Time     Distance Climb Style   20 mins   0.6 km   51 m   Return    8.1 km WSW of Penrith    Blue Mountains National Park      Track: Moderate        This is short walk takes you from the road near the entrance to Glenbrook down to Blue pool. The Blue colouring that is visible is from light refracting from clay particles in the water, but the water was pretty clear the day I visited.

Time     Distance Climb Style   15 mins   0.6 km   35 m   Return    8.8 km SSW of Glenbrook    Blue Mountains National Park      Track: Moderate        An easy walk with sculptured sandstone rocks, grass trees and views of the long pools held back by rock bars of the Erskine Gorge. The Jack Evans Track continues on from the lookout down to Erskine Creek withrock steps on the steeper sections.

Time     Distance Climb Style   20 mins   0.2 km   19 m   Return    8.2 km WSW of Penrith    Blue Mountains National Park      Walk: Easy        This short walk takes you down to a naturally formed water hole, somewhat in the shape of a Jellybean. This is a bit of a favourite swimming hole for the locals. The steep sections of the walk have stair cases and the rest of the walk is well defined.

Time     Distance Climb Style   1 Hr   1.7 km   124 m   Circuit    5.8 km WSW of Penrith          Track: Hard        This walk is more about history then the bush, but it still gives great views. The walk explores a small section of the old Lapstone Zig Zag railway (not to be confused with the more famous Lithgow Zig Zag railway). You will walk where the tracks one stood, through sandstone cutting, passed and extinct train station to the famous Knapsack Viaduct (bridge).

Time     Distance Climb Style   45 mins   1.4 km   133 m   Return    5.8 km WSW of Penrith          Track: Moderate        Although the train tunnel is closed to the public, this short walk does give you a view of the eastern (bricked up) entrance of the tunnel. The walk follow the sandstone cutting where the train once went for the first half. For the second half of the walk to the tunnel you walk on the Northern side of the cutting, giving you a view into the man made gully.

Time     Distance Climb Style   10 mins   0.2 km   5 m   Return    6.7 km WSW of Penrith    Blue Mountains National Park      Path: Easy - Wheelchair accessible        This is not so much a walk as park the car and enjoy the lookout, the walk is short but the views are great. If you are in the area this spot is well worth a visit. The views from the lookout include Glenbrook Gorge, the Nepean river and Western Sydney looking over Penrith. The lookout is accessible by people in wheelchairs.

Time     Distance Climb Style   30 mins   1.2 km   47 m   Return    8.8 km SSW of Glenbrook    Blue Mountains National Park      Track: Moderate        This is a short walk – and a long drive, but if you are in the area well worth getting the car dirty for. The walk is along the old road which is now a service trail, making navigation easy. The track brings you to the top of the Nepean Gorge escarpment with views up and down the gorge of the Nepean River.

Time     Distance Climb Style   30 mins   1.4 km   54 m   Return    8 km SSW of Glenbrook    Blue Mountains National Park      Track: Moderate        A easy walk through open area, then through stands of She Oak trees ending on top of a sandstone escarpment with views down to Erskin Creek, Lincoln Creek and Monkey Ropes Creek as well as long vistas. There are no fences and care should be taken.

Time     Distance Climb Style   15 mins   0.4 km   29 m   Return    10.8 km WSW of Penrith    Blue Mountains National Park      Walk: Easy        Red Hands Cave is a small sandstone overhang cave that showcases a number of very clear hand stencillings. The site is protected with an obtrusive cage to keep would be vandals out. There are a number of signs explaining some history and artefacts found in the area. The walk is an enjoyable and seems to take less time than the dive around. If you are reasonably fit consider the walk to the same cave but from the causeway.

Time     Distance Climb Style   30 mins   0.6 km   16 m   Return    7.9 km WSW of Penrith    Blue Mountains National Park      Track: Moderate        Tunnel view walk is a short walk along a well maintained fire trail. Although you can see where the train tunnel goes through the hill (although interestingly you can’t see the actual tunnel) you do get great views of Glenbrook Creek Gorge, the Blue Mountains and Sydney.