Witches Leap Circuit
Download & Print Map and Notes2 hrs
89 m
Hard track
Scenic World
(0km) Scenic World → Int of Prince Henry Cliff Walk and Katoomba Falls Round Walk
170 m
4 mins
5m
-33m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the bush track down the gentle hill, winding down some wooden steps as the track bends around to the right. It then arrives at the signposted intersection of the ‘Prince Henry Cliff Walk’ and the track to the base of the Scenic Railway.
(0.17km) Int of Prince Henry Cliff Walk and Katoomba Falls Round Walk → Vanimans Lookout
40 m
1 mins
0m
-16m
Hard track
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 → Witches Leap
200 m
4 mins
16m
-6m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Caravan Park’ sign along the hardened path and up the wooden steps, continuing to wind up the side of the hill as the track climbs up a few more sets of wooden steps. This walk Witches Leap Creek at the small wooden bridge, winding up the wooden steps that zigzag up through the gully, to the intersection of the Witches Leap Lookout.
(0.51km) Witches Leap → Int of Katoomba Kiosk Loop and Witches Leap Track
130 m
4 mins
20m
-4m
Moderate track
(0.64km) Int of Katoomba Kiosk Loop and Witches Leap Track → Int of Katoomba Kiosk Track and Prince Henry Cliff Walk
30 m
1 mins
5m
0m
Moderate track
(0.67km) Int of Katoomba Kiosk Track and Prince Henry Cliff Walk → Katoomba Falls Kiosk
50 m
1 mins
2m
0m
Easy track
Katoomba Falls Kiosk
(0.67km) Int of Katoomba Kiosk Track and Prince Henry Cliff Walk → End of wooden footbridge
310 m
6 mins
19m
-13m
Moderate track
Veer right: From the intersection, this walk follows the only unsignposted bush track up the gentle hill. It winds up the wooden steps, bending around to the left until it flattens out at the intersection with the Scenic World footbridge.
(0.98km) End of wooden footbridge → Scenic World
120 m
3 mins
20m
-5m
Very easy
Maps for the Witches Leap Circuit 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 Witches Leap Circuit bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Witches Leap Circuit
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 | 1.1 km | ||
Time | 2 hrs | ||
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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
560m of this walk has gentle hills with occasional steps and another 240m is flat with no steps. Whilst another 200m has short steep hills and the remaining 110m is very steep.
Quality of track
610m of this walk follows a smooth and hardened path and another 450m follows a clear and well formed track or trail. The remaining (40m) follows a rough track, where fallen trees and other obstacles are likely.
Signs
Around 1000m of this walk is clearly signposted, whilst the remaining 100m has directional signs at most intersection.
Experience Required
Around 850m of this walk requires no previous bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 250m requires some bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 1.1km is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
Around 1km of this walk is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats), whilst the remaining 90m has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced).
Similar walks
Other Nearby walks
Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Witches Leap Circuit walk starts and ends at the Scenic World (gps: -33.728585, 150.30096)Your main transport option to Scenic World 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/wlc
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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