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Go on the Three Sisters Walk in the Blue Mountains

Where are the Three Sisters?

​The Three Sisters are at Katoomba in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia.

You can stand on Echo Point lookout and see the Three Sisters in the Blue Mountains NSW.

Take a walk along the trail to the Three Sisters. Along the way, you'll walk among the tall gum trees.

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.

Content

1. Where are the Blue Mountains?
2. What You'll Find & Things to do in the Blue Mountains
3. Why Are the Blue Mountains Blue?
4. Blue Mountains Three Sisters Walk
5. Echo Point Lookout Three Sisters
6. Three Sisters Walking Track
7. Where are the Blue Mountains in NSW Map?
8. Boars Head Lookout
9. Things to Do in the Blue Mountains National Park
10. Experiences & Tours in the Blue Mountains
11. Travel Essentials

Where Are the Blue Mountains?

In the traditional land of the Gundungurra and Darug People, you'll find the Blue Mountains in New South Wales.

The Greater Blue Mountains Heritage Area is more than one million hectares and is found in the Aboriginal Nations of the Darkinjung, Darug, Dharawal, Gundungurra, Wanaruah, and Wiradjuri People.  And it is found in the NSW state electorates of Bathurst, Blue Mountains, Goulburn Mulwaree, Hawkesbury, Londonderry, Mulgoa, Penrith, and Upper Hunter.

They are about one hour and thirty-minute drive inland from Sydney, Australia.

What You'll Find and Things to Do in Blue Mountains Australia

Three Sisters Blue Mountains Walk

Gum Tree in the Background

The Blue Mountains, New South Wales

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.

Blue Mountains The Three Sisters Walk

Three Sisters Walk

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

Where is the best place to view the Three Sisters?

At Echo Point Lookout is the best vantage point to view the Three Sisters at the Blue Mountains. You can walk out to the platform to view the mountains. And, you can go on a walk to view them closer.

Arch at the Entrance to the Three Sisters Walk

Where does the Three Sisters walk start?

As you walk out, you'll find on your left before the building, the Information Centre, an arch that is the entrance to the trail to the Blue Mountains the Three Sisters walk.

Here you can walk along the track to get a closer view of the Three Sisters.

How much does it cost to walk to the Three Sisters?

It is free to walk to the Three Sisters. However, the car parking in surrounding streets is time limited and metered so you'll need to pay for parking.

How long does the Three Sisters walk take?

The walk is 80 meters return. And, National Parks suggests allowing 25 to 45 minutes for the walk.

I was on the walk for about 45 minutes, but I didn't go down close. Because it was getting close to sunset and wanted to be back at Echo Point Lookout for the sunset. I did that a long time ago in my twenties.

the three sisters blue mountains

Echo Point Lookout Three Sisters

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

In the streets surrounding Echo Point, the car parks have parking meters so there are parking fees and time limits.

On the lookout, there are toilets available.

And you can walk out on the platform and view the Three Sisters and the Blue Mountains.

The Blue Mountains City Council has made upgrades which include 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. And, they are floodlit at night. Check the time it stops.

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 gum (eucalypt) trees. You will get a close-up view of the Three Sisters.

When it is close to sunset, the sinking sun shines its light through the gum trees.

You can find more details and a map of the Three Sisters Walk at National Parks. Make sure you check for park closure due to weather conditions like fire danger.

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 (eucalyptus) trees

Sit in solitude with nature whilst the sun goes down

Where Are the Blue Mountains in New South Wales?

Search the below map to find the location of the Blue Mountains, the Three Sisters, and the Lookout Echo Point.

View The Three Sisters Walk Blue Mountains Map ñ

Directions Map ñ update the first box to your current location

Boars Head Lookout

You can drive further along to visit the Boars Head at Boars Head Lookout. When I went it was less crowded and easy to find a car park compared to the parking for the Echo Point Lookout.

Can you see it?

Check for updates to parking fees as the Blue Mountains City Council has plans for Echo Point and Boars Head Lookout areas being considered in January 2023.

Boars Head Lookout

Things to Do in the Blue Mountains National Park

• 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, and Tracks in the Blue Mountains.

Things to Do in 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

Experiences & Tours in the Blue Mountains

For Example

• Blue Mountain Tours from Sydney
• Glow Worms
• Scenic World
• Jenolan Caves

 NSW Travel Essentials

• Find out the NSW Weather and Warnings at BOM
• Check the Fire Danger Ratings and Total Fire Bans and Rules in NSW
• Check for NSW National Park closures and alerts
• Look up the beach information and conditions, at Beachsafe, and the app, for instance:
  • If the beach is patrolled or unpatrolled, and if patrolled days and hours
  • Warnings
  • Current Temperature
  • Rips
  • Currents
  • Swell
  • Tide
  • Parking
• Look up NSW National Parks for details including alerts, visitor information, park entry fees, annual passes for beaches, lookouts, car parks, and picnic areas, road quality, vehicle access, weather restrictions, entry points, facilities, maps, safety, and prohibited.
  • Murramarang National Park on the South Coast NSW near Batemans Bay
  • Mimosa Rocks National Park on the South Coast near Bermagui
  • Gulaga National Park near Bermagui and Tilba Tilba
  • Blue Mountains National Park in country NSW and The Three Sisters in Katoomba
  • Eurobodalla National Park on the South Coast from Moruya Head to Mystery Head
  • Boewa National Park on the South Coast near Eden
  • Meroo National Park near Batemans Bay and Ulladulla on the South Coast
  • Budderoo National Park near Jamberoo and Nowra, inland from Kiama on the South Coast
  • Barren Grounds Nature Reserve near Kiama on the South Coast
  • Macquarie Pass National Park near Kiama on the South Coast
  • Killalea Regional Park near Kiama on the South Coast
• Download the National Parks NSW App
• Read the recommendations to leave the park, bush, and beach as you found it
• Don't feed the wildlife, find out the details
• Take water
• Find toilets

NSW Travel

The Blue Mountains in NSW

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?

Places to Visit in New South Wales

You'll find other places to visit on a road trip along the south coast of NSW.