Parking
Start at the car park off Mount Hay Road. Its capacity, fees and amenities were not confirmed.
Overview
About Flat Top Walk
Why go
- Wide valley views for very little distance
- A quick summit option on the Leura plateau
Heads up
- Steep, uneven and rocky footing near the top
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation873–927 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 Flat Top Walk, 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.
See the Blue Mountains audio tourRecorded for this trailhead
The Walk to Lockley Pylon0:00 / 0:25
“You're coming up on the start of the Lockley Pylon walk, a good choice for a rocky summit above the Grose Valley.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Blue Mountains Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
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- 188 audio storiesacross Blue Mountains’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Grey Kangaroo, Wombat, Red-necked Wallaby, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 110 trails, 84 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
Trail guide
Hiking Flat Top Walk
A short summit climbFlat Top Walk is a 1 km return (out-and-back) from the Mount Hay Road car park to the trig…
Flat Top Walk is a 1 km return (out-and-back) from the Mount Hay Road car park to the trig station on Flat Top. It is a quick way to earn a broad view over the Grose Valley, Mount Hay and Lockley Pylon. Allow 30 to 45 minutes with a pause at the top; this is a short climb, not a level stroll.
The climbThe unpaved track heads south from the roadside access, with sandy tread for much of the way…
The unpaved track heads south from the roadside access, with sandy tread for much of the way and rockier footing on the steeper ground near the summit. Take your time where the path roughens. The route is short enough to turn around if the climb feels like more effort than you wanted.
At the trigThe summit opens to a near-360-degree view across the surrounding valleys and ridges.
The summit opens to a near-360-degree view across the surrounding valleys and ridges. Look for the Grose Valley, Mount Hay and Lockley Pylon. From the rocky edge, include some of the sandstone foreground with the forested valley behind it to show how the lookout sits above the bush.
Access and petsStart at the car park off Mount Hay Road; its capacity and facilities have not been confirmed.
Start at the car park off Mount Hay Road; its capacity and facilities have not been confirmed. Dogs and other pets are not permitted in NSW national parks.
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.
