The best hikes from bus stations in Yellomundee Regional Park

This large sandstone cave, about 450 metres from the Lucinda Avenue trailhead, is one of the most memorable stops on the Birdwood Gully Round Walk, where you pass directly through it along the track. Inside, you’ll find colonies of glowworms that are invisible during the day, but at night, the cave walls transform into a constellation of blue light. Just bring a torch and turn off all your light sources when you arrive. As you continue along the track, you’ll encounter more overhangs and cave structures where you might spot even more glowworms, making the gully one of the more quietly magical spots in the lower Blue Mountains.

This track follows Springwood Creek through the bushland of Sassafras Park, with stone steps and small bridges that cross the creek several times as the ferns thicken and the vegetation becomes more lush. There are plenty of lovely places to pause, especially on one of the bridges, where you can take in the surrounding greenery, which feels like a world away from the nearby streets of Springwood.

Birdwood Gully winds through sandstone bushland, with the creek passing beneath rock overhangs and through fern-lined sections of the walking track. As you make your way through the gully, you’ll cross the creek before it joins Springwood Creek, which continues through the surrounding bushland to meet Elkington Creek further along. The shade of the vegetation and sandstone walls keeps the gully cool and green, with lovely small waterfalls that appear along the creek after rain.

This paved path encircles Jamison Park and comes in at 2.4 kilometres for the full loop. Walkers and joggers make use of the path as it is flat, well-maintained, and easy to track your distance on.

Jamison Park is a very well equipped neighbourhood park with a wide range of facilities for visitors to enjoy. You'll find a playground, skatepark, multiple sports fields, dog park, and more. There's also a paved path that encircles that park and is a good option for walkers and joggers to get their exercise.

From this point there is a viewpoint from below, looking up to the Knapsack Viaduct, a fantastic vantage point of the massive bridge towering above. Its construction began in the 1860s, and today regular civilian cars cannot drive on it.

This path is built on the remnants of the Great Western Highway and takes you out to the historic Knapsack Viaduct. As you would expect from a former highway, the path is flat and well maintained, so it's a good option for beginners though the stairs around the viaduct to present some challenges for beginners.

The Knapsack Viaduct has a long history that started with its design and construction in the mid 1860s. It was originally used for rail traffic before being converted for automobile traffic in 1926 as part of the Great Western Highway. Eventually the M4 Western Motorway was built and road traffic bypassed the viaduct which lead to its closure in 1993. However, it was reopened to pedestrians as part of the Lapstone Zig Zag walk in 1995.