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Cliff Top walking track

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New South Wales

Cliff Top walking track

Moderate

4.8

(5)

181

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Cliff Top walking track

02:19

6.42km

220m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 13, 2026

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Blue Mountains National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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732 m

Top of Govetts Leap Falls

Highlight • Waterfall

It may not seem obvious at first glance, but from this point in on the Cliff Top walking track, bushwalkers you are standing at the top of a 180-metre waterfall. The falls are huge, plunging down the cliffs below, but from here the Govetts Leap Brook seems to sort of just come to an end. This section of Cliff Top walking track has stone steps and is fenced off for safety.

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821 m

Barrow Lookout

Highlight • Viewpoint

Barrow Lookout is named after Saac Le Pipre Barrow, a government surveyor in the late 1870s who worked on mapping this area. This viewpoint is breathtaking, perched up on sandstone cliffs. There are railings for safety around this concrete platform that overlooks Govett Gorge, a side view of Govetts Leap Falls, and nearby peaks like Mount Hay. There is a rest bench here for a break, a perfect spot to take in the amazing views.

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3.20 km

Valley View Lookout

Highlight • Viewpoint

Valley View Lookout is a nice alternative to Evans Lookout, as it is a bit quieter, and just as accessible and beautiful. This lookout shows off an amazing vantage point over the massive Grose Valley and Hayward Gully Falls. Often during sunrise there's low-lying fog in the valley, so to see a nice undercast, arrive early.

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6.42 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.62 km

1.45 km

348 m

Surfaces

5.86 km

424 m

101 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (960 m)

Lowest point (910 m)

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Top of Govetts Leap Falls

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