Sight · Blue Mountains National Park
A brief rocky overlook above Mount Wilson’s broad valley.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Blue Mountains Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Blue Mountains National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Du Faurs Rocks Lookout and the Cave Walk“You're coming up on Du Faurs Rocks lookout, a quick Mount Wilson stop for a broad view across the forested valley.”
Plays as you drive up to Du Faurs Rocks lookout in the Parkwolf Blue Mountains Tour Guide.
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Du Faurs Rocks lookout is a rocky ledge on the southwestern side of Mount Wilson, opening onto a broad, forested valley. The view starts at the rocks, so this is an easy short stop rather than a separate hike. If you’re already in the area, I’d pause here for the wide, open outlook.
The broad sweep is the point here. Local walking guidance singles out sundown, when the ridges and valley make a particularly attractive view. For a photo, keep the patterned rock in the foreground and the layered mountains behind it; you don’t need a long walk to reach the viewpoint.
Parking immediately beside the lookout is very limited. The rocky viewing area is unfenced above a sudden drop, so stay well back from the edge. This is an exposed viewpoint with a quick look, not a long trail outing.
Wildlife
58 sightingsGrey KangarooMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
43 sightingsWombatMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
18 sightingsRed-necked WallabyMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
53 sightingsSwamp WallabyMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
23 sightingsBrushtail PossumMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
30 sightingsRing-tailed PossumMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Blue Mountains. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
ModerateChinamans Hat and Pheasants Cave Loop1.8 km · 1 hr · At the trailheadA short cliffside loop leads to a cool gully and huge overhang.
ModerateWollangambe River walking track6.4 km · 3 hr · 0.5 km awaySandstone gorge and riverbank at the end of a steep descent.
EasyWaterfall Reserve walking track1.1 km · 45 min · 1.3 km awayTwo falls and a memorial bridge on a short rainforest loop.
EasyWalls Lookout Track2.5 km · 1 hr · 7 km awayA short out-and-back to big Grose Valley views.
ChallengingPierces Pass to Blue Gum Forest walking track16 km · 7 hr · 7.5 km awayA steep Grose Valley descent to rainforest, river and Blue Gum Forest.
EasyRigby Hill walking track1.2 km · 1 hr · 7.6 km awayA short ridge walk ends above the Grose Valley.
ChallengingPierces Pass to Grose River4.9 km · 3 hr · 7.6 km awayA steep track to the river, then every step back up.
ChallengingWollangambe Crater walk17.8 km · 8 hr · 7.7 km awayRough 18 km return through pagoda country to a remote crater bowl.Parkwolf’s Blue Mountains ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
