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Top of Govetts Leap Falls – Govetts Leap Lookout loop from Blackheath

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New South Wales

Top of Govetts Leap Falls – Govetts Leap Lookout loop from Blackheath

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Top of Govetts Leap Falls – Govetts Leap Lookout loop from Blackheath

02:39

9.43km

180m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Blue Mountains National Park

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1.44 km

Crown Reserve 177

Nature Reserve

2

2.25 km

Scenic Forest Trail: From the Station to the Canyon

Highlight • Trail

3

2.92 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 …

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4

4.20 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 …

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5

4.28 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 …

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6

4.94 km

Govetts Leap Lookout

Highlight • Viewpoint

Govetts Leap Lookout sits on the edge of a sheer sandstone escarpment, offering one of the most expansive views in the Blue Mountains. From the viewing platform, you look straight …

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B

9.43 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.33 km

1.27 km

961 m

699 m

172 m

Surfaces

2.98 km

2.57 km

2.19 km

1.44 km

162 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,070 m)

Lowest point (900 m)

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Thursday 5 November

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