Hike at a Glance
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Track grade
Grade 4 (Hard) - Challenging Walks for Experienced Walkers: Grade 4 on the AWTGS signifies challenging walking tracks. Bushwalking experience is recommended for these tracks, which may be long, rough, and very steep. Directional signage may be limited, requiring a good sense of navigation. These walks are suited for experienced walkers who are comfortable with steeper inclines, rougher terrain, and potentially longer distances.
Explore safely
Planning this hike? Most incidents develop before you even start. Safe outcomes depend on how navigation, hydration, environment, load and judgement work together. Small oversights can compound quickly in Australian conditions. See how it happens in the Hiking Safety Systems Foundations. Then use the Hiking Safety Systems, planning calculators, and make sure a trusted contact has your trip plan before heading out.
Leave a trip plan
Before you go, complete a trip intentions form and share it with a trusted contact. Agree on a Late-Back Time and ask them to call 000 (Police) if you have not checked in. A clear trip plan is one of the simplest and most effective safety steps you can take.
Planning checklists
Download the hiking preparation and safety checklists before leaving home to help you think through your plans. They help ensure important considerations are not overlooked and support safer decision-making on the trail.
Getting there
Getting to the trailhead: Blue Mountains National Park.
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Accommodation nearby
Find accommodation close to the trailhead including hotels, cabins, and campgrounds. Use the interactive map to explore available options in nearby towns.
Nearby towns: Blackheath, Bullaburra, Hazelbrook, Katoomba, Lawson, Leura, Lithgow, Mount Victoria, Springwood, Wentworth Falls, Woodford
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Acknowledgement of Country
Trail Hiking Australia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we hike and pay respects to their Elders, past and present, and we acknowledge the First Nations people of other communities who may be here today.
11 Reviews on “Perry's Lookdown to Blackheath Station Hike (12.8km)”
“The walk passes the base of the magnificent Bridal Falls and climbs steeply to Govetts Leap Lookout.” No it doesn’t, that track is still closed. You have to go down and up Perrys Lookdown or walk to Victoria Falls, Lockleys Pylon, or Pierces Pass. The good news is that the road has been rebuilt and upgraded so it’s now a tarmac road nearly all the way to the lookout.
Mountains Mishaps thanks for the update. I was there mid December and saw the closed section. I’m assuming the track will reopen one day or is it going to be permanently closed?
Trail Hiking Australia Apparently NPWS is working on re-opening the Horse Track, which is another way out of the valley, via Evans Lookout. I’ve heard nothing about the track from Govetts Leap to Junction Rock yet but I suppose that a track that has been open for more than a century will be re-opened one day. It has been closed ever since the 2019-2020 fires and storms damaged it severely.
Mountains Mishaps yeah when I was there in saw a heap of bags full of gravel so looks like the repair is progressing. Time will tell
Trail Hiking Australia Rodriguez Pass will, however, remain closed and this will be permanent.
Matt Re this is exactly what I was talking about hahaha
Oh wow! I was 12-13 years old when I last went here … scary to think half a century ago… I wonder ?… has it changed?
I guess many more people go there now compared to when I was a boy living out an adventure
Sam Thompson
Phoebe Makepeace