Walks In The Blue Mountains & Beyond

10/11/2026

Saturday 07/11/26 - after the Ask Roz Blue Mountains sunrise meetup at Echo Point and breakfast at Lurline Cafe, Annie from Wentworth Tiles asked me what I was doing after breakfast and I said “Oh you know, the usual, shopping” she then started to convince me to go on a bushwalk with her & Sam from Hike Your Story

I finally agreed and off we went, starting at the Six Foot Track, we went down to Nellie’s Glen and then back up the almost vertical pass through the Devils Hole in about 3hrs💪🏼

“Time: 4 hrs
Distance: 10 km
Fitness: EM
Skill: EM
Ascent: 450 m

Nellies Glen lies at the Katoomba end of the Six Foot Track, the old bridle trail that led from Katoomba to Jenolan Caves. This loop walk descends the gully of Nellies Glen and returns via the Devils Hole, an impressive cleft topped by a massive boulder.

The walk is best in spring and autumn. Nellies Glen and the Devils Hole are quite cool and shady and can be chilly in winter”

08/11/2026

This month’s sunrise Ask Roz “At Large” get-together on 07/11/26 with Ask Roz Blue Mountains was at Echo Point and I walked from home down to the Three Sisters and part way down the Giant Stairway and took a few photos before meeting up with the rest of the gang.

Then after sunrise we went to the Apprentice bridge between Katoomba and Leura which is tucked away in a leafy glen.

Then we had breakfast at Café Lurline and it was very tasty 😋

After breakfast I went on a big walk with Annie and Sam down the 6 foot track and back up the Devils Hole… will post about that next but it was a big walk 🥱

11/10/2026

Saturday 10/10/26 with the Ask Roz Blue Mountains “At Large” contributors sunrise get together was a little dreary and rainy, we made the most of it but and went out to the newly reopened Pulpit Rock lookout at Blackheath which has been closed since 2020.

In short:
“The popular Pulpit Rock lookout in the Blue Mountains was scorched in the Black Summer bushfire.
It has reopened after a six-year closure, thanks to more than $4.5m in restoration work”

I haven’t been out there since 2017 when my wife Chris & I visited, back then there was a steep set of stairs down to the lower balcony lookout, which now is not there, see photos and video of Chris getting blown off the stairs at end of these photos.

30/08/2026

A big shout out and congratulations to my friend Annie from Wentworth Tiles & Bathrooms who ran in the UTMB held at Mont Blanc in the French Alps over a 173km course that went up/down the mountains with elevation up to 9,700M and she completed it in 41.52hrs 🤯

29/08/2026

😢

“Preliminary reports indicate Hooper suffered a fall and died on the first day she went missing”

Preliminary reports said Lily had a fall, she had an accident that first afternoon, she died the day she went missing and was found lying peacefully in dense bushland, her mother, Kirrily Hooper, told The Daily Telegraph.

In hindsight we now know she passed quickly and she didn’t suffer in the cold.”

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1F5XfnC8Sy/?mibextid=wwXIfr

The 18-year-old never returned from what was meant to be a day hike, prompting a massive eight-day search.

28/08/2026

Go Annie!… you got this 💪🏼

IT STARTS TONIGHT: Tonight, AU time, Annie from Wentworth Tiles & Bathrooms starts her run at Mont Blanc, where she'll run in the 174km race at the UTMB® - Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc.

The race starts on Friday, August 28, 2026, at 5:45 pm local time in Chamonix, France. In Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST), it will be Saturday, August 29, at 1:45 AM.

The race starts in Chamonix, France: w3w.co/fasten.reissued.footsteps

You can follow Annie's progress here: https://live.utmb.world/utmb/2026/runners/228

https://montblanc.utmb.world/races/UTMB

Be sure to follow Annie on Instagram: www.instagram.com/annie.hand08

26/08/2026

Track closures

HEADS UP: In addition to other closures in the Wentworth Falls area of Blue Mountains National Park, the following tracks and trails will be closed for a helicopter operation on Thursday 27 August:

• Wentworth Falls top and mid crossings
• Queens Cascade track
• Darwins Walk - south of Fletcher Street – follow pedestrian detour via Fletcher Street and Falls Road
• Undercliff track – between junction of Princes Rock track and Wentworth Falls top crossing
• Rocket Point
• Chester Road fire trail
• Little Switzerland trail

https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/blue-mountains-national-park/local-alerts

20/08/2026

Sadly not found alive after all 😢

The body of a woman, believed to be that of missing teenage hiker Lily Hooper, has been found during a search in the NSW Southern Highlands.

The 18-year-old was reported missing in Nattai National Park last Wednesday, with Defence Force units joining search efforts.

A report will be prepared for the Coroner.

01/08/2026

Yesterday (01/08/26) it was our monthly Ask Roz Blue Mountains sunrise with the Ask Roz Blue Mountains “At Large” group of contributors, it was at Govetts Leap at Blackheath.

We then headed to Mt Victoria to the Victoria and Albert Guesthouse for our group breakfast 🙌

30/07/2026

Open Glenbrook Tunnel

EXTRA Lapstone Hill Tunnel Open Day sessions added

Blue Mountains City Council has added 600 extra places for walkers to experience Lapstone Hill Tunnel THIS WEEKEND in response to overwhelming community demand.

Council is undertaking the works on behalf of Crown Lands NSW under a licence that expires at the end of 2026.

Council is seeking further government investment to continue essential works and transform the precinct into a safe, accessible destination for walking, cycling, recreation, heritage interpretation and managed events.

MORE info: https://www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/lapstone-tunnel

Places for the additional session are limited; book now: bmcc.nsw.gov.au/lapstone-tunnel
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