Furber Steps-Scenic Railway
Download & Print Map and Notes1 hr 15 mins
46 m
Hard track
Scenic World
(0km) Scenic World → End of wooden footbridge
120 m
3 mins
5m
-20m
Very easy
(0.12km) End of wooden footbridge → Vanimans Lookout
90 m
2 mins
0m
-29m
Hard track
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk heads down the steep wooden steps, following the signs to the bottom of the Scenic Railway. The walk comes to the intersection of Vanimans Lookout at the bottom of the steps.
Vaniman’s Lookout
(0.21km) Vanimans Lookout → Int of Katoomba Falls Round Walk and Juliets Balcony Track
110 m
3 mins
4m
-11m
Hard track
(0.32km) Int of Katoomba Falls Round Walk and Juliets Balcony Track → Juliets Balcony
10 m
1m
0m
Moderate track
Juilets Balcony
(0.32km) Int of Katoomba Falls Round Walk and Juliets Balcony Track → Rainforest Lookout
80 m
1 mins
3m
-5m
Moderate track
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Base of Scenic Railway’ signpost down the wooden steps to the bottom, where it comes to the Rainforest Lookout.
Rainforest Lookout
(0.39km) Rainforest Lookout → Int of Furber Steps and Katoomba Falls Lookout Track
20 m
1m
0m
Moderate track
(0.41km) Int of Furber Steps and Katoomba Falls Lookout Track → Katoomba Falls
180 m
6 mins
1m
-67m
Easy track
Katoomba Falls
(0.41km) Int of Furber Steps and Katoomba Falls Lookout Track → Int of Furber Steps and Lynes Point Track
40 m
1 mins
1m
-2m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk heads up the short metal staircase to the intersection of the Queen Victoria Lookout at the top.
(0.45km) Int of Furber Steps and Lynes Point Track → Lynes Point
10 m
1m
0m
Moderate track
(0.45km) Int of Furber Steps and Lynes Point Track → Int of Furber Steps and Vera’s Grotto Track
120 m
8 mins
17m
-91m
Hard track
Continue straight: From the Furber Lookout, this walk heads down the concrete steps that zigzags steeply down to the bottom of the cliffs. The track then flattens out and continues through the forest with the hand railing on the right, crossing a short boardwalk and coming down to the signposted intersection of the Vera’s Grotto track.
(0.57km) Int of Furber Steps and Vera’s Grotto Track → Vera’s Grotto
30 m
3 mins
27m
-3m
Easy track
Vera’s Grotto
(0.57km) Int of Furber Steps and Veras Grotto Track → Int of Furber Steps and Scenic Railway Track
130 m
6 mins
5m
-75m
Hard track
(0.7km) Int of Furber Steps and Scenic Railway Track → Scenic Railway (Bottom Platform)
170 m
4 mins
10m
-15m
Easy track
(0.87km) Scenic Railway (Bottom Platform) → Scenic World
300 m
26 mins
210m
-8m
Very easy
Maps for the Furber Steps-Scenic Railway 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 Furber Steps-Scenic Railway bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Furber Steps-Scenic Railway
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 | 869 m | ||
Time | 1 hr 15 mins | ||
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Grade 4/6 Hard track |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Very steep (4/6) |
Quality of track | Rough track, where fallen trees and other obstacles are likely (4/6) | ||
Signs | Directional signs along the way (3/6) | ||
Experience Required | Some bushwalking experience recommended (3/6) | ||
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
420m of this walk is flat with no steps and another 330m is very steep. Whilst another 300m has gentle hills with occasional steps and the remaining 120m has short steep hills.
Quality of track
660m of this walk follows a smooth and hardened path and another 450m follows a clear and well formed track or trail. Whilst another 40m follows a rough track, where fallen trees and other obstacles are likely and the remaining 15m follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles.
Signs
Around 1.1km of this walk is clearly signposted, whilst the remaining 50m has directional signs at most intersection.
Experience Required
Around 940m of this walk requires no previous bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 230m requires some bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 1.2km is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
Around 1.1km of this walk is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats), whilst the remaining 70m has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced).
Similar walks
Other Nearby walks
Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Furber Steps-Scenic Railway walk starts and ends at the Scenic World (gps: -33.728585, 150.30096)Your transport options to Scenic World are by;
Bus. (get details)
Car. There is free parking available.
(get details)
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/fstsrc
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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