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The Blue Mountains were once thought
of as the barrier to freedom, with many early settlers believing
China was on the other side. 25 years later Europeans crossed
the mountains and soon after a road was built to the other
side. Although there are various Aboriginal markings few
Aborigines were found in the Blue Mountains, thought to
have been wiped out by disease.
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The Blue Mountains offer spectacular scenery,
plantlife and wildlife. The mountains reach a height of 1100m,
and have been given their name due to the blue haze that hovered
above the mountains produced by the oil from the plentiful Eucalyptus
trees. The Blue Mountains National Park offers great walking
trails and is still relatively untouched similar to the
other national parks in the Blue Mountains. The Blue Mountains
also offers other activities such as abseiling, rock climbing
and canoeing, as well as accommodation.
The two main routes into the Blue Mountains are
along the Great Western Highway or along the much prettier Bells
Line of Road. There is also a train service from Sydney to Katoomba approximately every hour, stopping at various other
places in the Blue Mountains along the way. There are also a couple
of bus services which run around the Blue Mountains. There is also a Blue Mountains Explorer bus which stops
at 18 attractions around the Blue Mountains.
There are some fabulous lookout points
and points of interest on the way to the Blue Mountains.
Just south of Glenbrook you will find the Red Hand Cave
which features a selection of Aboriginal hand stencils.
Leura is a small and pretty town which offers a number of
cafes and dainty stores. Just south of this is Sublime Point
a great lookout. For great views of the Jamison Valley and
of course to see the spectacular Wentworth Falls head to
Wentworth Falls. Between Leura and Wentworth Falls is Katoomba which is the main
tourist centre and viewing area for the Three Sisters. |
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Other places that are worth visiting
include Anvil Rock, Evan’s Lookout, Govetts Leap, Perry’s
Lookdown and Pulpit Rock lookouts, just outside of the small
town of Blackheath. There are some wonderful bushland walks
including a spectacular 4 hour walk to the Blue Gum Forest
at the base of the valley. |
South of Blackheath you can pass through beautiful
rainforest before reaching the farmland of Megalong Valley. There
are also several places to go horse riding around here, as well
as a variety of accommodation places.
West of Blackheath is the pretty and historic
town of Mt. Victoria. There are a number of buildings which are
worth visiting, as well as a memorial for the first explorers
to cross the Blue Mountains. There are also several interesting
buildings in nearby Hartley.
There is a range of accommodation located around the Blue Mountains
including hostels, boutique hotels, bed and breakfasts and even
the unique Hatters Hideout
offering mountain lodge and cave accommodation.
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