Parking
Mapped start: Fairmont Place turning circle off Sublime Point Road. Public parking and permission to use resort access have not been confirmed; verify legal access and parking before setting out.
Overview
About Gladstone Pass–Roberts Pass loop
Why go
- A compact loop links historic passes through a lush fern gully.
Heads up
- Steep, faintly marked sections make route-finding and footing demanding.
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation640–943 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 Gladstone Pass–Roberts Pass loop, 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 area
The Shadow Above the Horizon0:00 / 0:27
“At a lookout after sunset, try facing east, away from where the sun went down. With a clear horizon, you may see a blue-grey band below a pink glow. The darker band is Earth's own shadow falling across the atmosphere.”
Plays near this trailhead in the Parkwolf Blue Mountains Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- The Cicada's Buckling Drums
- Gordon Falls and Pool of Siloam
- Conservation Hut and the Valley of the Waters
- Elysian and Olympian Rocks
- 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
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Trail guide
Hiking Gladstone Pass–Roberts Pass loop
The loopThis compact 4.
This compact 4.3 km loop descends through Gladstone Pass, follows a short link on Lindeman Pass, climbs out through Roberts Pass, then returns along the escarpment. It is a steep, challenging walk through a fern-filled gully; allow about 2–3 hours rather than treating the roughly 1 hour 45 minute map estimate as a promise. The saved line follows the short loop, not the longer variants.
The passesGladstone Pass follows a narrow creek-side gully beneath giant ferns and coachwood trees.
Gladstone Pass follows a narrow creek-side gully beneath giant ferns and coachwood trees. The lower Lindeman section links it to Roberts Pass for the climb back to the ridge. These are historic escarpment routes that fell out of regular use before later restoration. Optional sidetracks to Gladstone Lookout and Moya Point add about 390 m combined and are not included in the stored distance.
Access and footingThe mapped start is at the Fairmont Place turning circle off Sublime Point Road.
The mapped start is at the Fairmont Place turning circle off Sublime Point Road. Public parking and permission to use resort access have not been confirmed; verify a legal access and parking option before setting out. Gladstone Pass is steep and poorly visible in places, with a short rocky section using a safety rope. Sure footing and confident route-finding are essential. Dogs and other pets are not permitted in the 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.
