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Ask Roz Blue Mountains – Interactive eGuides

By | June 22, 2021

Download an “interactive” eGuides for the things that interest you. Simply click on the Guide’s and then save them to your desktop or phone/tablet. You can then access them whenever you like. TURN BY TURN: All links are interactive, including the “Turn By Turn voice” guides to get you there and lots more information. LOCATION… Read More »

Pink Flannel Flowers

By | February 14, 2023

Pink Flannel Flowers are truly amazing, every one of them looks like a delicate jewel brooch. While there are many places to see them, this spot is handy and accessible. Each flower is a bit smaller than a 20c piece. This 360° Virtual Tour was photographed on 11th February 2021. DIRECT link: https://momento360.com/e/u/e35f759f23684c13a88ff4c4ba92917f?utm_campaign=embed&utm_source=other&heading=-358.06&pitch=-18.56&field-of-view=75&size=large LOCATION: You’ll… Read More »

Point Pilcher Lookout, Medlow Bath

By | February 6, 2022

CHECK OUT this creat picnic spot in Medlow Bath. It’s Point Pilcher, Medlow Bath and it offers a superb view down to Govetts Gorge and across dense bushland, known as the Grose Wilderness.   This is a fenced lookout with picnic tables and it one of the very few accessible lookouts in the mountains.  … Read More »

Blair Athol Coal Mine, Mount Victoria

By | June 5, 2024

Another one for your BUCKET LIST ~ Blair Athol No 4 Coal Mine, Mount Victoria. If you like a bit of ADVENTURE, this short walk could be the go for you. BIGGER KIDS WILL LOVE IT. 𝗞𝗘𝗬 𝗣𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗦 • Distance: 1km return • Time: 30 mins return PLUS browsing time • Best time of the… Read More »

Wentworth Falls, Blue Mountains

By | July 15, 2021

Updated 14th April 2021 Walking to the first landing of Wentworth Falls and returning via the Undercliff Walk. This is a great short walk that offers some of the most amazing scenery in the Blue Mountains. If you don’t like steps, this walk is not for you. 𝗞𝗘𝗬 𝗣𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗦 • Distance: 4.5km • Time: 2hrs… Read More »

Lithgow Blast Furnace – Lake Pillans Wetlands

By | April 29, 2021

The Lithgow Blast Furnace and Blast Furnace Park are wonderful places to visit.  The Lithgow Blast Furnace is a heritage-listed former blast furnace and now park and visitor attraction at Inch Street, Lithgow. It was built from 1906 to 1907 by William Sandford Limited. It is also known as Eskbank Ironworks Blast Furnace site; Industrial Archaeological Site. The property is owned by… Read More »

Narrow Neck, Katoomba “off track” walk and photo opportunities

By | January 17, 2021

The is a great “off track” walk following minor tails used by climbers to access their descent points. This area was really whacked by the 2020 fires and thankfully, green is starting to come back.   ACCESS: Drive to the Locked Gate on Narrow Neck and park. W3W: https://w3w.co/cork.bailouts.concussion There are 2 ways to access… Read More »

Kanangra Boyd

By | January 8, 2021

The Kanangra Boyd National Park is part of Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, Kanangra-Boyd National Park is just 180km from Sydney. Superb scenery, abundant wildlife, cycling and walking even after the fires. W3W: https://w3w.co/evens.blackberry.gobbling All photos were taken post the January 2020 fires. Kanangra-Boyd National Park offers visitors a rare insight into Australia’s unspoiled… Read More »

2020 a year we won’t forget

By | May 5, 2022

This on-line interactive digital eMag has been produced by Ask Ros Blue Mountains as a pictorial of what was perhaps the most challenging year the Blue Mountains community has ever faced. We thank Mayor Mark Greenhill for writing the foreword. We have shared our photos from each week of the year. Through these photos, we… Read More »

Katoomba Falls, Mid Level – One of the best

By | March 24, 2021

Katoomba Falls, Mid Level (Under Falls)  This is a wonderful short adventure walk. It’s a great chance to get UP CLOSE and PERSONAL with a powerful waterfall, especially after rain.   𝗞𝗘𝗬 𝗣𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗦 • Distance: 3.4km return • Time: 90 mins return • Best time of the day: Any time • Kid-safe: Older children only… Read More »