The Princes Rock Track
Download & Print Map and Notes45 mins
61 m
Moderate track
Jamison Lookout
(0km) Jamison Lookout → Int of Princes Rock and Wentworth Falls Lookout Track
220 m
4 mins
5m
-13m
Easy track
Turn right: From the top of the steps, this walk heads down the steps following the ‘Princes Rock Lookout’ sign. The track soon comes to a three-way intersection, with a ‘Car Park’ arrow pointing back up.
(0.22km) Int of Princes Rock and Wentworth Falls Lookout Track → Princes Rock
160 m
6 mins
1m
-42m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk heads downhill following the ‘Princes Rock Lookout 200m’ sign along the wide track. Very soon, the walk comes to an intersection with another track (on the left – which was closed at time of writing).
Continue straight: From the intersection, the walk heads down the gentle hill towards the cliffs and the fenced (unsignposted) Princes Rock Lookout.
Princes Rock
Maps for the The Princes Rock Track 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 Princes Rock Track bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the The Princes Rock Track
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 | 746 m | ||
Time | 45 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 | 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
150m of this walk is flat with no steps and another 140m has short steep hills. The remaining (85m) has gentle hills with occasional steps.
Quality of track
Around 230m of this walk follows a clear and well formed track or trail, whilst the remaining 140m follows a smooth and hardened path.
Signs
This whole walk, 370m is clearly signposted.
Experience Required
This whole walk, 370m requires no previous bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 370m is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
This whole walk, 370m is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats).
Similar walks
Other Nearby walks
Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The The Princes Rock Track walk starts and ends at the Jamison Lookout (gps: -33.725513, 150.36904)Your main transport option to Jamison Lookout 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/tprt
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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