Parking
Use parking at the main Glenbrook park entrance off Bruce Road, then follow signs along Glenbrook Depot Access to the track. Toilets are at Glenbrook Entry Station; parking capacity is not published. Park entry fees apply.
Overview
About Glenbrook Gorge track
Why go
- A dramatic creek gorge at the end of a short route
- Easy to pair with the separate Jellybean Pool walk
Heads up
- Many steps make the return climb harder than the distance suggests
- The longer creek-bed exploration is unmarked and flood-sensitive
Glenbrook Gorge track is a short, steep out-and-back from Glenbrook Depot Access down to Glenbrook Creek. The marked section is about 1.4 km (0.9 mi) return; allow about an hour for the stair-heavy descent and climb back. It is a Grade 4 walk, so the rough footing and steps make it more demanding than the distance suggests. Pets are not allowed.
Parkwolf’s verdictShould you do it?Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation75–147 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 Glenbrook Gorge track, 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
Blue Pool from the Glenbrook Entrance0:00 / 0:29
“You're approaching the Blue Pool track near Glenbrook's park entrance. For a short walk and a creekside picnic, this is a good option: a sandy bank beside a fern-fringed pool on Glenbrook Creek.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Blue Mountains Tour Guide.
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Trail guide
Hiking Glenbrook Gorge track
The descentFrom Glenbrook Depot Access, the signed track leaves the access road and drops through bush on…
From Glenbrook Depot Access, the signed track leaves the access road and drops through bush on many steps. The path is rough and has plenty of obstacles. You return the same way, climbing those stairs back out; the short distance does not make the uphill easy.
At Glenbrook CreekThe marked route reaches the creek and stops.
The marked route reaches the creek and stops. Some walkers continue downstream over rocks and boulders, with pools and cascades farther into the gorge, but there is no marked creek-side track and the footing and distance depend on the water. The longer description follows the gorge toward the Nepean River, where rubble from the 1911 railway tunnel remains on a sandbar; that stretch is outside the mapped route. If you take a photo, include the rocky creek edge with the wooded gorge behind it.
Make it workUse the main Glenbrook entry parking off Bruce Road and follow the signs to Glenbrook Depot…
Use the main Glenbrook entry parking off Bruce Road and follow the signs to Glenbrook Depot Access; toilets are at Glenbrook Entry Station. No food or drinking-water point is listed on the route, so bring water. The entry gate has seasonal hours, so check its current schedule. Jellybean Pool is a separate nearby walk, not part of this track.
Should you do it?The longer 3 km return figure describes creek-bed exploration farther downstream.
The longer 3 km return figure describes creek-bed exploration farther downstream. The current visitor note and official map show the marked route ending at Glenbrook Creek, so this mapped distance excludes the unmarked extension.
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.
