Wentworth Falls Conservation Hut Loop
Download & Print Map and Notes3 hrs
341 m
Hard track
(0km) Wentworth Falls Railway Station → Wilson Park
490 m
9 mins
13m
-15m
Very easy
(0.49km) Wilson Park → Corner of Armstrong St and Valley Rd
1.2 km
21 mins
55m
-3m
Easy track
(1.68km) Corner of Armstrong St and Valley Rd → Conservation Hut
1 km
21 mins
27m
-47m
Moderate track
Turn left: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Conservation Hut 11min’ sign, heading off the main trail. The narrower trail gently meanders until coming to a three-way intersection, marked with a ‘Nature Track Circuit’ sign (and a gate not far up the track to the left).
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Nature Track Circuit – Valley of the Waters Picnic Area’ sign south along the wide trail. The trail soon narrows to a single track and passes some informal tracks (on the left). Soon after passing a backyard, the walk heads up some steps, passing a toilet block and coming to the front of the ‘Conservation Hut’.
Conservation Hut
(2.73km) Conservation Hut → Int of Valley of the Waters and Queen Victoria Tracks
320 m
8 mins
2m
-75m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Valley of the Waters’ sign down the steps, passing an information sign. After the handrail and more signs, the track passes a couple of faint tracks (on the left, leading to an old picnic area). Further down the steps, the walk comes the end of another handrail and a three-way intersection (signposted ‘Overcliff Track’ and ‘National Pass’).
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘National Pass – Valley of the Waters’ sign down the timber steps. The track passes a few faint tracks (on the left, that lead to an unfenced view point). The walk continues down the steps, soon coming to an unsignposted intersection with the Lyrebird Cliff track (on a small sandstone rock platform).
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk heads down the wooden steps to almost immediately come to the signposted intersection with ‘Queen Victoria Lookout’ track.
(3.05km) Int of Valley of the Waters and Queen Victoria Tracks → Queen Victoria Lookout
20 m
1 mins
0m
-17m
Easy track
Queen Victoria Lookout
(3.05km) Int of Valley of the Waters and Queen Victoria Tracks → Empress Lookout
60 m
2 mins
0m
-18m
Easy track
Empress Lookout
(3.11km) Empress Lookout → Lillians Glen
520 m
17 mins
54m
-63m
Hard track
Veer right: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Nature Track’ sign down a few steps and over a small wooden bridge, coming to a clearing, picnic table and small waterfall. From the picnic table, this walk heads up the steps, passing a ‘Welcome to the Nature Track’ information sign (point 1). The track turns right and passes three numbered posts (2,3,4) – After number 3, the track heads down hill. Soon after the handrail starts, the walk comes to an intersection just before Lillian’s Bridge and post number 5.
Continue straight: From post number 5 at Lillian’s Bridge, this walk heads up the stairs away from the handrail, keeping the bridge and valley to the left. The track makes its way around the hill, passing a few handrails before heading down to some stepping stones across the creek. (This is a nice but slippery spot to enjoy, with a small waterfall to the right). After crossing the stepping stones, the track heads over a small rise to come back down and cross the creek again, on another set of stepping stones. This is signposted ‘Lillians Glen’.
Lillian’s Glen
(3.63km) Lillian’s Glen → Int of Nature and Edinburgh Castle Rock Tracks
380 m
12 mins
86m
-15m
Moderate track
(4.02km) Int of Nature and Edinburgh Castle Rock Tracks → Edinburgh Castle Rock
10 m
1 mins
2m
-6m
Moderate track
Edinburgh Castle Rock
(4.02km) Int of Nature and Edinburgh Castle Rock Tracks → Int of Nature Track and West St Trail
540 m
15 mins
54m
-18m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Valley of the Waters Picnic Area’ sign up the steps. The track soon flattens out and heads through the bush for a little while until coming to a ‘T’ intersection with the wide West St trail and a ‘Nature Track Circuit’ sign.
(4.55km) Int of Nature Track and West St Servicetrail → Int of Armstrong St Servicetrail and Nature Track
350 m
8 mins
17m
-17m
Easy track
(4.9km) Int of Armstrong St Servicetrail and Nature Track → Corner of Armstrong St and Valley Rd
100 m
2 mins
15m
0m
Moderate track
(5km) Corner of Armstrong St and Valley Rd → Wilson Park
1.2 km
21 mins
3m
-55m
Easy track
(6.2km) Wilson Park → Wentworth Falls Railway Station
490 m
9 mins
15m
-13m
Very easy
Maps for the Wentworth Falls Conservation Hut Loop 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 Wentworth Falls Conservation Hut Loop bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Wentworth Falls Conservation Hut Loop
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 | 6.7 km | ||
Time | 3 hrs | ||
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Grade 4/6 Hard track |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Very steep (4/6) |
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
3.4km of this walk is flat with no steps and another 2km has gentle hills with occasional steps. Whilst another 1.3km has short steep hills and the remaining 90m is very steep.
Quality of track
4.9km of this walk follows a smooth and hardened path and another 950m follows a clear and well formed track or trail. The remaining (850m) follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles.
Signs
Around 6km of this walk is clearly signposted, whilst the remaining 1km has directional signs at most intersection.
Experience Required
Around 6km of this walk requires no previous bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 940m requires some bushwalking experience.
weather
Around 6km of this walk is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation), whilst the remaining 260m is affected by storms that may impact your navigation and safety.
Infrastructure
Around 4.8km of this walk is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats), whilst the remaining 1.9km has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced).
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Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Wentworth Falls Conservation Hut Loop walk starts and ends at the Wentworth Falls Railway Station (gps: -33.709737, 150.37644)Your transport options to Wentworth Falls Railway Station are by;
Train. (get details)
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/wfchl
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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