Edinburgh Castle Rock
Download & Print Map and Notes30 mins
87 m
Moderate track
(0km) Corner of West St and Bate St → Int of Nature and Edinburgh Castle Rock Tracks
430 m
11 mins
13m
-66m
Moderate track
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk heads down the timber steps, following the ‘Nature Track’ sign. After a short time, the walk heads down some metal stairs, then more timber steps before crossing a gully using a small metal bridge. After climbing out of the gully, the track starts heading gently downhill, coming to a three-way intersection marked with a ‘Edinburgh Castle Rock’ sign.
(0.43km) Int of Nature and Edinburgh Castle Rock Tracks → Edinburgh Castle Rock
10 m
1 mins
2m
-6m
Moderate track
Edinburgh Castle Rock
Maps for the Edinburgh Castle 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 Edinburgh Castle Rock bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Edinburgh Castle 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 | 880 m | ||
Time | 30 mins | ||
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Grade 3/6 Moderate track |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Short steep hills (3/6) |
Quality of track | Clear and well formed track or trail (2/6) | ||
Signs | Clearly signposted (1/6) | ||
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
Around 430m of this walk has short steep hills, whilst the remaining 15m is flat with no steps.
Quality of track
Around 240m of this walk follows a clear and well formed track or trail, whilst the remaining 200m follows a smooth and hardened path.
Signs
This whole walk, 440m is clearly signposted.
Experience Required
Around 430m of this walk requires no previous bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 15m requires some bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 440m is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
Around 430m of this walk is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats), whilst the remaining 15m has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced).
Similar walks
Other Nearby walks
Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Edinburgh Castle Rock walk starts and ends at the Corner of West St and Bate St (gps: -33.711986, 150.35767)Your main transport option to Corner of West St and Bate St is by;
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/ecr
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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