Wentworth Falls

Trying to keep to our 'routine' of doing something each Sunday, we headed off later in the day than we usually would. It was a particularly cold day with the wind biting into your every part. Wentworth Falls is the next town further down the hill (15 mins away)from Katoomba/Leura where we do most of our shopping. So we thought we go for a drive and check it out. As the information on the website says: "Wentworth Falls is one of the most beautiful towns within the Blue Mountains offering possibly the most spectacular bushwalks and views. Originally called ‘Weatherboard’ after the ‘Weatherboard Hut’ built in 1814, one year later the town was named ‘Jamison’s Valley’ by Governor Macquarie. In July 1867 the historic first railway journey in the Blue Mountains left Penrith station and travelled through to Weatherboard Station where the train terminated. It wasn’t until 1879 that the name was changed to Wentworth Falls in honour of William Charles Wentworth, one of the three famous explorers."

The first point of interest was the lake. We parked and got out of the truck with the intention of going for a walk but the wind chill factor must have been really high. Even wrapped up in jackets and scarves we weren't prepared to brave it for long. A shame really as it was a very pretty little spot, set up for families to enjoy outings including picnics and BBQs. The Council obviously have spent quite a bit of time and money developing this spot.

I was keen to see the falls, Wentworth Falls namesake, so we followed the signage down towards the Jamison Valley. Here we found a sheltered car park and an information board indicating lots of walking tracks. We decided that we would first head off to a viewing platform to get a look at the falls. Once there we were keen go further and get an even closer look. As we were now over the brow of the hill and in the bush it was much warmer, and the well formed track made for easy walking. We were able to get right down onto the falls and walk across the other side to the National Park. If it had been earlier the day we could have gone further but as it was it was getting close to dusk when we returned to the truck. It was well the effort and another place we could easily go back to. The tracks are both well laid out and well signed.

 

 

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