Bushwalking on the The Princes Rock Track hiking trail

Bushwalking track notes, photographs, maps and more for The Princes Rock Track hiking trail are found in each of the tabs below

Princes Rock Track

Time
Distance
Climb
Style

30 mins
0.6 km
58 m
Return

1.5 km SW of Wentworth Falls
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Track: Moderate

From Wentworth Falls lookout (great views of the Jamison Valley), this track goes down quite steeply along a well-managed trail to Princes Rock Lookout. Here you'll take in fantastic views of the Falls and the Jamison Lookout. This would be a great spot to sit on the rockshelf, enjoy the views and have a picnic before going back up to Wentworth Falls Lookout.

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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 Princes Rock Track 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)

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Photo Gallery




	Wentworth Falls Lookout




	The Princes Rock Track




	One of the steeper sections of trail




	The Jamison Valley from Princes Rock




	Wentworth Falls




	The view on the way down

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 Princes Rock Track bushwalking track

Cross Section of the The Princes Rock Track bushwalking track

Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the The Princes Rock Track bushwalking track

Summary of the gradients over the the lenght of the The Princes Rock Track 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 Wentworth Falls Lookout

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) Wentworth Falls Lookout to Int of Princes Rock and Wentworth Falls Lookout Track Walk: Easy - Bush Track	Distance = 0.1 km	Time = 2 mins
	Climb = 4 m	Descent = -4 m
From the lookout next to Sir H. Burrell Drive the track heads south-east down the log stairs and away from Wentworth Falls Lookout. These soon flatten out and continue west until coming to an intersection with another bushtrack.

(0.1 km) Int of Princes Rock and Wentworth Falls Lookout Track to Princes Rock Track: Moderate - Bush Track	Distance = 0.2 km	Time = 5 mins
	Climb = 0 m	Descent = -50 m
From the intersection the track goes down the hill along the steep log stairs. These continue until right near the bottom they change to carved rock stairs. These go down to an intersection with a bushtrack going down the hill. At this point there are signs pointing back up the hill to the Falls Picnic Area and towards Princes Rock. From the intersection the track heads south-east along the bushtrack following the sign to Princes Rock. 10m along and the track comes to an interection with a bushtrack that is currently closed for maintenance. From the intersection the track goes 20m towards the cliffs and the fenced in lookout. This is Princes Rock Lookout which has a great view of the cliffs, Wentworth Falls, Mt Solitary and the valley.

Drive from Wentworth Falls Lookout

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	5.7 km
Summit Gear	80- Bathurst Rd , Katoomba	(02) 4782 3018	5.8 km
Summit Gear	11 Ross St , Glenbrook	(02) 4739 4373	23.5 km
Boots Great Outdoors	Shop 25 Home Centre Wolseley St , Penrith	(02) 4733 5744	28.1 km
Kangaroo Tent City	Cnr Mulgoa & Blaikie Rds, Penrith	(02) 4733 4111	28.6 km

Weather and Park info

Weather and Climate summary detailed weather and climate information here

Chance shower/thunderstorm.

7.4°C (feels like 6.3°)

0 km/h from the CALM

86% humidity (as at 14/06:00am)

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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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 The Princes Rock Track.

Channel	Call sign (more info)	Site	Distance and dir from The Princes Rock Track 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)