This area is a lot less than shown, I have extended it to cover the common areas walked/ridden from Jenolan Caves as a starting or finishing point.
Community Trips
I've now done this walk four times and the last time I trekked it I added in Slack's Steps mainly out of curiousity.The walk starts at the National Park centre and then descends hundreds of stairs to Empress Falls and the National Pass Trail.Once you're on the trail it's fairly level and the walk takes you up close and personal to the base of the cliffs and their overpowering presence.At times the...
the last part of this trip was on the steepest incline railway in the world. so that really screws with the average speed. that said, i mean, i wasn't really going for high speed. granted i was walking faster than everyone else i came across, but i wasn't, like, thinking "i need to do 4mph!" or anything daft. these walks almost killed me!
An easy track with spectacular views virtually along the entire track. Narrow neck is a narrow cliff top with views of Mt Solitary and The Ruined Castle to the left and The Jamison Valley then Kanangra Boyd Wilderness on the right. Then at the end of the track a spectacular view of Lake Burragorong, the water catchment area for Warragamba dam. It was a hot day and despite it being an easy ride,...
Riders: Phantom, Ox, Animal, Comet, Trickey, Guv, Chopper, Franger, Mule, Willy (smoko), Havachat (smoko), Riley (smoko), Tilley (smoko)
Having seen the Blue Mountains in the distance yesterday while cycling
in the Olympic Park I felt the urge to go and have a closer look. So a
train ride to Katoomba was in order. The train travels up into the mountains There just was one change of train involved and I arrived soon after 11am.Knowing
that I had some significant walking ahead I topped up my reserves with a
lovely coffee and...
Great, albeit short, hike in the Megalong Valley of the Blue Mountains. Lots of time spent chatting and watching various children throw stones into the river.
