Bushwalking on the The Falls Picnic Area to Upper Wentworth Falls hiking trail

Bushwalking track notes, photographs, maps and more for The Falls Picnic Area to Upper Wentworth Falls hiking trail are found in each of the tabs below

Falls Picnic Area to Upper Wentworth Falls

Time
Distance
Climb
Style

45 mins
1.4 km
97 m
Return

1.5 km SW of Wentworth Falls
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Track: Moderate

For a short walk down to the beautiful Upper Wentworth Falls, this track showcases the beauty of the Jamison Valley and the Falls without having to spend the day walking. Falls Picnic Area is a great spot to have a bite and play games.

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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 The Falls Picnic Area to Upper Wentworth Falls 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

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Photo Gallery




	Wentworth Falls Lookout




	A typical example of trail




	One of the lizards along the trail that you might see




	Fletcher's Lookout




	Near the top of the falls




	This track is well signposted

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 The Falls Picnic Area to Upper Wentworth Falls bushwalking track

Cross Section of the The Falls Picnic Area to Upper Wentworth Falls bushwalking track

Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the The Falls Picnic Area to Upper Wentworth Falls bushwalking track

Summary of the gradients over the the lenght of the The Falls Picnic Area to Upper Wentworth Falls 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 The Falls Picnic Area

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) The Falls Picnic Area to Wentworth Falls Lookout Picnic Area Path: Easy - Wheelchair accessible - road	Distance = 0.1 km	Time = 2 mins
	Climb = 0 m	Descent = -2 m
From the picnic area the track heads east along the road until at the corner of Falls Rd. At this point there is a small picnic area and the start of a bushtrack signposted as the way to Wentworth Falls Lookout.

(0.12 km) Wentworth Falls Lookout Picnic Area to Wentworth Falls Lookout Track: Moderate - Bush Track	Distance = 0.1 km	Time = 3 mins
	Climb = 0 m	Descent = -14 m
From the picnic area the track follows the sign to Wentworth Falls Lookout. This goes down along the stairs and bushtrack until crossing Sir H Burrell Dr and coming to Wentworth Falls Lookout.

(0.24 km) Wentworth Falls Lookout to Int of Undercliff and Fletchers Lookout Tracks Track: Moderate - Bush Track	Distance = 0.4 km	Time = 5 mins
	Climb = 0 m	Descent = -68 m
From the lookout the trck heads south-east away from Sir H. Burrell Drive and down the log stairs following the sign to the Falls. Immediately the track passes several information signs and shortly after begins to zig-zag down the hill until coming to an intersection with a bushtrack going off to the right. This track has been recently closed for maintenance reasons. From the intersection the track heads south-east and gradually decends along the well maintained log stairs until coming to an intersection signposted as the Weeping Rock Circuit and the way to the Falls. From the intersection the track heads south-west and passes a great view of the Jamison Creek below. The track goes steeply down the stairs until coming to an intersection signposted as the way to Fletchers Lookout or the Falls.

(0.62 km) Int of Undercliff and Fletchers Lookout Tracks to Fletchers Lookout Optional Side Trip: Track: Moderate - Bush Track	Distance = 0 km	Time = 1 mins
	Climb = 0 m	Descent = -14 m
From the intersection the track goes down the stairs following the sign to Fletchers Lookout. This has great views of the Jamison Valley and south-east to Wentworth Falls

(0.62 km) Int of Undercliff and Fletchers Lookout Tracks to Top of Wentworth Falls Track: Moderate - Bush Track	Distance = 0.1 km	Time = 2 mins
	Climb = 7 m	Descent = -6 m
From the intersection the track goes slightly down the set of stairs until coming to an intersection signposted as the way to the Falls or to the Charles Darwins Walk. From the intersection the track follows the signs to Wentworth Falls and goes down the log stairs until coming to the top of Wentworth Falls.

Drive from The Falls Picnic Area

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)
Paddy Pallin	166 Katoomba St , Katoomba	(02) 4782 4466	5.5 km
Summit Gear	80- Bathurst Rd , Katoomba	(02) 4782 3018	5.6 km
Summit Gear	11 Ross St , Glenbrook	(02) 4739 4373	23.8 km
Boots Great Outdoors	Shop 25 Home Centre Wolseley St , Penrith	(02) 4733 5744	28.3 km
Kangaroo Tent City	Cnr Mulgoa & Blaikie Rds, Penrith	(02) 4733 4111	28.8 km

Weather and Park info

Weather and Climate summary detailed weather and climate information here

Chance shower/thunderstorm.

11.9°C (feels like 10.7°)

7 km/h from the NNE

90% humidity (as at 13/03:00pm)

Wed	8°\|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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A list of the nearest UHF CB repeaters I found to The Falls Picnic Area to Upper Wentworth Falls.

Channel	Call sign (more info)	Site	Distance and dir from The Falls Picnic Area to Upper Wentworth Falls Click to re-center search
4	RIV04	Fire Service Rusden Road MT RIVERVIEW	24 km (to the E)
2	KUR02	Miles Comms Site 1 1 246 Burralow Road KURRAJONG HEIGHTS	30 km (to the NE)
6	LGW06	Lithgow Council Site HASSANS WALLS	32 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)