Grand Canyon Track
Download & Print Map and Notes3 hrs 30 mins
425 m
Hard track
(0km) Int. Grand Canyon Loop car park and Neates Glen Trk → Neates Glen car park
730 m
12 mins
14m
-3m
Easy track
Continue straight: From the clearing, the walk follows the wide gravel path (that is about halfway between the tower and road), keeping the road on the right. After about 200m, the bush on the right thins out, and the track comes to an intersection with a service trail.
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the gravel path, keeping the road to the right. After approximately 100m, the path comes to the signposted Kinie-Ger Bush Cabins driveway.
Continue straight: From the Kinie-Ger Bush Cabins driveway, this walk follows the gravel path, keeping the road and power lines to the left. Soon the path opens up at the Neates Glen car park.
(0.73km) Neates Glen car park → Rotunda
1.2 km
32 mins
44m
-204m
Hard track
Continue straight: From the sign, this walk heads away from the creek and car park, following a short section of a rock shelf to round the corner of the hill. The track contours around the hill for a little while passing under a few rock overhangs, before winding steeply down the hill into the canyon. The track heads down the cliffs by stairs to a signposted intersection in front of a sandy rock overhang, the Rotunda.
Rotunda
(1.91km) Rotunda → Int. Grand Canyon and Rodriguez Pass Tracks
1.6 km
45 mins
116m
-192m
Hard track
Continue straight: From the waterfall, this walk continues to contour around the canyon wall, keeping it on the right of the track. The track does so for quite some time before winding down deeper into the canyon after rounding a hill. The track winds down to a signposted intersection. From here, the track crosses the creek a few times before turning left at a rock overhang then crossing the creek again. The track quickly winds through the creek before passing over a bridge and continuing down the canyon. After approximately 200m, the track winds past a pool in the creek to then come to a signposted rock in a creek.
(3.49km) Int. Grand Canyon and Rodriguez Pass Tracks → Beauchamp Falls
380 m
16 mins
12m
-100m
Hard track
Beauchamp Falls
(3.49km) Int. Grand Canyon and Rodriguez Pass Tracks → Evans Lookout
1.1 km
38 mins
198m
-20m
Hard track
Veer left: From the intersection, the walk follows the ‘Evans Lookout’ arrow[1] up the hill, weaving around boulders. The track then tends left before climbing up the stairs, through a pass in the rock, to Evans Lookout.
Evans Lookout
(4.6km) Evans Lookout → Int. Grand Canyon Loop car park and Neates Glen Trk
800 m
17 mins
53m
-8m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the information sign, the walk heads around Evans Lookout car park to the toilets at the opposite end (away from the cliffs).
Continue straight: From the toilets near the end of Evans Lookout Rd, this walk follows the road away from the lookout for about 100m and then follows a bush track heading off to the left. This clear track continues though the open bushland until coming to the eastern corner of the Grand Canyon car park and a sign pointing back to ‘Evans Lookout’.
Veer left: From the intersection, this walk follows the road left around the car park for approximately 100m, to a ‘Neates Glen car park’ direction sign.
Maps for the Grand Canyon Track walk
You can download the PDF for this walk to print a map.These maps below cover the walk and the wider area around the walk, they are worth carrying for safety reasons.
Katoomba | 1:25 000 Map Series | 89301S KATOOMBA | NSW-89301S |
Katoomba | 1:100 000 Map Series | 8930 KATOOMBA | 8930 |
Cross sectional view of the Grand Canyon Track bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Grand Canyon Track
Overview of this walks grade – based on the AS 2156.1 – 2001
Under this standard, a walk is graded based on the most difficult section of the walk.
Length | 5.4 km | ||
Time | 3 hrs 30 mins | ||
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Grade 4/6 Hard track |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Very steep (4/6) |
Quality of track | Rough track, where fallen trees and other obstacles are likely (4/6) | ||
Signs | Minimal directional signs (4/6) | ||
Experience Required | Some bushwalking experience recommended (3/6) | ||
Weather | Storms may impact on navigation and safety (3/6) | ||
Infrastructure | Limited facilities (such as cliffs not fenced, significant creeks not bridged) (4/6) |
Some more details of this walks Grading
Here is a bit more details explaining grading looking at sections of the walk
Gradient
3.2km of this walk is very steep and another 1km is flat with no steps. Whilst another 720m has short steep hills and the remaining 400m has gentle hills with occasional steps.
Quality of track
2.4km of this walk follows a rough track, where fallen trees and other obstacles are likely and another 1.5km follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles. Whilst another 830m follows a smooth and hardened path and the remaining 690m follows a clear and well formed track or trail.
Signs
3.2km of this walk has minimal directional signs and another 1.5km is clearly signposted. The remaining (640m) has directional signs at most intersection.
Experience Required
Around 3.4km of this walk requires some bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 2km requires no previous bushwalking experience.
weather
Around 4.5km of this walk is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation), whilst the remaining 850m is affected by storms that may impact your navigation and safety.
Infrastructure
2.8km of this walk has limited facilities (such as cliffs not fenced, significant creeks not bridged) and another 1.5km is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats). The remaining (1.1km) has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced).
Similar walks
Other Nearby walks
Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Grand Canyon Track walk starts and ends at the Int. Grand Canyon Loop car park and Neates Glen Trk (gps: -33.649429, 150.31965)Your main transport option to Int. Grand Canyon Loop car park and Neates Glen Trk is by;
Car. There is free parking available.
(get details)
Fire Danger
Each park may have its own fire ban, this rating is only valid for today and is based on information from the RFS Please check the RFS Website for more information.Weather Forest
This walk starts in the Central Tablelands weather district always check the formal BOM forecast or pdf before starting your walk.Forecast snapshot
Park Information & Alerts
Short URL = http://wild.tl/gcw
Gallery images
There are other downloads I am still working on.
You will probably need to login to access these — still all free.
* KML (google earth file)
* GPX (GPS file)
Special Maps/ brochures
* A3 topo maps
* PDF with Lands Topo map base
* PDF with arial image (and map overlay)
I wanted to get the main site live first, this extra stuff will come in time.
Happy walking
Matt 🙂
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