Echo Point to Katoomba Falls
Download & Print Map and Notes1 hr 30 mins
310 m
Moderate track
Echo Point
(0km) Echo Point → Lady Darley Lookout
480 m
18 mins
54m
-66m
Moderate track
Veer right: From the intersection, the walk follows the footpath heading away from Echo Point, winding through the bush for a short while until coming to the Kedumba View at the information sign, near the end of the footpath.
Turn right: From the Kedumba View, the walk heads off the footpath and follows the bush track, keeping the valley to the left while winding through the bush and along the side of the hill, climbing up to the ‘Lady Darley Lookout’.
Lady Darley Lookout
(0.48km) Lady Darley Lookout → Allambie Lookout
140 m
4 mins
11m
-19m
Moderate track
Allambie Lookout
(0.63km) Allambie Lookout → Wollumai Lookout
100 m
3 mins
13m
-10m
Moderate track
Wollumai Lookout
(0.73km) Wollumai Lookout → Cliff View Lookout
240 m
8 mins
29m
-25m
Moderate track
Cliff View Lookout
(0.96km) Cliff View Lookout → Katoomba Falls Park
280 m
7 mins
28m
-10m
Very easy
Continue straight: From the intersection[14], this walk follows the stenciled concrete path gently downhill[15], keeping the view and handrailing to your left. After about 90m this walk flattens and comes to a second handrail[16] (on the right) at the start of a slightly steeper uphill section. After about 45m this walk flattens a bit and continues to meander along following the path gently downhill for about 120m to come to 3-way intersection[17], marked by a signposted mobility parking bay beside Cliff Drive.
(1.24km) Katoomba Falls Park → Katoomba Cascades
130 m
3 mins
1m
-18m
Moderate track
Katoomba Cascades
(1.37km) Katoomba Cascades → Kedumba River lookout
180 m
4 mins
4m
-22m
Moderate track
Kedumba River lookout
Maps for the Echo Point to Katoomba 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.
Six Foot Track | 1:50 000 Map Series | Six Foot Track | NSW-six-foot-track |
Katoomba | 1:25 000 Map Series | 89301S KATOOMBA | NSW-89301S |
Katoomba | 1:100 000 Map Series | 8930 KATOOMBA | 8930 |
Cross sectional view of the Echo Point to Katoomba Falls bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Echo Point to Katoomba 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 | 3.1 km | ||
Time | 1 hr 30 mins | ||
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Grade 3/6 Moderate track |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Gentle hills with occasional steps (2/6) |
Quality of track | Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6) | ||
Signs | Directional signs along the way (3/6) | ||
Experience Required | No experience required (1/6) | ||
Weather | Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6) | ||
Infrastructure | Limited facilities, not all cliffs are fenced (3/6) |
Some more details of this walks Grading
Here is a bit more details explaining grading looking at sections of the walk
Gradient
Around 990m of this walk has gentle hills with occasional steps, whilst the remaining 560m is flat with no steps.
Quality of track
Around 990m of this walk follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles, whilst the remaining 560m follows a smooth and hardened path.
Signs
Around 990m of this walk has directional signs at most intersection, whilst the remaining 560m is clearly signposted.
Experience Required
This whole walk, 1.5km requires no previous bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 1.5km is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
Around 1.3km of this walk is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats), whilst the remaining 240m has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced).
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Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Echo Point to Katoomba Falls walk starts and ends at the Echo Point (gps: -33.732682, 150.312)Your main transport option to Echo Point is by;
Bus. (get details)
Important Note: There is no car transport option to the start of this walk.
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/eptkf
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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