The Falls Picnic Area to Upper Wentworth Falls
Download & Print Map and Notes45 mins
92 m
Moderate track
(0km) Wentworth Falls Picnic Area Entrance → Wentworth Falls Lookout Picnic Area
120 m
2 mins
0m
-2m
Easy track
(0.12km) Entrance Wentworth Falls Lookout Picnic Area → Wentworth Falls Lookout
140 m
4 mins
1m
-16m
Moderate track
Wentworth Falls Lookout
(0.26km) Wentworth Falls Lookout → Int of Undercliff and Fletchers Lookout Tracks
390 m
10 mins
4m
-63m
Moderate track
Turn left: From the intersection, this walk heads downhill following the ‘Wentworth Falls – National Pass’ sign. The walk gradually descends the well-maintained log stairs, passing some views of the valley on the right. Soon the track comes to an intersection with another sign, pointing back up to ‘Wentworth Falls Picnic Area’.
Veer right: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Wentworth Falls’ sign down the track. The track soon steepens, heading down the steps and then coming to a four-way intersection, opposite a short track to ‘Fletchers Lookout’.
(0.64km) Int of Undercliff and Fletchers Lookout Tracks → Fletchers Lookout
20 m
1 mins
0m
-7m
Moderate track
Fletchers Lookout
(0.64km) Int of Undercliff and Fletchers Lookout Tracks → Top of Wentworth Falls
90 m
2 mins
3m
-3m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Wentworth Falls’ and ‘Wentworth Pass’ signs down the steps. The track soon comes to a nice view of Jamison Creek, where it continues to wind down the hill and open up at a fenced rock platform at the top of Wentworth Falls. Here the walk crosses Jamison Creek using the stepping stones, to reveal a lovely waterhole and Queen’s Cascades(the creek may be impassable after rain). This is the top of the Wentworth Falls.
Queen’s Cascades
Maps for the The Falls Picnic Area to Upper Wentworth Falls 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 The Falls Picnic Area to Upper Wentworth Falls bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the The Falls Picnic Area to Upper Wentworth Falls
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 | 1.5 km | ||
Time | 45 mins | ||
. | |||
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 | Storms may impact on navigation and safety (3/6) | ||
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 540m of this walk has gentle hills with occasional steps, whilst the remaining 200m has short steep hills.
Quality of track
This whole walk, 740m follows a clear and well formed track or trail.
Signs
This whole walk, 740m is clearly signposted.
Experience Required
Around 680m of this walk requires no previous bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 60m requires some bushwalking experience.
weather
Around 680m of this walk is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation), whilst the remaining 60m is affected by storms that may impact your navigation and safety.
Infrastructure
Around 680m of this walk is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats), whilst the remaining 55m has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced).
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Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The The Falls Picnic Area to Upper Wentworth Falls walk starts and ends at the Wentworth Falls Picnic Area Entrance (gps: -33.724905, 150.37)Your main transport option to Wentworth Falls Picnic Area Entrance is by;
Car. There is free parking available.
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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/tfpatuwf
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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