Blue Mountains for a day

Feelgood

Heading up to the Blue Mountains this weekend on a days outing (driving). Can anyone recommend what parts to go to just for the day and what would be the best thing to do for the day?

Cheers!

mandrake04

Wentworth Falls, ie at the bottom of the Falls road. Here

Leura village for early Lunch.

Kootomba---- 3 Sisters @ echo point . Park there and go down the steps and walk the trail around to Scenic World
You have then the choice of the

Skyway
Cable car
Railway

Then you can catch the Red London Bus back to Echo point if you dont fancy climbing the steps (you wont)

http://www.bluemts.com.au/business/default.asp?ID=1012

old_aussie

Go to Katoomba and check out the Three Sisters.

Visit the Katoomba Falls.

Everyone who goes to the mountains should make sure they are at Katoomba after dark because the Three Sisters, Katoomba Falls and Leura Cascades are all floodlit.

Visit Echo Point.

A walk down Katoomba Street will take the visitor to the town's other famous, man-made attraction, The Paragon Cafe, now listed by the National Trust because of its superb 1930s Art Deco interior.

A little further west, via Cliff Drive, is a signposted turnoff into Violet Drive which takes visitors to thew cliff edge where they will find the Scenic Skyway which crosses the Jamison Valley. This is not for the faint-hearted. The aerial cable car floats across the valley some 275 metres above the valley floor and offers views of the Katoomba Falls and Orphan Rock.

Operating from the same site is the Scenic Railway. It has its origins in local mining operations which used coal skips to ferry miners down the cliff face to work.

Plenty to see and do in Katoomba.

http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-factsheet/katoomba--places-to-see-20081121-6ddk.html

Hope you enjoy yourself.

pclancy

All above advice is good. Katoomba is a good laugh to go out in at night too. Bit redneck and rough but mostly good fun. Greek restaurant was cool.

Feelgood

Thanks for the info lads very much appreciated.

Jumpy

Giant Staircase from Echo Point. Take it down to the bottom, walk to the Scenic Railway, take it up to the top and walk back to Echo point along the ridge.

Its a very satisfying few hours.

mandrake04

Feelgood wrote: »

Thanks for the info lads very much appreciated.

B.

Funny enough im in Katoomba meself this Saturday for a family function, give me a txt if your stuck.

Feelgood

mandrake04 wrote: »

B.

Funny enough im in Katoomba meself this Saturday for a family function, give me a txt if your stuck.

Ah sound mate, sure might see you for a beer up there!. Prob will hang around Katoomba till late Saturday night. Will give you a shout so.

mandrake04

Feelgood wrote: »

Ah sound mate, sure might see you for a beer up there!. Prob will hang around Katoomba till late Saturday night. Will give you a shout so.

Yeah no worries, the mother-in-law is driving so I will up for a few.

Nice Stout in the Old Bank bar beside the Carrington Hotel, had great night in there about 5 years ago.

Stinicker

Katoomba is nice, get there early in the day incase things close down, if you are unfit the trek back up the steps will murder you!

mandrake04

Stinicker wrote: »

Katoomba is nice, get there early in the day incase things close down, if you are unfit the trek back up the steps will murder you!

Thats why you should walk down the Echo point steps and cable car up at scenic world makes the most sense.

cemkage

Right. Completely true about the echo point.

freewheeling

Leura is lovely but agree you should get there early, especially on a weekend if it's nice weather. Blackheath is nice, too.

mandrake04

Just sitting in the Old City Bank BR in Katoomba, the stout is as good as I have tasted in Oz. It must be draught and not that fake Extra Cold crap.