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Scenic Cableway Valley Station to Three Sisters loop

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New South Wales

Scenic Cableway Valley Station to Three Sisters loop

Moderate

4.7

(48)

376

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Scenic Cableway Valley Station to Three Sisters loop

02:40

6.80km

510m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 13, 2026

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After 6.18 km for 524 m

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Parking

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834 m

Katoomba Cascades

Highlight • Waterfall

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, bridges, benches and viewing platforms that surround the cascades for a close-up view of the flowing water within the lush gully of ferns and rainforest vegetation. It’s one of the few places where you can experience the river up close before it drops into the Jamison Valley.

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2.32 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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3.23 km

Giant Stairway

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Giant Stairway is a famous, challenging and exhilarating staircase, totalling almost 1000 steps, from the edge of the Blue Mountains National Park cliffside down toward the valley below. The views are hard to beat, and the stairs are carved into the sandstone cliffs, which do become quite slippery after rain. Remember, you must go down before you come up!

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6.09 km

Scenic Cableway Bottom Station

Highlight • Structure

The Scenic Cableway brings bushwalkers over Blue Mountains National Park and is part of the park's network of cableways, a historic incline railway, and elevated forest boardwalks and scenic skyway. This is the bottom of the cableway. If you get on at the bottom, you will be effortlessly taken up a steep part of the park. By steep, it's quite a steep ride, the cableway travels at a 36° incline and moves at a speed of 3.8 metres per second. The cableway is open Friday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm and every other day of the week from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Cars depart around every 10 minutes from the top and bottom stations, and ticket prices start at $39 per adult and $21 per child but gives unlimited rides for the day. If you would like to avoid taking the cableway, the climb in and out can be done from the Giant Stairway track.

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6.56 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, Skyway Souvenirs and the Terrace Cafe & Bar, all indoors, ideal in case of rain. Here visitors descend the steep cliff into the valley below, and by steep, it's steep, the cableway is at 36° incline. The Scenic Cableway is open Friday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm and every other day of the week from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Cars depart around every 10 minutes from the top and bottom stations, and ticket prices start at $39 per adult and $21 per child but provides unlimited rides for the day. If you would like to avoid taking the cableway, the climb in and out can be done from the Giant Stairway track.

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6.80 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.49 km

1.94 km

1.37 km

510 m

495 m

Surfaces

4.24 km

1.39 km

1.16 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Echo Point Lookout

Giant Stairway

Scenic Cableway Bottom Station

Scenic Cableway Top Station

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