Bushwalking track notes, photographs, maps and more for Tunnel View Lookout hiking trail are found in each of the tabs below
Tunnel View Lookout
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.
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.
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 Tunnel View Lookout bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Tunnel View Lookout bushwalking track
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 Tunnel view lookout and follow the next sign to Tunnel view lookout a bit further north.
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 Mount Portal Trail
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 Mount Portal Trail on a map
(0 km) Mount Portal Trail to Tunnel View Lookout Track: Moderate - Service Trail
Distance = 0.3 km
Time = 5 mins
Climb = 9 m
Descent = -7 m
The track is a well maintained service trail (and old road) that brings you to right to the edge of the lookout. There are big drops and no fences so care must be taken. The lookout is great and offers views of the Blue Mountains, the trail line and Sydney. If you look left you can see many of the peaks of the Blue mountains including Mount Banks and Mt Wilson. Looking to the right you will see Sydney, and straight ahead, a hill with a trail track running through the middle of it – although the name of the lookout suggest you will see a tunnel – this is not really true – but you will see a train disappear into one side of the hill and appear on the other side.
Drive from Mount Portal Trail
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 Mount Portal Trail on a map
Nearest know Outdoor Stores near the start of this walk
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