Rocket Point Lookout Track

Wentworth Falls Lookout

Wentworth Falls Lookout, in the Blue Mountains National Park, is beside Sir H Burrell Drive. The lookout is fenced and has a large information sign about the area. There are some bench seats and great vistas. There is a view to Wentworth Falls (in the valley to the left), but the most captivating view is across the Jamison Valley to Mount Solitary. There are also great views of the Kings Tableland (left), Sublime Point (right) and Narrow Neck (far right) escarpments. This is a great place to enjoy the scope of this World Heritage listed area.

(0km) Wentworth Falls Lookout → Int of Undercliff and Fletchers Lookout Tracks

390 m
10 mins
4m
-63m

Moderate track

From Wentworth Falls Lookout, this walk follows the ‘Wentworth Falls Track’ – ‘To The Falls’ sign down the hill (with the view to the right). The walk heads down the log steps, passing several information signs. The track soon heads through a sharp right-hand bend, then comes to an intersection (with a track closed at the time of writing) at the sharp left bend. There is a sign here, pointing back up to ‘Wentworth Falls picnic area’.
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’.

(0.39km) Int of Undercliff and Fletchers Lookout Tracks → Fletchers Lookout

20 m
1 mins
0m
-7m

Moderate track

Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Fletcher Lookout’ sign down the steps. The fenced and signposted lookout has three main bays, two on the left (with views of Wentworth Falls) and a third down the steps, looking into the valley. At the end of this side trip, retrace your steps back to the main walk then Turn right.

Fletchers Lookout

Fletchers Lookout is a fenced and signposted lookout off the side of the Undercliff Walk, just north of the Wentworth Falls. The lookout provides a fairly close view of the top of Wentworth Falls and a great view into the Jamison Valley. There is a good distant view of Mount Solitary and Narrow Neck, and also great views of the surrounding escarpments.

(0.39km) Int of Undercliff and Fletchers Lookout Tracks → Top of Wentworth Falls

90 m
2 mins
3m
-3m

Moderate track

Turn left: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Wentworth Falls’ and ‘to National Pass’ signs down the gentle steps (with the main valley view to the right). The track soon comes to a three-way intersection, with a sign pointing back to ‘Undercliff 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

Queen’s Cascades[1] are a lovely set of falls on the Jamison Creek at the top of Wentworth Falls. The creek heads down the wide, two-stage cascades into a sandy pool. From the pool, the water flows between the stepping stones, under the fence and down the very tall Wentworth Falls. There are also great views to Sublime Point across the valley.

(0.48km) Top of Wentworth Falls → Rocket Point Circuit Intersection

40 m
2 mins
4m
-6m

Moderate track

Continue straight: From the top of Wentworth Falls, this walk heads away from the falls (keeping the valley view to the right). With the handrail on the right, the track soon crosses a small creek and comes to a three-way intersection and a ‘Rocket Point Circuit’ sign.
Turn left: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Rocket Point Circuit’ sign upstream, toward the small waterfall for a few meters to turn right and zigzag up the hill for a short distance to soon come to a three-way intersection and a ‘Round Walk’ sign.

(0.52km) Rocket Point Circuit Intersection → The archway intersection

240 m
6 mins
25m
-8m

Moderate track

Turn left: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Round Walk’ sign upstream, keeping the creek and small waterfall to the left (and below). The narrow track soon turns right and, not long after leaving the creek, comes to a three-way intersection with ‘Kings Tableland Road’ track on the left and a sign pointing back to ‘Wentworth Falls’.
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Rocket Point’ sign down the narrow track (with the main valley to the right). Soon the track comes to an unfenced rock platform on a right-hand bend in the track, with great views over the valley (but not of the falls). From the view, the walk follows the stone steps down along the rock face to soon come to an intersection just before the large rock archway at the ‘Rocket Point Lookout’ sign. Now Continue straight to rejoin the main walk .

(0.52km) Rocket Point Circuit Intersection → Rocket Point Lookout

120 m
4 mins
23m
-19m

Moderate track

Turn right: From the intersection, this walk follows the right arrow on the ‘Round Walk’ sign, away from the creeks, keeping the valley to the right. The track crosses a small gully then climbs up some stone steps before passing under a rock arch. On the other side of the arch, the walk comes to an intersection, marked with ‘Rocket Point Lookout’ sign.
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk follows ‘Rocket Point Lookout’ sign, keeping the rock face to the right. Soon the track leads to the fenced and signposted ‘Rocket Point Lookout’ and its great views of Wentworth Falls and surrounding valley.

Rocket Point Lookout

Rocket Point Lookout is a fenced and signposted lookout, high on the cliff south-west of Wentworth Falls, in the Blue Mountains National Park. The lookout provides a good view down Wentworth Falls and into the valley. There is also a great view of the Sublime Point escarpment. The lookout itself has an interesting sandstone wall and is just down from a natural rock arch.

Maps for the Rocket Point Lookout 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 Rocket Point Lookout Track bushwalking track

Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Rocket Point Lookout 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	1.3 km
		Time	1 Hr
		.
Grade 3/6 Moderate track	AS 2156.1	Gradient	Short steep hills (3/6)
		Quality of track	Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6)
		Signs	Directional signs along the way (3/6)
		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

540m of this walk has gentle hills with occasional steps and another 75m has short steep hills. The remaining (25m) is flat with no steps.

Quality of track

Around 520m of this walk follows a clear and well formed track or trail, whilst the remaining 120m follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles.

Signs

Around 500m of this walk is clearly signposted, whilst the remaining 140m has directional signs at most intersection.

Experience Required

Around 440m of this walk requires no previous bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 200m requires some bushwalking experience.

weather

Around 560m of this walk is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation), whilst the remaining 85m is affected by storms that may impact your navigation and safety.

Infrastructure

Around 470m of this walk is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats), whilst the remaining 180m has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced).

Plan your trip to and from the walk here

The Rocket Point Lookout Track walk starts and ends at the Wentworth Falls Lookout (gps: -33.725939, 150.37201)
Your transport options to Wentworth Falls Lookout 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

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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 🙂

Rocket Point Lookout Track

Wentworth Falls Lookout

(0km) Wentworth Falls Lookout → Int of Undercliff and Fletchers Lookout Tracks

Moderate track

(0.39km) Int of Undercliff and Fletchers Lookout Tracks → Fletchers Lookout

Moderate track

Fletchers Lookout

(0.39km) Int of Undercliff and Fletchers Lookout Tracks → Top of Wentworth Falls

Moderate track

Queen’s Cascades

(0.48km) Top of Wentworth Falls → Rocket Point Circuit Intersection

Moderate track

(0.52km) Rocket Point Circuit Intersection → The archway intersection

Moderate track

(0.52km) Rocket Point Circuit Intersection → Rocket Point Lookout

Moderate track

Rocket Point Lookout

Maps for the Rocket Point Lookout Track walk

Cross sectional view of the Rocket Point Lookout Track bushwalking track

Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Rocket Point Lookout Track

Overview of this walks grade – based on the AS 2156.1 – 2001

Some more details of this walks Grading

Gradient

Quality of track

Signs

Experience Required

weather

Infrastructure

Similar walks

Other Nearby walks

Plan your trip to and from the walk here

Fire Danger

Weather Forest

Park Information & Alerts

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