Tarpeian Rock
Download & Print Map and Notes15 mins
432 m Return
31 m
Easy track
(0km) Cliff Drive → Int of Prince Henry Cliff Walk Tarpeian Rock Track
170 m
5 mins
0m
-23m
Easy track
From the Cliff Drive, one house west from Olympian Parade, this walk follows the ‘Tarpeian Rock’ signpost along the bush track, following the sandstone wall. The track soon passes the ‘Blue Mountains National Park’ sign as it winds through the bush for a short while, then winds down a hill that gradually gets a little steeper as it approaches the intersection of the Prince Henry Cliff Walk at the ‘Leura Cascades’ sign.
(0.17km) Int of Prince Henry Cliff Walk Tarpeian Rock Track → Tarpeian Rock
50 m
1 mins
1m
-7m
Easy track
Continue straight: From the intersection, the walk follows the ‘Tarpeian Rock’ sign along the bush track, heading through the dense scrub for a short distance before coming to the Tarpeian Rock lookout.
Tarpeian Rock
Tarpeian Rock is a great lookout, suspended high on a sandstone buttress, with circular patterns under foot. The view from the lookout extends from Kings Tableland on the left, to the ‘back’ of the Three Sisters and into Jamison Valley on the right. There are also great views across to Mount Solitary, Narrow Neck Plateau and the Ruined Castle. The name is derived from the Roman ‘Tarpeian Rock’, a steep cliff rocky point overlooking the Roman forum that was used as a place to execute people. Thankfully, this Tarpeian Rock has a much more peaceful feel about it. More info.
Maps for the Tarpeian Rock 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 Tarpeian Rock bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Tarpeian Rock
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 | 432 m | ||
Time | 15 mins | ||
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Grade 2/6 Easy track |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Gentle hills with occasional steps (2/6) |
Quality of track | Clear and well formed track or trail (2/6) | ||
Signs | Clearly signposted (1/6) | ||
Experience Required | No experience required (1/6) | ||
Weather | Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6) | ||
Infrastructure | Generally useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats) (1/6) |
Some more details of this walks Grading
Here is a bit more details explaining grading looking at sections of the walk
Gradient
Around 170m of this walk has gentle hills with occasional steps, whilst the remaining 50m is flat with no steps.
Quality of track
This whole walk, 220m follows a clear and well formed track or trail.
Signs
This whole walk, 220m is clearly signposted.
Experience Required
This whole walk, 220m requires no previous bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 220m is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
This whole walk, 220m 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 Tarpeian Rock walk starts and ends at the Cliff Drive (gps: -33.72233, 150.32586)Your transport options to Cliff Drive 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/tr
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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