Wentworth Falls Station Loop (Undercliff Walk)
Download & Print Map and Notes4 hrs 30 mins
658 m
Hard track
(0km) Wentworth Falls Railway Station → Wilson Park
490 m
9 mins
13m
-15m
Very easy
(0.49km) Wilson Park → Int of Charles Darwin and Parkes St Tracks
540 m
12 mins
20m
-33m
Easy track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk passes the blue sign (on the right) and turns right down the steps to immediately come to an intersection just before the bridge (and a ‘Charles Darwin Walk’ sign).
Turn left: From the intersection, this walk follows ‘Charles Darwin walk’ sign downstream, keeping the creek on the right. The track meanders alongside the creek over some timber platforms and through a lovely Banksia grove. Soon the track heads under a pipe bridge and comes to a clearing and intersection.
(1.03km) Int of Charles Darwin and Parkes St Tracks → Int of Charles Darwin and Weeping Rock Tracks
1.6 km
30 mins
25m
-68m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the creek downstream along a mixture of bush track and boardwalk. The track continues down until crossing two small creeks. Soon after these two small creeks, the track comes to an intersection, with ‘Wentworth Falls’ and ‘National Pass Trail’ signs.
(2.65km) Int of Charles Darwin and Weeping Rock Tracks → Int of Undercliff and Fletchers Lookout Tracks
100 m
3 mins
2m
-12m
Moderate track
Turn left: 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’.
(2.75km) Int of Undercliff and Fletchers Lookout Tracks → Fletchers Lookout
20 m
1 mins
0m
-7m
Moderate track
Fletchers Lookout
(2.75km) Int of Undercliff and Fletchers Lookout Tracks → Int of Undercliff and Princes Rock Tracks
470 m
22 mins
104m
-89m
Moderate track
(3.22km) Int of Undercliff and Princes Rock Track → Princes Rock
110 m
3 mins
8m
-10m
Moderate track
Turn right: 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. At the end of this side trip, retrace your steps back to the main walk then Turn sharp right.
Princes Rock
(3.22km) Int of Undercliff and Princes Rock Tracks → Int of Den Fenella and Undercliff Tracks
440 m
13 mins
32m
-46m
Moderate track
(3.66km) Int of Den Fenella and Undercliff Tracks → Int of Overcliff and Denfenella Lookout Track
10 m
0m
-6m
Very easy
(3.67km) Int of Overcliff and Den Fenella Lookout Track → Den Fenella Lookout
70 m
4 mins
8m
-51m
Hard track
Den Fenella Lookout
(3.67km) Int of Overcliff and Denfenella Lookout Track → Breakfast Point Lookout
230 m
12 mins
74m
-34m
Moderate track
Breakfast Point Lookout
(3.9km) Breakfast Point Lookout → Lyrebird Lookout
640 m
21 mins
75m
-78m
Moderate track
Lyrebird Lookout
(4.54km) Lyrebird Lookout → Int of Lyrebird Cliff Track and Overcliff Tracks
60 m
2 mins
11m
0m
Moderate track
(4.6km) Int of Lyrebird Cliff Track and Overcliff Tracks → Conservation Hut
370 m
9 mins
56m
-3m
Moderate track
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘National Pass – Tea Rooms’ sign up the steps, with the handrail on the left. After a short time, the track passes a couple of faint tracks (on the right, leading to an old picnic area). Heading up the main steps, the walk passes another handrail (and signs) then an information sign, before coming to a three-way intersection with the ‘Shortcut Track’.
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk heads up the steps towards the building. The walk passes a couple of picnic shelters (on the right) before coming to the road and the front of the ‘Conservation Hut’.
Conservation Hut
(4.97km) Conservation Hut → Int of Valley of the Waters Track and Shortcut Track
40 m
1 mins
0m
-6m
Easy track
(5.01km) Int of Valley of the Waters Track and Shortcut Track → Int of Valley of the Waters and Queen Victoria Tracks
290 m
7 mins
2m
-69m
Moderate track
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.
(5.29km) Int of Valley of the Waters and Queen Victoria Tracks → Queen Victoria Lookout
20 m
1 mins
0m
-17m
Easy track
Queen Victoria Lookout
(5.29km) Int of Valley of the Waters and Queen Victoria Tracks → Empress Lookout
60 m
2 mins
0m
-18m
Easy track
Empress Lookout
(5.35km) Empress Lookout → Lillian’s Bridge
260 m
10 mins
42m
-39m
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.
(5.61km) Lillian’s Bridge → Lillians Glen
260 m
7 mins
12m
-24m
Moderate track
Lillian’s Glen
(5.87km) Lillian’s Glen → Int of Nature and Edinburgh Castle Rock Tracks
380 m
12 mins
86m
-15m
Moderate track
(6.26km) Int of Nature and Edinburgh Castle Rock Tracks → Edinburgh Castle Rock
10 m
1 mins
2m
-6m
Moderate track
Edinburgh Castle Rock
(6.26km) 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.
(6.79km) Int of Nature Track and West St Servicetrail → Int of Armstrong St Servicetrail and Nature Track
350 m
8 mins
17m
-17m
Easy track
(7.14km) Int of Armstrong St Servicetrail and Nature Track → Corner of Armstrong St and Valley Rd
100 m
2 mins
15m
0m
Moderate track
(7.24km) Corner of Armstrong St and Valley Rd → Wilson Park
1.2 km
21 mins
3m
-55m
Easy track
(8.44km) Wilson Park → Wentworth Falls Railway Station
490 m
9 mins
15m
-13m
Very easy
Maps for the Wentworth Falls Station Loop (Undercliff Walk) 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 Station Loop (Undercliff Walk) bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Wentworth Falls Station Loop (Undercliff Walk)
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 | 8.9 km | ||
Time | 4 hrs 30 mins | ||
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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
4.2km of this walk has gentle hills with occasional steps and another 2.5km has short steep hills. Whilst another 2.2km is flat with no steps and the remaining 90m is very steep.
Quality of track
4.2km of this walk follows a smooth and hardened path and another 2.7km follows a clear and well formed track or trail. The remaining (2.1km) follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles.
Signs
Around 7km of this walk is clearly signposted, whilst the remaining 2.2km has directional signs at most intersection.
Experience Required
Around 7km of this walk requires no previous bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 2km requires some bushwalking experience.
weather
Around 8km of this walk is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation), whilst the remaining 900m is affected by storms that may impact your navigation and safety.
Infrastructure
Around 6km of this walk is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats), whilst the remaining 2.8km 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 Station Loop (Undercliff Walk) 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)
Train. (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/wfslw
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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