Parking
The signed track starts beside the pony stables at Fairmont Resort. Local route directions point to the car park by the ice-skating rink, but public access and parking terms there were not confirmed; check before leaving your car.
Overview
About Inspiration Point walking track
Why go
- Two distinct viewpoints in a short outing
- Moya Point looks toward both drops of Wentworth Falls
Heads up
- Steep, stepped section on the lookout branch
- Public parking terms at the Fairmont access were not confirmed
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation840–909 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 Inspiration Point walking 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 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 on the road 1 km from the trailhead in the Parkwolf Blue Mountains Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Conservation Hut and the Valley of the Waters
- Wentworth Falls from the Picnic Area
- Sublime Point Lookout
- Gordon Falls and Pool of Siloam
- 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 Inspiration Point walking track
What the walk isInspiration Point is a 2.
Inspiration Point is a 2.5 km return out-and-back from the Fairmont side of Leura to two natural lookouts on a branch of the Grand Cliff Top Walk. Start at the signed track beside the pony stables, follow the Lillians Bridge section to the lookout fork, then retrace the same way after visiting both points. Allow 1–2 hours. It’s easy overall, with a short, steeper section and many steps near the lookouts.
Gladstone and MoyaAt the fork, take the stepped spur to Gladstone Lookout, then backtrack to the junction and…
At the fork, take the stepped spur to Gladstone Lookout, then backtrack to the junction and continue to Moya Point. Gladstone faces the cliffs toward Sublime Point; Moya gives a distant, front-on view of both drops of Wentworth Falls. Moya is the better stop for the long waterfall view, while Gladstone gives you a different angle across Jamison Valley.
Access and footingThe first part is a fairly easy bush track.
The first part is a fairly easy bush track. The lookout branch gets steeper and has uneven steps, and the two viewpoints are natural rocky areas with exposed edges. Take care near the edge. The main track continues toward Valley of the Waters; turn onto the signed Gladstone and Moya branch for this shorter walk. Pets are not permitted in Blue Mountains 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.
