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Oreades Lookout – Echo Point Lookout loop from Katoomba

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New South Wales

Oreades Lookout – Echo Point Lookout loop from Katoomba

Hard

3.0

(2)

runners

Oreades Lookout – Echo Point Lookout loop from Katoomba

01:30

11.5km

450m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 12, 2026

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Start point

Train Station

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3.05 km

Oreades Lookout

Highlight • Natural Monument

Oreades Lookout is a quieter viewpoint just off Echo Point, looking out over the Jamison Valley and across to the Three Sisters. It’s also where you can access the Giant …

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3.59 km

Echo Point Lookout

Highlight • Viewpoint

From Echo Point you have a wonderful view of the Three Sisters. The viewing point is at about 900 meters. The three rock formations are called Meehni (922 m), Weemala (918 m) and Gunnedoo (906 m).

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4.16 km

Allambie Lookout

Viewpoint

4.68 km

Cliff View Lookout

Highlight • Viewpoint

The platform sits at the edge of the escarpment, with uninterrupted views of the Blue Mountains' incredible landscape.

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4.68 km

View of Mount Banks

Highlight • Viewpoint

We followed the route, but the GOS gets maniac

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5.07 km

Katoomba Cascades is a picturesque series of small cascades on the Kedumba River, where the water tumbles over wide sandstone shelves before continuing downstream to Katoomba Falls. There are boardwalks, …

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5.96 km

Katoomba Falls

Highlight • Waterfall

Katoomba Falls is a fantastic multi-tiered waterfall that cascades over sandstone cliffs into the Jamison Valley, and is one of the Blue Mountains’ most recognisable waterfall locations. The falls are …

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6.48 km

Vera's Grotto

Highlight • Cave

Vera’s Grotto is an easy detour to miss on the way down Furber Steps, but it’s worth taking the short side track. Water runs over the sandstone into a small, …

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7.63 km

Scenic Cableway Top Station

Highlight • Rest Area

The Scenic Cableway brings bushwalkers over Blue Mountains National Park. The Scenic Cableway Top Station is an exciting, busy area, where the train and Skyway also depart. There are toilets, …

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11.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.19 km

1.72 km

1.35 km

932 m

254 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.91 km

2.14 km

1.81 km

1.31 km

281 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,020 m)

Lowest point (820 m)

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Wednesday 2 September

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Oreades Lookout – Echo Point Lookout loop from Katoomba

Oreades Lookout

Echo Point Lookout

Cliff View Lookout

View of Mount Banks

Katoomba Cascades

Katoomba Falls

Vera's Grotto

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