Parking
Park in Scenic World’s guest multi-storey lot at the main entrance (2 m vehicle-height limit). Ride the Scenic Railway down to the valley-floor start and take the Cableway back up after the point-to-point walk.
Overview
About Scenic Walkway
Why go
- Long branches pass through rainforest beneath the canopy
- Mining carts and railway parts add a valley-floor history stop
Heads up
- The longer option has steep grades and multiple stairs
- The Railway and Cableway rides require ticketed access
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation716–865 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 Scenic Walkway, 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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Scenic World's Rides and Rainforest0:00 / 0:37
“Up ahead is Scenic World, where rides take you across the cliffs and down into Jamison Valley. I'd choose it if you want to experience the valley from above and below without a long bushwalk.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Blue Mountains Tour Guide.
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Trail guide
Hiking Scenic Walkway
The longer boardwalkScenic Walkway is an elevated rainforest boardwalk on the Jamison Valley floor.
Scenic Walkway is an elevated rainforest boardwalk on the Jamison Valley floor. This record maps a 1.20-mile (1.94 km) point-to-point walk from Scenic Railway Valley Station through the connected longer boardwalk branches to the Cableway and Rainforest Room area. Allow about 50 minutes on foot, then ride back up. Scenic World describes 2.4 km of boardwalk and offers 10-, 30- and 50-minute choices, but does not publish a single itinerary for that full figure; this route follows the mapped branch sequence here, so the distances are not exact equivalents. Entry is through the ticketed attraction.
Choose your distanceThe shortest choice is the 500 m, roughly 10-minute link between the valley Railway and…
The shortest choice is the 500 m, roughly 10-minute link between the valley Railway and Cableway platforms. It is the wheelchair-accessible option. The longer branches add steep slopes and several narrow stairways; wheelchair access is not available there, and pram access is limited. Choose the short connector if you need step-free boardwalk access.
Rainforest and mining historyThe raised timber deck and metal rails carry you among tall rainforest trees and tree ferns.
The raised timber deck and metal rails carry you among tall rainforest trees and tree ferns. Coal carts and old railway parts beside the walkway recall the valley's mining era: the Scenic Railway began as a mining incline in the 1880s and became a tourist ride in 1945.
Start, finish and rulesPark at Scenic World's guest multi-storey car park at the main entrance; the height limit is 2…
Park at Scenic World's guest multi-storey car park at the main entrance; the height limit is 2 m. Ride the Scenic Railway down to the valley-floor start, then take the Cableway back up from the other end. The café and restaurant are at Top Station above the walk, not along the boardwalk. Ordinary pets are prohibited in the national park; Scenic World welcomes guide, hearing and assistance dogs.
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.
