersection, the walk follows the 'Bridal View Lookout' sign along the track, heading out towards the cliffs for a short while before winding down a set of metal stairs to the signposted 'Bridal Veil View' lookout.

Bridal Veil View Lookout	Alt = 898 m
Bridal Veil View Lookout
The Bridal Veil View is a small, fenced lookout at the base of a flight of stairs in the south-west corner of Leura. The lookout has a natural sandstone floor and provides superb, unobstructed view of the Bridal Veil Falls. The falls are about 150m away, and looking down from the top, the Bridal Veil likeness is apparent. The falls run most of the time, but are most spectacular after rain.

Catch the bus from Carrington Park
Catch the bus from 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 from the end of this walk. Plan your trip to --> Castle Hill\|Chatswood\|Dural\|Epping\|Gosford\|Hornsby\|Katoomba\|Manly\|Parramatta\|Penrith\|Strathfield\|Sutherland\|Sydney\|

Drive from Carrington Park
Drive from Carrington Park
There is free parking available. You can drive or ride from the end of this walk Use these links to plan your trip from the end of this walk. Plan your trip to --> 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 To Castle Hill Chatswood Dural Epping Gosford Hornsby Katoomba Manly Parramatta Penrith Strathfield Sutherland Sydney
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Near by

A list of 24 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
Bridal Veil View Lookout Leura	Blue Mountains National Park	Return	1.0 km	30 mins	3 / 6	0.8 km
Carrington Park to BurraBarroo Lookout	Blue Mountains National Park	Return	0.6 km	30 mins	3 / 6	0.0 km
Carrington Park to Bridal Veil Lookout return	Blue Mountains National Park	Return	0.9 km	30 mins	3 / 6	0.0 km
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
Bridal Veil View and Olympian Lookout Walk	Blue Mountains National Park	Circuit	2.0 km	1 Hr	3 / 6	0.8 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
Leura Cascades to Gordon Falls Reserve	Blue Mountains National Park	One way	1.8 km	1 hr 15 mins	3 / 6	0.4 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
Leura Park to Gordon Falls Lookout	Blue Mountains National Park	Return	3.5 km	2 hrs	3 / 6	0.4 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
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
Katoomba Falls Park to Cliff View Lookout	Blue Mountains National Park	Return	0.6 km	15 mins	1 / 6	1.2 km
Lady Darley Lookout Track	Blue Mountains National Park	Return	0.2 km	20 mins	3 / 6	1.3 km
Elysian Rock Lookout track	Blue Mountains National Park	Return	0.2 km	15 mins	3 / 6	1.3 km
Lyrebird Dell walk	Blue Mountains National Park	Return	0.5 km	30 mins	3 / 6	1.3 km
Leura Oval to End of Gladstone Rd	Blue Mountains National Park	One way	1.6 km	1 Hr	3 / 6	1.3 km
Echo Point to Eastern Skyway Station	Blue Mountains National Park	Return	2.2 km	1 hr 30 mins	3 / 6	1.4 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 View Lookout.

Channel	Call sign (more info)	Site	Distance and dir from Carrington Park to Bridal View Lookout 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)

Fire Danger
This walk passes Greater Sydney Region fire area which currently has a LOW-MODERATE rating and No Ban in place. (Checked 46 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

Early fog. Possible shower.

15.6°C (feels like 15.9°)

0 km/h from the CALM

74% humidity (as at 13/03:00pm)

Sun	11°\|18°	Early fog. Possible shower.
Mon	9°\|20°	Fine, partly cloudy.
Tue	9°\|21°	Fine.
Wed	9°\|22°	Fine.

A graph displaying the average daily temperature range for the year

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.
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Region: Sydney & Surrounds Park fees Camping Facilities

Current Park Closure information for Blue Mountains National Park
Closure information last checked Sunday 14th of March 2010 06:00 AM

Closed areas

Breakfast Point Lookout

Breakfast Point Lookout at Wentworth Falls is CLOSED until further notice.

Grand Canyon Track

Due to track restoration works the Grand Canyon track is completely CLOSED whilst major resoration works take place.

From January 11th until further notice:

There is no access for canyoners (7 days)
There is no access for walkers (7 days) from either end of the track.
There is no access to the Grose Valley from Evans Lookout via Grand Canyon

Current works will be completed by end of June 2010.

Other closure information

Burralow Picnic and Camping Area has RE-OPENED. Access is 4WD only, please take care using this trail.

The Giant Stairway and Dardanelles Pass (between Leura Forest and Federal Pass/Dardanelles Junction) will be CLOSED for trackwork for approximately two hours on Monday 15 March 2010. An exact time for the closure cannot be given at this stage, but please expect the delay from approximately 9am.

The Braeside Fire Trail at Blackheath, is CLOSED for a pest management program, until approximately Friday 19 March. There is no access for vehicles, walkers or bike riders.When the pest management program has been completed the fire trail access will be restricted to 4WD until we can upgrade the causeway, due to flood damage.

The Braeside walking track is OPEN - access is from the Cliff Top Track only – return by same route.

Due to storm damage and flooding areas of the park are CLOSED. Visitors are advised not to enter canyons or attempt to cross flooded creeks and rivers. The following areas are CLOSED until further notice: