Bushwalking on the Flat Top hiking trail

Bushwalking track notes, photographs, maps and more for Flat Top hiking trail are found in each of the tabs below

Flat Top

Time
Distance
Climb
Style

30 mins
1 km
46 m
Return

8 km NNE of Leura
Blue Mountains National Park car

Track: Moderate

The walk to the summit of Flat Top is a very short climb. However, a treat awaits at the summit, with near-360 degree views of the surrounding valleys, such as the Grose, along with other features like Mt Hay and Lockleys Pylon. The walk and mountain itself may be short but the views are spectacular and well worth doing.

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 Flat Top hiking track
PDF has larger maps for easy printing
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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

Katoomba

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Katoomba

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Photo Gallery




	Start of Flat Top Track




	Track up Flat Top




	Flat Top Track




	Flower




	Trig station on Flat Tops summit




	View from Flat Top




	View from Flat Top




	View from Flat Top




	Trig station on Flat Tops summit

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 Flat Top bushwalking track

Cross Section of the Flat Top bushwalking track

Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Flat Top bushwalking track

Summary of the gradients over the the lenght of the Flat Top 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 Flat Top 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) Flat Top car park to Flat Top Summit Track: Moderate - Bush Track	Distance = 0.5 km	Time = 10 mins
	Climb = 38 m	Descent = -8 m
From the car park the track crosses the road to the opening in the fence. The track continues along the sandy track for approximately 50m to a track off to the left. The track continues up the hill for approximately 200m to tend right up a steeper rockier gradient. The track continues up to three metal ruts to the left of a rocky outcrop. The track heads up to the flat of the plateau leading along an overgrown service trail to an obvious trig station.

Drive from Flat Top 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	8.6 km
Paddy Pallin	166 Katoomba St , Katoomba	(02) 4782 4466	9 km
Summit Gear	11 Ross St , Glenbrook	(02) 4739 4373	26.6 km
Simdra Pet & Hobby Mart	45 Main St , Lithgow	(02) 6352 4422	27.2 km
Lithgow 4WD Centre	281 Main St , Lithgow	(02) 6353 1899	27.9 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

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 Flat Top.

Channel	Call sign (more info)	Site	Distance and dir from Flat Top Click to re-center search
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	26 km (to the ESE)
6	LGW06	Lithgow Council Site HASSANS WALLS	26 km (to the NW)
5	BIN05	Fire Tower MT BINDO Emergancy use only	34 km (to the W)
7	VMC7	Fire Tower MT BINDO	34 km (to the W)