The Grand Cliff Top Walk in the Blue Mountains on Gundungurra Country is an incredible 19 km, 2-day walk that takes visitors on a spectacular journey along the escarpment in World Heritage–listed Blue Mountains National Park and through other scenic Blue Mountains City Council locations, linking Wentworth Falls, Leura and Katoomba.
Blue Mountains National Park has some of the oldest and most popular bushwalks in Australia. The new walk will span the entire escarpment, providing a world-class experience with stunning views for domestic and international travellers.
Walkers will be able to stop and enjoy a night in a mountain village, choosing from a variety of accommodation options, and complete the track the following day. Grand Cliff Top Walk is accessible from different locations, allowing walkers to tailor the length of their walk.
What the project involves
Grand Cliff Top Walk is being delivered in partnership with Blue Mountains City Council to create a unique visitor experience showcasing some of the most majestic mountain scenery in Australia.
The project will connect existing tracks and pathways, complete missing links, and improve lookouts to create a 19-kilometre walk starting at Wilson Park, Wentworth Falls and traversing the escarpment through to Scenic World in Katoomba.
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service and Blue Mountains City Council are working together to improve amenities and existing walking tracks, including building thousands of new steps, many carved from stone, to ensure the walk is in keeping with the area’s traditional 100-year-old sandstone paths and is well protected from bushfire.
Blue Mountains City Council is working to repair Darwins Walk at Wentworth Falls, which was affected by flooding in 2020, 2021 and 2022. The walk along Jamison Creek will form the main entry point to the Grand Cliff Top Walk.
Once fully completed, the Grand Cliff Top Walk will become an iconic experience for visitors to the Blue Mountains, showcasing some of Australia’s most spectacular and rugged World Heritage landscapes.
Project update
Much of the trackwork is completed, including Overcliff-Undercliff, Pool of Siloam and sections of Prince Henry Cliff walk to Echo Point and beyond to Scenic World. Many historic lookouts have been upgraded including Tallawalla and Lady Darley.
Blue Mountains City Council is undertaking extensive work as part of the Grand Cliff Top Walk project.
Learn more: bmcc.nsw.gov.au/grand-cliff-top-walk
