Govetts Leap & Pulpit Rock Lookout Walk
Walk the Blackheath clifftop from Govetts Leap to Pulpit Rock for the best panoramic views in the Blue Mountains — a 6-kilometre return walk along sandstone ledges above the Grose Valley.
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Govetts Leap Lookout
Govetts Leap is the Blue Mountains' most spectacular single viewpoint — a 180-metre waterfall drops into the Grose Valley below, and the canyon system extends for kilometres in both directions.
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Bridal Veil Falls View
The falls plunge from the plateau edge into the valley in a fine mist — in wet weather they become a roaring cascade; in dry conditions, a delicate veil of water hanging in the air above the forest.
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Clifftop Track North
The clifftop track follows the escarpment north through heath and banksia woodland — the valley drops away immediately to the right, providing constant views into the Grose Valley wilderness.
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Pulpit Rock
Pulpit Rock is a sandstone promontory projecting from the cliff edge — standing on it gives a 270-degree panoramic view of the Grose Valley, with Mount Banks visible 15 kilometres to the north.
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Grose Valley Wilderness View
The Grose Valley below is protected wilderness — no roads or tracks enter the valley floor, which has remained essentially unchanged since European settlement began at the plateau edge.
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Evans Lookout
Evans Lookout, 2 km south of Govetts Leap, provides a different angle on the valley — the amphitheatre of sandstone cliffs from this viewpoint shows the true scale of the erosion that formed the Blue Mountains.