Evans Lookout, Horse Track to Beauchamp Falls
Download & Print Map and Notes4 hrs
695 m
Very experienced only
(0km) Evans Lookout car park → Evans Lookout
80 m
3 mins
0m
-20m
Moderate track
Evans Lookout
(0.08km) Evans Lookout → Horse Saddle Int.
590 m
21 mins
22m
-103m
Hard track
Veer left: From the intersection, the walk heads past the ‘No Through Track’ sign, following the track as it works its way down the hill. The track winds down the left of the spur to come to the bottom of a small saddle.
(0.68km) Horse Saddle Int. → Horse Saddle Lookout
20 m
0m
-3m
Hard track
(0.68km) Horse Saddle Int. → Int. Horse and Grose River Tracks
1.8 km
55 mins
20m
-513m
Very experienced only
(2.48km) Int. Horse and Grose River Tracks → Govetts and Greaves Flats
590 m
12 mins
26m
-11m
Hard track
(3.07km) Govetts and Greaves Flats → Waterfalls
1.3 km
36 mins
160m
-10m
Hard track
(4.36km) Waterfalls → Beauchamp Falls
500 m
22 mins
149m
0m
Hard track
Beauchamp Falls
(4.86km) Beauchamp Falls → Evans Lookout car park
1.6 km
57 mins
318m
-32m
Hard track
Veer right: From the intersection, the walk crosses the creek to another sign, pointing up the stairs to Evans Lookout. The walk climbs these stairs, up through the gap in the cliffs. The walk heads up the gully on stone cut steps which are soon met by a railing for a short while, and then up a set of wooden steps to the intersection with several signs.
Veer left: From the intersection, the walk follows the ‘Evans Lookout’ arrow[2] up the hill, weaving around boulders. The track then tends left before climbing up the stairs, through a pass in the rock, to Evans Lookout.
Turn sharp left: From the lookout, this walk heads up the hill towards a stone shelter. The track continues past the stone shelter and away from the cliff line, to soon arrive at the car park.
Maps for the Evans Lookout, Horse Track to Beauchamp Falls walk
You can download the PDF for this walk to print a map.These maps below cover the walk and the wider area around the walk, they are worth carrying for safety reasons.
Katoomba | 1:25 000 Map Series | 89301S KATOOMBA | NSW-89301S |
Katoomba | 1:100 000 Map Series | 8930 KATOOMBA | 8930 |
Cross sectional view of the Evans Lookout, Horse Track to Beauchamp Falls bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Evans Lookout, Horse Track to Beauchamp Falls
Overview of this walks grade – based on the AS 2156.1 – 2001
Under this standard, a walk is graded based on the most difficult section of the walk.
Length | 6.4 km | ||
Time | 4 hrs | ||
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Grade 6/6 Very experienced only |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Very steep and difficult scrambles (5/6) |
Quality of track | Rough unclear track (5/6) | ||
Signs | No directional signs (5/6) | ||
Experience Required | Moderate level of bushwalking experience recommended (4/6) | ||
Weather | Storms may impact on navigation and safety (3/6) | ||
Infrastructure | No facilities provided (5/6) |
Some more details of this walks Grading
Here is a bit more details explaining grading looking at sections of the walk
Gradient
4.4km of this walk is very steep and another 1.8km is very steep with difficult rock scrambles. The remaining (160m) has short steep hills.
Quality of track
4.4km of this walk follows a rough track, where fallen trees and other obstacles are likely and another 1.8km follows a rough unclear track. The remaining (160m) follows a clear and well formed track or trail.
Signs
4.4km of this walk has minimal directional signs and another 1.8km Has no directional signs. The remaining (160m) is clearly signposted.
Experience Required
3.6km of this walk requires some bushwalking experience and another 1.8km requires a leader a with moderate level of bushwalking experience. The remaining (1km) requires no previous bushwalking experience.
weather
Around 4.6km of this walk is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation), whilst the remaining 1.8km is affected by storms that may impact your navigation and safety.
Infrastructure
3.6km of this walk has limited facilities (such as cliffs not fenced, significant creeks not bridged) and another 1.8km has no facilities provided. Whilst another 880m has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced) and the remaining 160m is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats).
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Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Evans Lookout, Horse Track to Beauchamp Falls walk starts and ends at the Evans Lookout car park (gps: -33.646554, 150.3254)Your main transport option to Evans Lookout car park is by;
Car. There is free parking available.
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Fire Danger
Each park may have its own fire ban, this rating is only valid for today and is based on information from the RFS Please check the RFS Website for more information.Weather Forest
This walk starts in the Central Tablelands weather district always check the formal BOM forecast or pdf before starting your walk.Forecast snapshot
Park Information & Alerts
Short URL = http://wild.tl/elhttbf
Gallery images
There are other downloads I am still working on.
You will probably need to login to access these — still all free.
* KML (google earth file)
* GPX (GPS file)
Special Maps/ brochures
* A3 topo maps
* PDF with Lands Topo map base
* PDF with arial image (and map overlay)
I wanted to get the main site live first, this extra stuff will come in time.
Happy walking
Matt 🙂
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