Parking
Start at the end of Chester Road beside Chester Trail. A formal parking area and public vehicle access at this point have not been confirmed; check local signs and plan a return before setting out.
Overview
About Kings Tableland Walk to Rocket Point
Why go
- Rocket Point gives a close view of Wentworth Falls and the Jamison Valley.
Heads up
- The mapped route is one-way; the return and vehicle access at Chester Road need checking.
- Other descriptions continue to 35 Little Switzerland Drive and give a longer distance; that extension is not mapped here.
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation745–870 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 Kings Tableland Walk to Rocket Point, 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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Lincoln's Rock and Lincoln Hall0:00 / 0:33
“You're approaching the access for Lincoln's Rock, a broad sandstone ledge overlooking Jamison Valley. A short unpaved walk from the car park takes you onto the rock.”
Plays on the road 0.6 km from the trailhead in the Parkwolf Blue Mountains Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Wentworth Falls from the Picnic Area
- The Insect That Carries Its Shelter
- Conservation Hut and the Valley of the Waters
- The Log's Two Kinds of Rot
- 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 Kings Tableland Walk to Rocket Point
The short approachKings Tableland Walk to Rocket Point is a one-way bushwalk from the end of Chester Road to…
Kings Tableland Walk to Rocket Point is a one-way bushwalk from the end of Chester Road to Rocket Point Lookout. The mapped core is about 1.2 km (0.7 mi) one way and takes roughly 45 minutes, following a dirt track through dry escarpment scrub to a close view of Wentworth Falls and the Jamison Valley. It is short, but the line does not return to Chester Road; retracing means climbing back to the tableland.
To the lookoutFollow Chester Trail to King's Tableland Intersection, then join Rocket Point Track and the…
Follow Chester Trail to King's Tableland Intersection, then join Rocket Point Track and the short Rocket Point Circuit. The described route has about 800 m to the intersection and 450 m from there to the lookout; the mapped line is about 1.1 km. Other descriptions give 1.6 km one way to 35 Little Switzerland Drive, but that extra continuation is not established by the mapped track, so this route stops at Rocket Point.
At Rocket PointThe lookout faces the stepped sandstone wall of Wentworth Falls and the forested Jamison Valley.
The lookout faces the stepped sandstone wall of Wentworth Falls and the forested Jamison Valley. For a photo, keep the falling water and cliff wall in the frame; a tight crop loses the scale of the escarpment.
Start and returnThe described start is at the end of Chester Road beside Chester Trail.
The described start is at the end of Chester Road beside Chester Trail. A formal car park or pickup point for this route has not been confirmed, so check local signs and plan your exit before setting out. The separate 2.4 km Rocket Point loop starts at Wentworth Falls picnic area, which has parking, toilets, picnic facilities and a kiosk; use that route's map for the picnic-area loop. Pets and domestic animals are not permitted in the national park, except certified assistance animals.
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.
