at the Blue Mountains Katoomba New South Wales Australia

Places to Visit in New South Wales

You'll find other places to visit on a roadtrip in NSW.

Maps

In the NSW Roadtrip Maps, you'll find a map of the Blue Mountains.

Why Are the Blue Mountains Blue?

A blue haze is formed from the combination of water condensation, dust fragments, and eucalyptus oils when they blend with light.

Thus, your eyes will see the blue of the light in the air.

And, you'll think and feel that the mountains are blue.

Stay at Katoomba in the Blue Mountains

Stay and participate in mountain activities.

You'll find bush walks, the Three Sisters, the rocks, and waterfalls. And explore the caves.

Watch sunsets and sunrises.

You can catch the scenic railway down into the valley. Or, ride it up from the valley to the top of the cliff.

And, you can sail across the sky in the cable car.

See the list of activities below in the things to do section.

The Three Sisters

The Three Sisters are three sandstone rock formations found in the Jamison Valley near Katoomba in the Blue Mountains.

At Echo Point is the best vantage point. From there you can walk along the Three Sisters Walking Track and get a closer view.

Echo Point

At Echo Point, you can visit the Echo Point Information Centre.

Walkout on the platform and you can view the Three Sisters.

The Blue Mountains City Council has made upgrades which includes an amphitheatre.

And you can go to another lookout that has been added to Echo Point, the Prince of Wales Lookout. Then, take a walk on the night-lit board.

Be there at sunset. And, you can watch the colours of sunset shine upon the Three Sisters.

Engraved Stone at Echo Point

WHEN I REACHED THE LOOKOUT AT ECHO POINT, THE LIGHT WAS THICK AND GOLDEN,

 

AS IF IT HAD PASSED ALL DAY THROUGH A BUTTERFLY’S DUSTY WING.

 

~ Delia Falconer 1997

 

‘The Service of Clouds’

Three Sisters Walking Track

You can walk along the Three Sisters Walking Track amongst the tall trees. You will get a close-up view of the Three Sisters.

The sinking sun shines its light through the trees.

See below for things to do in the Blue Mountains. You'll find many walking tracks in the bush that you can take.

Now in the west the colours change,
The blue with crimson blending;
Behind the far Dividing Range,
The sun is fast descending.

 

And mellowed day comes o’er the place,
And softens ragged edges ...

 

~Henry Lawson

'The Blue Mountains'

Daydream amongst the gum trees and eucalyptus trees

Sit in solitude with nature whilst the sun goes down

Boars Head Lookout

You can drive along to visit the Boars Head at Boars Head Lookout.

Can you see it?

Things to Do at Katoomba in the Blue Mountains

• Giant Staircase

• Scenic Walkway and walks starting at Scenic World

• Katoomba Falls: see

• Blue Mountains Cable Car at Scenic World

• Scenic Railway at Scenic World

Some of the Lookouts and Bushwalking Walks, Trails, Tracks in the Blue Mountains.

• Walking Tracks

  • Three Sisters

  • Federal Pass

  • Dardanelles Pass Loop

• Cliff Walks

  • Prince Henry

• Walks

  • Underfalls

  • Round

• Trails

  • Narrow Neck Plateau Trail

• Tracks

  • Furber Steps

  • Pool of Siloam

• Points

  • Honeymoon

Caves

• Jenolan Caves

The Blue Mountains

At the Blue Mountains, there are walking trails, lookouts, scenic railway, cable car, sunsets, sunrises, click walks, and caves

What will you do in the Blue Mountains?

Where will you go first?