Three Sisters walk

Three Sisters walk is a short out-and-back from Echo Point’s upper arch to Oreades lookout, with the Three Sisters and Jamison Valley as its payoff. The official route is 0.8 km return and takes 25 to 45 minutes with time to look around. The approach is mostly gentle, on a concrete path through eucalypt forest. It is an easy choice for a quick view stop, and the firm surface makes the stretch to Oreades accessible for wheelchairs, mobility scooters and prams. Some parts slope as much as 10 percent, so take the benches if you need them.

Enter through the arch beside Echo Point Visitor Centre and follow the signed track through the trees. The main concrete path is about a metre wide. At Oreades lookout, the forest opens onto the weather-carved sandstone turrets and the long blue-green sweep of Jamison Valley. Two benches with backrests sit along the path, including one at the lookout.

From Oreades, stairs continue about 50 metres to Lady Game lookout for a closer angle on the rock towers. A further, very steep and narrow flight descends to Honeymoon Bridge, which links to the first Sister. That lower stair section is an optional extension beyond the mapped 0.8 km return; it is not wheelchair accessible and calls for sure footing. Turn back at Oreades if you want the accessible version of the walk.

The Three Sisters are weather-eroded sandstone formations rising nearly a kilometre above sea level. From Oreades, look across Jamison Valley toward Mount Solitary; the haze that gives the mountains their blue cast often softens the far ridges. Lady Game lookout is closer to the towers, while the bridge puts you beside the first Sister if you take the steep extension. For a photo, keep all three turrets in the frame with the valley behind them from Oreades; at Lady Game, the rocks fill the view.

On the return, follow the short signposted detour to Spooners lookout if you have a few extra minutes. The route passes beneath tall eucalypts, where superb lyrebirds and crimson rosellas are among the birds to watch for, though sightings are never guaranteed. The lookout itself is a quick extra pause rather than a second destination.

The walk starts at the upper arch beside Echo Point Visitor Centre. Use the bitumen Echo Point car park or nearby street parking; the closest spaces can be limited on busy weekends, so you may need to walk a little farther. Accessible flush toilets, a visitor information centre and picnic facilities are at Echo Point.

The lookouts sit close to cliff edges, so keep children supervised. In busy summer, weekend and holiday periods, queues can form for the descent toward Honeymoon Bridge. Pets are not allowed in the park, apart from certified assistance animals.

The Three Sisters Aboriginal Place is recognised as culturally significant to Aboriginal people. The walk offers a chance to experience the landscape with that cultural context in mind.