Sight · Blue Mountains National Park
A west-facing platform over Kanimbla Valley, worth a sunset stop.
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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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Shipley Plateau: Hargraves and Mount Blackheath“You're approaching the Shipley Road access for Hargraves and Mount Blackheath lookouts. These are separate stops farther out on the plateau, with unsealed approaches that can be rough.”
Plays as you drive up to Mount Blackheath Lookout in the Parkwolf Blue Mountains Tour Guide.
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Mount Blackheath Lookout is a fenced viewing platform at the end of Mount Blackheath Road, high on Shipley Plateau above Blackheath. At about 1,076 metres, it looks north and west across Kanimbla Valley toward the Great Dividing Range. The platform is a short walk from the road-end car park, making this an easy scenic-drive stop rather than a long hike.
Sunset is the standout time here: the outlook opens toward the west, with the valley floor and long escarpment giving the view its layers. The lookout is best for taking in that broad landscape, not for a close-up feature. A wide frame that keeps the valley floor below the escarpment shows the layers of the landscape.
A separate launch ramp sits shortly before the main platform on the approach road. Hang gliders or paragliders may be visible when the weather and flying activity line up, but don't plan the visit around a launch; current operations are uncertain.
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
ChallengingBlackheath to Mount Victoria via Grose Valley29.1 km · 12.1 hr · 3.7 km awayA long crossing of the Grose Valley through Blue Gum Forest.
ModerateBurramoko Ridge (Hanging Rock) Trail10 km · 4 hr · 4.6 km awayA long ridge fire trail ends above the Grose Valley.
ModeratePopes Glen Track3 km · 1.5 hr · 4.6 km awayA ferny creek route that climbs to the Grose Valley rim.
ModerateBraeside walking track2.5 km · 1.3 hr · 5.6 km awayA quiet creekside walk to a waterfall view over Grose Valley.
ModerateWalls Cave Track1.8 km · 1.5 hr · 5.7 km awaySteep steps lead to a creek crossing and a huge sandstone overhang.
EasyFairfax Heritage walking track3.6 km · 1.3 hr · 5.8 km awayAn easy sealed walk to two Grose Valley lookouts.
ModeratePulpit walking track7 km · 2.5 hr · 6.3 km awayA cliffline walk to an isolated sandstone blade above the Grose Valley.
ChallengingRodriguez Pass walking track12 km · 5.5 hr · 6.3 km awayA full-day loop linking waterfalls, a canyon floor and cliff-top views
Sight · 3.9 km awayHargraves LookoutA drive-up lookout with long views over two valleys.
Visitor center · 5.8 km awayBlue Mountains Heritage CentreWalk advice, free PLB hire and a VR peek at Wollemi pines.
Restaurant · 6.1 km awayMegalong Valley Tea RoomsScones and apple pie in a 1956 tea room with valley views.
Sight · 6.3 km awayGovetts Leap lookoutSee the Grose Valley's cliffs without setting off on a bushwalk.
Sight · 7.5 km awayEvans lookoutA short, step-free stop above the forested Grose Valley.
Sight · 8 km awayPulpit Rock lookoutStep down the rock blade for wide Grose Valley views.Parkwolf’s Blue Mountains ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
