How to see the Blue Mountains

0909325332

Title: How to see the Blue Mountains
Author: Jim Smith
Edition: 1
Publisher: Second Back Row Press
ISBN: 0909325332
Number of pages: 84
Year of Publication: 1982
Cover Price (au$): 2.95
Format: Paperback
Weight (grams): 120
Regions the book covers: Blue Mountains
Height (cm): 22


Subjects
Blue Mountains (N.S.W. : Mountains) - Guidebooks
Niche: Blue Mountains
Interpretive Information: Some
Grade system explained: Yes
Ascent and/or Decent provided: No
Driving directions provided: No
Date walks last reviewed provided: No
A summary of walks provided: Yes
Regional Map of walks provided: No
Maps designed for walking: Yes - limited detail
Type of maps used (for walking): Sketch
Colour used in walking maps: Black and White
Size of walking maps: Full page
Walking map Comment: Maps are located together at the end of the book, walks are grouped according to their reference map. There is a folded map attached inside the back cover.
Colour depth of photos: Black and White
Comment on Photographs: There are five photographs
Level of detail in tracknotes: General route description
Alternate route and side trip suggestions: Some walks


List of walks in book

Walk Name Length Time Grade Page
Circular Drive - Weeping Rock - Fletcher's Lookout - Circular Drive 15
Circular Drive - Prince's Rock - Weeping Rock - Queen's Cascades - Fletcher's Lookout - Circular Drive 15
Circular Drive - Weeping Rock - Queen's Cascades - Rocket Point Round Walk - Undercliff Walk - Den Fenella - Circular Drive 16
Circular Drive - Undercliff Walk - Overcliff walk - Valley of the Waters Reserve 16
Murphy Lane - Boronia Point Lookout - Lady See's Lookout - Den Fenella - Circular Drive 16
The 'Hut' - Empress Lookout Queen Victoria Lookout - Lyre Bird Lookout - Murphy Lane Track Intersection - The 'Hut' 16
The National Pass 16
The Wentworth Pass 16
Vera Falls 17
Inspiration Point 17
Roberts Pass Experienced Walkers Only 17
A Section of Lindeman Pass Experienced Walkers Only 17
The Nature Trail 18
Kings Tableland Cliff Edge Walks 18
Darwin's Walk 18
Water Nymphs' Dell 19
McMahon's Point to Lake Burragorang 20
Prince Henry Cliff Walk 20
Gordon Falls to Leura Cascades 20
Leura Cascades to Burraloo Point 20
Leura Cascades to Echo Point 20
Echo Point to Katoomba Cascades 20
Katoomba Cascades to Scenic Railway 20
Gordon Falls Lookout - Pool of Siloam - Lyre Birds Dell - Gordon Falls Lookout 21
Gordon Falls Lookout - Pool of Siloam - Sublime Point 21
Gordon Falls Lookout - Pool of Siloam - Denison Street - Lyre Birds Dell - Gordon Falls Lookout Experienced Walkers Only 21
Echo Point - Giant Stairway - Dardanelles Pass - Linda Falls - Prince Henry Cliff Walk - Echo Point 21
Katoomba Cascades - Prince Henry Cliff Walk - Giant Stairway - Federal Pass - Ascent Via Furber's Steps or Scenic Railway 21
Leura Cascades - Federal Pass - Giant Stairway - Echo Point - Prince Henry Cliff Walk - Leura Cascades 21
Leura Cascades - Entire Federal Pass to Furber's Steps or Scenic Railway 21
'Round Walk': Leura Cascades - Prince Henry Cliff Walk - Leura Cascades 23
Leura Cascades - Amphitheatre - Fern Bower - Prince Henry Cliff Walk - Leura Cascades 23
Weeping Rock Area 23
Fern Bower - Linda Falls - Bottom of Leura Falls - Sewer Worker's Track - Adelina Cascades - Linda Falls - Return Via Fern Bower or Amphitheatre and Cascades Experienced Walkers Only 23
'Round Walk' 23
Orphan Rock 23
Kiosk - Bottom of First Fall and Return - Furber's Steps - Vera's Grotto - Base of Second Fall and Return - Scenic Railway 24
Diamond Falls Experienced Walkers Only 24
Devil's Hole - Water Boards Ladders - Narrow Neck Road 25
Nelly's Glen to base of Bonnie Doon Falls 25
