Parking
Follow Grose Road past Jennings Road and keep left onto the dirt access road. A small car park is about 200 m in, before the locked gate; start the mapped walk at the gate.
Overview
About Faulconbridge Ridge Trail
Why go
- A shaded ridge firetrail ends at a broad Grose River lookout.
Heads up
- A long walk for one lookout.
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation411–456 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
3 active Blue Mountains alerts
- ClosureRoads and tracks closed across Blue Mountains National ParkMany roads, fire trails and walking tracks across Blue Mountains National Park are closed; do not enter closed areas.Official details
- CautionPark-wide solid-fuel fire banA park fire ban is active across Blue Mountains National Park: campfires and solid-fuel barbecues and stoves are prohibited. - Gas and electric cookers are permitted, subject to safety rules.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Blue Mountains Tour Guide
Your drive to Faulconbridge Ridge Trail, narrated.
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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Parkes Came Home to Faulconbridge0:00 / 0:30
“One of the strongest campaigners for a united Australia is buried in Faulconbridge's little cemetery on Sir Henrys Parade.”
Plays on the road 2.8 km from the trailhead in the Parkwolf Blue Mountains Tour Guide.
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Trail guide
Hiking Faulconbridge Ridge Trail
The walkThis is a 13.
This is a 13.8 km out-and-back from the locked vehicle gate at the end of Grose Road to Faulconbridge Point. The mapped leg is about 6.9 km each way; some local trail descriptions quote 6.4–6.5 km from the gate. Allow about 3.5 hours. The mostly smooth, sandy firetrail stays shaded through wooded bushland, with gentle undulations and a few longer hills. A local route estimate puts the total climbing near 300 m. It suits walkers who enjoy the ridge journey as much as the final view; it is a long way for a single lookout.
At Faulconbridge PointNear the end, a short, narrow path leaves the firetrail for a broad rocky platform above the…
Near the end, a short, narrow path leaves the firetrail for a broad rocky platform above the Grose River and Lower Grose Valley. The ledge is unfenced above a steep drop, so stay well back from the edge. A separate steep descent continues toward the river and a swimming hole; it is not part of this ridge return. Mountain bikers and trail runners also use the firetrail.
Spring on the ridgeSpring brings yellow pea flowers, pink boronias, and creamy bloodwood and tea tree blooms along…
Spring brings yellow pea flowers, pink boronias, and creamy bloodwood and tea tree blooms along the ridge. The small car park is on the dirt access road about 200 m beyond Jennings Road, before the locked vehicle gate. Pets are not permitted in the national park.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Blue Mountains
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.
