Katoomba Falls to Echo Point via Prince Henry Cliff Walk
Download & Print Map and Notes1 Hr
196 m
Moderate track
Katoomba Falls Kiosk
(0km) Katoomba Falls Kiosk → Int of Katoomba Kiosk Loop and Witches Leap Track
70 m
2 mins
0m
-7m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Reids Plateau’ sign down the concrete stairs, passing a ‘Greenspace Project’ sign. The walk continues down to the bottom of the stairs and to the intersection of the Katoomba Falls Walk and the Prince Henry Cliff Walk (unsignposted).
(0.07km) Int of Prince Henry Cliff Walk and Reids Plateau loop → Int of Solitary Lookout track and Prince Henry Cliff Walk
70 m
2 mins
1m
-13m
Moderate track
(0.15km) Int of Solitary Lookout track and Prince Henry Cliff Walk → Solitary Lookout
20 m
1 mins
0m
-10m
Easy track
Solitary Lookout
(0.15km) Int of Solitary Lookout track and Prince Henry Cliff Walk → Kedumba River lookout
60 m
3 mins
3m
-18m
Moderate track
Kedumba River lookout
(0.2km) Kedumba River lookout → Katoomba Cascades
180 m
4 mins
22m
-4m
Moderate track
Katoomba Cascades
(0.39km) Katoomba Cascades → Katoomba Falls Park
130 m
3 mins
18m
-1m
Moderate track
(0.51km) Katoomba Falls Park → Cliff View Lookout
280 m
7 mins
10m
-28m
Very easy
Continue straight: From the intersection[7], this walk follows the stenciled concrete path keeping the handrails on the right, almost immediately passing under the cables of the ‘Skyway’ cable car[8]. This walk continues for about 40m and goes up and over a gentle rise to come to a concrete platform[9] marked by the ‘Cliff View Lookout’ sign on the fence[10].
Cliff View Lookout
(0.79km) Cliff View Lookout → Wollumai Lookout
240 m
8 mins
25m
-29m
Moderate track
Wollumai Lookout
(1.03km) Wollumai Lookout → Allambie Lookout
100 m
3 mins
10m
-13m
Moderate track
Allambie Lookout
(1.12km) Allambie Lookout → Lady Darley Lookout
140 m
4 mins
19m
-11m
Moderate track
Lady Darley Lookout
(1.27km) Lady Darley Lookout → Kedumba View
200 m
8 mins
36m
-27m
Moderate track
(1.47km) Kedumba View → Queen Elizabeth Lookout
280 m
9 mins
29m
-34m
Very easy
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the lower of the two footpaths, heading south down to the large lookout underneath Echo Point. At the end of this side trip, retrace your steps back to the main walk then Turn sharp left.
Queen Elizabeth Lookout
(1.47km) Int of Echo Point and Queen Elizabeth Lookout tracks → Echo Point
70 m
3 mins
1m
-19m
Very easy
Echo Point
(1.54km) Echo Point → Echo Point Information Center
90 m
4 mins
22m
-3m
Very easy
Echo Point Information Centre
Maps for the Katoomba Falls to Echo Point via Prince Henry Cliff Walk 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 Katoomba Falls to Echo Point via Prince Henry Cliff Walk bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Katoomba Falls to Echo Point via Prince Henry Cliff Walk
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 | 1.8 km | ||
Time | 1 Hr | ||
. | |||
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 1.1km of this walk has gentle hills with occasional steps, whilst the remaining 690m is flat with no steps.
Quality of track
990m of this walk follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles and another 640m follows a smooth and hardened path. The remaining (200m) follows a clear and well formed track or trail.
Signs
Around 1.1km of this walk has directional signs at most intersection, whilst the remaining 720m is clearly signposted.
Experience Required
This whole walk, 1.8km requires no previous bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 1.8km is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
Around 1.6km of this walk is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats), whilst the remaining 260m has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced).
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Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Katoomba Falls to Echo Point via Prince Henry Cliff Walk walk starts at the Katoomba Falls Kiosk (gps: -33.726453, 150.304)Your transport options to Katoomba Falls Kiosk are by;
Bus. (get details)
Car. There is free parking available.
(get details)
The Katoomba Falls to Echo Point via Prince Henry Cliff Walk ends at the Echo Point Information Center (gps: -33.732072, 150.31242)
Your transport options to Echo Point Information Center are by;
Bus. (get details)
Car. Parking fees apply in the area.
(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/kftepvphcw
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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