Jellybean Pool

Jellybean Pool is a natural freshwater swimming hole on Glenbrook Creek in Glenbrook Gorge, beneath sandstone cliffs. Sandy edges and broad rock shelves make a little beach around the water, with bush and gum trees close around the creek. It’s a good stop if you want a real creek swim and a picnic, though hot weekends and school holidays can get busy.

From Glenbrook Information Centre, the formed, signposted Jellybean Track is a 1 km return Grade 3 walk, usually 30 minutes to an hour. There are many steps, so the climb back feels steeper than the distance suggests. You can drive past the entrance to the lower Jellybean carpark to shorten the walk. Weekend parking can be tight, especially in hot weather; arriving earlier gives you a better chance of a space. Toilets and drinking water are at the Information Centre near the upper start, not down by the pool.

Water depth varies from shallow edges to deeper sections. Before getting in, ask at Glenbrook Information Centre about current bacteria levels; the park warns swimming may be dangerous after heavy rain.

Mountain spotted gums and grass trees line the walk. Kestrels, other raptors, rainbow lorikeets, gang-gangs and azure kingfishers may be seen near the water or along the track. For a photo, use a rocky shelf at the water’s edge to frame the reflective pool with the sandstone banks and trees beyond it.