Bushwalking on the Mount Portal Lookout hiking trail

Bushwalking track notes, photographs, maps and more for Mount Portal Lookout hiking trail are found in each of the tabs below

Mount Portal Lookout

Time
Distance
Climb
Style

10 mins
0.2 km
5 m
Return
6.7 km WSW of Penrith
Blue Mountains National Park car
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.

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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 Mount Portal Lookout hiking track
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Map Scale

100 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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Penrith

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Penrith

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Photo Gallery




	Mount Portal lookout




	The view




	The walk

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 Mount Portal Lookout bushwalking track

Cross Section of the Mount Portal Lookout bushwalking track

Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Mount Portal Lookout bushwalking track

Summary of the gradients over the the lenght of the Mount Portal Lookout bushwalking track

Track Notes

Finding the start

Drive through the Glenbrook entrance, across the cause way heading towards Euroka. Soon after turning off The Oaks fire trail (towards Euroka) take the left turn signposted to Mount Portal view lookout and follow the road to the end. Much of the driving is on narrow dirt roads.

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 Car park

A park entry fee is payble when driving into the park. You can drive or ride to the start of this walk Since this walk starts on a low grad road I can't give you a route plan to the start. View the road map here --> See Car park on a map

(0 km) Car park to lookout Path: Easy - Wheelchair accessible - footpath	Distance = 0.1 km	Time = 2 mins
	Climb = 0 m	Descent = -5 m
Walk to the northern end of the car park and follow the short and obvious path to the lookout. The lookout and area is fenced in. You will notice another fenced off area to the right for abseilers. The view over Penrith and along the Nepean is spectacular.

Drive from Car park

A park entry fee is payble when driving into the park. You can drive or ride from the end of this walk Since this walk ends on a low grad road I can't give you a route plan home. View the road map here --> See Car park on a map

Nearest know Outdoor Stores near the start of this walk

Store	Address	Phone	Distance (straight line)
Summit Gear	11 Ross St , Glenbrook	(02) 4739 4373	2.2 km
Boots Great Outdoors	Shop 25 Home Centre Wolseley St , Penrith	(02) 4733 5744	3.3 km
Kangaroo Tent City	Cnr Mulgoa & Blaikie Rds, Penrith	(02) 4733 4111	3.8 km
Getaway Disposals	549 High St , Penrith	(02) 4732 2285	6.1 km
Mitchell Adventure	24 Henry St , Penrith	(02) 4731 8482	6.9 km

Weather and Park info

Weather and Climate summary detailed weather and climate information here

Mostly fine and sunny.

16.2°C (feels like 15.9°)

2 km/h from the WSW (gusting 7)

67% humidity (as at 14/10:30am)

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 Mount Portal Lookout.

Channel	Call sign (more info)	Site	Distance and dir from Mount Portal Lookout Click to re-center search
4	RIV04	Fire Service Rusden Road MT RIVERVIEW	6 km (to the N)
2	KUR02	Miles Comms Site 1 1 246 Burralow Road KURRAJONG HEIGHTS	26 km (to the N)
7	SYD07	Water Tank Corner of Loftus Rd and Pennant Hills Rd PENNANT HILLS	39 km (to the E)
5	SYD05	Sydney Adventist Hospital 185 Fox Valley Rd WAHROONGA Emergancy use only	43 km (to the E)
1	SYD01	12/14 Ormonde Parade HURSTVILLE	48 km (to the ESE)