Edinburgh Castle Rock

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Time 30 mins
Return 880 m Return
Climb 87 m
Grade 3 Moderate track
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A short walk through some dry bushland brings you to the valley views and wave rock formation of Edinburgh Castle Rock. The vegetation changes you walk down the hill through wooded forest, then heath and then onto the sandstone cliffs. A pleasant walk to a good view.

(0km) Corner of West St and Bate St → Int of Nature and Edinburgh Castle Rock Tracks

distance 430 m time 11 mins climb 13m descent -66m Moderate track
From the corner of Bate and West Streets, this walk heads south past the 'Blue Mountains National Park' sign and down the wooden steps. This continues down until coming to an intersection, with a sign pointing back up to 'West St' (and another 'Nature Track' sign).
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk heads down the timber steps, following the 'Nature Track' sign. After a short time, the walk heads down some metal stairs, then more timber steps before crossing a gully using a small metal bridge. After climbing out of the gully, the track starts heading gently downhill, coming to a three-way intersection marked with a 'Edinburgh Castle Rock' sign.

(0km) Int of Nature and Edinburgh Castle Rock Tracks → Edinburgh Castle Rock

distance 10 m time 1 mins climb 2m descent -6m Moderate track
Turn left: From the intersection, this walk heads past the sign saying 'Edinburgh Castle Rock' towards the unfenced rock and great views - this is Edinburgh Castle Rock.

Edinburgh Castle Rock

Edinburgh Castle Rock
Edinburgh Castle Rock is a signposted, unfenced viewpoint on the Nature Track, in the Blue Mountains National Park. The rock platform has an interesting formation, with an uneven surface of circular lines. From Edinburgh Castle Rock, there is a view left, up the valley towards the houses on the ridge. Looking right, down the Valley of the Waters, it is possible to see the escarpment of Kings Tablelands.

Maps for the Edinburgh Castle Rock walk

You can download the PDF for this walk to print a map.
These maps below cover the walk and the wider area around the walk, they are worth carrying for safety reasons.

Katoomba1:25 000 Map Series89301S KATOOMBANSW-89301S
Katoomba1:100 000 Map Series8930 KATOOMBA8930

Cross sectional view of the Edinburgh Castle Rock bushwalking track

Terrain profile for Edinburgh Castle Rock

Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Edinburgh Castle Rock

Altitude analysis for Edinburgh Castle Rock

Overview of this walks grade – based on the AS 2156.1 – 2001

Under this standard, a walk is graded based on the most difficult section of the walk.

Length880 m
Time30 mins
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Grade 3/6



Moderate track
AS 2156.1GradientShort steep hills (3/6)
Quality of trackClear and well formed track or trail (2/6)
SignsClearly signposted (1/6)
Experience RequiredSome bushwalking experience recommended (3/6)
WeatherWeather generally has little impact on safety (1/6)
InfrastructureLimited facilities, not all cliffs are fenced (3/6)

Some more details of this walks Grading

Here is a bit more details explaining grading looking at sections of the walk

Gradient

Around 430m of this walk has short steep hills, whilst the remaining 15m is flat with no steps.

Quality of track

Around 240m of this walk follows a clear and well formed track or trail, whilst the remaining 200m follows a smooth and hardened path.

Signs

This whole walk, 440m is clearly signposted.

Experience Required

Around 430m of this walk requires no previous bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 15m requires some bushwalking experience.

weather

This whole walk, 440m is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).

Infrastructure

Around 430m of this walk is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats), whilst the remaining 15m has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced).

Similar walks

A list of walks that share part of the track with the Edinburgh Castle Rock walk.

Other Nearby walks

A list of walks that start near the Edinburgh Castle Rock walk.

Plan your trip to and from the walk here

The Edinburgh Castle Rock walk starts and ends at the Corner of West St and Bate St (gps: -33.711986, 150.35767)

Weather Forecast

This walk starts in the Central Tablelands weather district.

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Park Information

Blue Mountains National Park

Attracting over 3 million visitors annually, Blue Mountains National Park holds some of Australia's most spectacular and diverse wilderness areas. Explore the Grose Valley, with its sheer sandstone cliffs, waterfalls and scenic walking, or enjoy the famous views of the Three Sisters. Easy access makes a day trips very worthwhile, but with such diversity it would be great to stay in one of the many B&B's and spend a few days soaking up the region.

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