Length: 44.8km
Duration: 2 Days
Grade: 4
Style: One way
Start: 386 Great Western Hwy, Katoomba
End: 4654 Jenolan Caves Rd, Jenolan

Location: Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve
Closest Town: Katoomba
Distance from CBD: 104 km
State: NSW
Latitude: -33.70396969
Longitude: 150.2912593

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Six Foot Track is a 44.8km, grade 4 one way hike located in Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve, New South Wales. The hike should take approximately 2 days to complete.

Hike Summary

The Six Foot Track is a classic walk which takes you from the Explorers Tree in Katoomba out to the amazing Jenolan Caves. This walk stays the night in Alum Creek Reserve before tackling the long hill up to Black Range Road. The walk is a classic and normally done in 3 days this two day option is for the fit and keen.

Download maps and tracknotes for Six Foot Track (Alum Creek Reserve) hiking track from wildwalks.com.

About the region

Explore the caves at Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve, near Oberon. It’s a great daytrip from Sydney, or enjoy a weekend away staying in heritage accommodation. The Jenolan Caves are limestone caves located within the Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve in the Central Tablelands region, west of the Blue Mountains, in Jenolan, Oberon Council, New South Wales, in eastern Australia.