Cliff Top walking track – Barrow Lookout loop from Govetts Leap Falls

Running trails & routes

Australia

New South Wales

Cliff Top walking track – Barrow Lookout loop from Govetts Leap Falls

Hard

runners

Cliff Top walking track – Barrow Lookout loop from Govetts Leap Falls

00:56

6.85km

160m

Running

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

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Blue Mountains National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

2.80 km

Cliff Top walking track

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Cliff Top walking track follows the edge of the Grose Valley between Evans Lookout and Govetts Leap. It’s a picturesque route through dense, windswept heathland dotted with she-oaks, banksias, and stunted mallee scrub, with fantastic elevated views. It’s a great track for birdwatching, where you’ll see plenty of yellow-tailed black cockatoos and king parrots year-round, and in the spring, wildflowers draw nectar-feeding birds like the white-naped honeyeater. Along the way, keep an eye out for curious wallabies and a variety of lizards soaking up the sun.

Tip by

4.13 km

Barrow Lookout

Highlight • Viewpoint

Barrow Lookout is named after Saac Le Pipre Barrow, a government surveyor in the late 1870s who worked on mapping this area. This viewpoint is breathtaking, perched up on sandstone cliffs. There are railings for safety around this concrete platform that overlooks Govett Gorge, a side view of Govetts Leap Falls, and nearby peaks like Mount Hay. There is a rest bench here for a break, a perfect spot to take in the amazing views.

Tip by

4.22 km

Top of Govetts Leap Falls

Highlight • Waterfall

It may not seem obvious at first glance, but from this point in on the Cliff Top walking track, you are standing at the top of a 180-metre waterfall. The falls are huge, plunging down the cliffs below, but from here the Govetts Leap Brook seems to sort of just come to an end. This section of Cliff Top walking track has stone steps and is fenced off for safety.

Tip by

5.42 km

Picnic Benches by Govetts Leap Brook

Highlight • Rest Area

Nice spot for a picnic next to the creek. Road is a dirt track (4WD only) but you can walk either from Evans Lookout Road or from Braeside Street. There are some steps from the dirt road down to where the picnic benches are.

Tip by