Nelly's Glen to Water Board Ladders or Devil's Hole 25
Bonnie Doon Tracks Experienced Walkers Only 25
Megalong Valley Road - Six Foot Track - Cox's River Experienced Walkers Only 26
Packsaddlers - Breakfast Creek - Cox's River Experienced Walkers Only 26
Narrow Neck Road - Carlon Head - Megalong Valley Road - Packsaddlers Experienced Walkers Only 26
Narrow Neck Road - Duncan's Pass - Medlow Gap or Cedarland Ridge Road Experienced Walkers Only 27
The Lindeman Pass Experienced Walkers Only 27
The Gladstone Pass Experienced Walkers Only 28
Kedumba Pass 28
Kedumba Pass - Fire Trail to Leura Sewerage Treatment Works - Leura Falls 28
Minnie-Ha-Ha Falls 29
Mt. Hay Road - Henlon Glen Track - Creek and Return 29
Queens Road Swimming Hole 30
Blaxland ROad - Powerline Track - Creek - Mt. Hay Road - Leura 30
Delmonte Avenue - Three Brothers - Hotel 31
Hotel - Glen Rosa Track - Hotel 31
Hotel - Sunbath - Hotel 31
Hotel - Sunbath - Wonderland Track - Mark's Tomb - Station Street - Hotel 31
Hotel - Sunbath - Valley Farm Track - Colleseum 31
Hotel - Sunbath - Valley Farm Track - Megalong Valley Road - Mermaid's Cave - Swamp Short Cut - Station Street - Hotel Experienced Walkers Only 32
Medlow Bath Climbers' Passes Experienced Walkers Only 32
Delmonte Avenue - Fire Trail - Explorers Road, Katoomba 32
Govett's Leap Lookout - Top of Bridal Veil Falls - Govett's Leap Lookout Easy 33
Govett's Leap to Evans Lookout 33
Govett's Leap to Pulpit Rock 33
Govett's Leap - Pope's Glen - Memorial Park 33
Braeside Walk 33
Govett's Leap Lookout - Bottom of Bridal Veil Falls - Govett's Leap Lookout 33
Govett's Leap Lookout - Bottom of Bridal Veil Falls - The Jungle - Bottom of Horseshoe Falls - Govett's Leap Lookout 34
Govett's Leap Lookout - Bottom of Bridal Veil Falls - Blue Gum Forest - Govett's Leap 34
Evans Lookout - Grand Canyon - Neates Glen 34
Evans Lookout - Rodriguez Pass - Govett's Leap Lookout 34
Evans Lookout - Horse Track - Rodriguez Pass to Evans Lookout or Govett's Leap Lookout 34
Grand Canyon - Medlow Airfield - Grand Canyon Experienced Walkers Only 34
Tracks at end of Point Pilcher Road 34
Wall's Cave 35
Lake Medlow Tracks Experienced Walkers Only 35
Wall's Ledge 36
Wall's Ledge - Centennial Glen - Fort Rock 36
Collier's Causeway 36
Valley Track 37
Bridle Track 37
Shipley Glen 37
Double Echo Point 37
Shipley Tea Rooms to Megalong Valley Experienced Walkers Only 38
Eagle Head Point 38
The Amphitheatre 38
Mt. Blackheath Road to Shipley Crag Experienced Walkers Only 38
Mt. Boyce Cliff Top Walk 38
Pass to base of Mt. Boyce Cliffs 39
Station Street to Mt. Boyce Swamp 39
Engineer's Cascade and Henry Lawson Walk 39
Fairy Dell 40
Little Zig Zag to Reinit's Pass 40
Pulpit Rock to Wilson's Glen 40
Little Zig Zag to Sugarloaf Mountain Experienced Walkers Only 41
Mt. Piddington to Witches' Glen 41
Mt. Piddington - Boronia Point - Ferris Cave - Mt. Piddingtion 41
Mt. Piddington - Cox's Cave - Mt. Piddington 41
Toll House - Fairy Bower - Cox's Cave - Mt Piddington 41
Fairy Bower - Old Railway Track - Fairy Bower Experienced Walkers Only 41
Fairy Bower to Reinit's Pass Experienced Walkers Only 42
Mt. York - Cox's Road - Mt. York 42
Down Lawson's Long Alley and up Lockyer's Road 42
Down Cox's Road and up Lockey's Road or Lawson's Long Alley 43
Berghoffer's Pass 43
Old Hartley Shale Railway Bed 43
Mt. Hay Road to Lockley Pylon 43
Baltzer Lookout 43
Victoria Falls 43
Asgard Head 43
Engineer's Track Experienced Walkers Only 44
Pierce's Pass 44
Mt. Banks 44
Circular Walk 44
Davies Lane Rainforest 45
Cathedral of Ferns 45
Happy Valley Experienced Walkers Only 45
Du Faur's Rocks - Chinaman's Hat - Pheasant's Cave - Du Faur's Rocks 45
Mt. Wilson - Wollangambe River - Mt. Wilson 45