Lost World Lookout, Springwood, Blue Mountains

From rainforest to desert. From mangrove swamp to alpine meadow. From coral reef to coastal heaths to mountains of eucalypt forests. Few other places in the world have the diversity of landscapes that New South Wales offers.

There are over two hundred national parks and reserves across the state, covering nearly five million hectares of land. Of these, more than twenty two national parks and over a million hectares of protected land lie within a hundred and fifty kilometres of Sydney itself, making the city a mecca for bushwalking. If you look on a map, a belt of green surrounds Sydney on all sides. Further afield, the coast of NSW and adjacent ranges are dotted with national parks and nature reserves. All this combines to make NSW a fantastic state for walking.

Bushwalking NSW provides practical information on bushwalking in NSW - national parks, track notes, walk reports, sketch maps, book reviews and links, just to name a few.

Bushwalking News

01 May 2010

Grand Canyon Track closed until June

Due to track restoration works the Grand Canyon track is completely CLOSED whilst major resoration works take place.

Until further notice:

  • There is no access for canyoners (7 days)
  • There is no access for walkers (7 days) from either end of the track
  • There is no access to the Grose Valley from Evans Lookout via Grand Canyon

Current works will be completed by end of June 2010.

See NPWS web site for further details.

15 March 2010

Rodriguez Pass Track closed

The Rodriguez Pass Walking Track near Blackheath in the Blue Mountains NP is closed between Junction Rock and the bottom of the Grand Canyon due to a landslide at Beauchamp Falls.

It has been closed for over a year. No timeframe is given as to when the track will be reopened.

This affects the Blue Gum Forest walk on the web site.

See NPWS web site for further details.