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Blue Mountains National Park – Katoomba Cascades loop from Scenic Railway Top Station

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New South Wales

Blue Mountains National Park – Katoomba Cascades loop from Scenic Railway Top Station

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Blue Mountains National Park – Katoomba Cascades loop from Scenic Railway Top Station

01:34

10.3km

470m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 17, 2026

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Blue Mountains National Park

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Start point

Train Station

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2.31 km

Carne Wall Landslide

Highlight • Natural Monument

Recently, at the beginning of August 2025, a huge landslide happened overnight, destroying two climbing routes: Big Loose Corner and Carnivore. Here you can see the lighter colored stone where 200,000 cubic meters of rock slid loose.

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4.57 km

Blue Mountains National Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

Blue Mountains National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage–listed park made up of sandstone cliffs, plunging valleys, waterfalls, and eucalyptus forests that create the region’s distinctive blue haze. The park …

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4.69 km

Golden Stairs

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Prepare well for the Golden Stairs, bring lots of water, and remember you go down before you go up!

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8.93 km

Prince Henry Cliff Lookout

Highlight • Viewpoint

The platform sits at the edge of the escarpment, with uninterrupted views of the Blue Mountains' incredible landscape.

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8.93 km

View of Mount Banks

Highlight • Viewpoint

We followed the route, but the GOS gets maniac

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9.34 km

Katoomba Cascades

Highlight • Waterfall

The Blue Mountains have so much to offer. Take you time.

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10.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.37 km

3.05 km

1.69 km

1.10 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.55 km

1.69 km

1.20 km

520 m

269 m

Elevation

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Highest point (980 m)

Lowest point (740 m)

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Monday 25 May

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Blue Mountains National Park – Katoomba Cascades loop from Scenic Railway Top Station

Carne Wall Landslide

Blue Mountains National Park

Golden Stairs

Prince Henry Cliff Lookout

View of Mount Banks

Katoomba Cascades

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