Pulpit Rock Car Park to Lower Lookout

This walk takes in the fabulous views across the Grose Valley. It covers the combination of the upper lookout, providing the easiest access, the middle lookout, and the lower lookout, which involves many more stairs. The upper lookout gives the best views across the valley, while the middle lookout gives similar scenic views. The lower lookout, however, has great views of the cliffs around the Grose Valley from a unique perspective. Let us begin by acknowledging the Dharug & Gundungurra people, Traditional Custodians of the land on which we travel today, and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

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Safer Bushwalks Tips on staying safe on track
Before you start any bushwalk ensure you;
• Tell someone you trust where you are going and what to do if you are overdue
• Have adequate equipment, supplies, skills & knowledge for the whole journey
• Consider the impact of weather forecasts, park/track closures & fire dangers
• Can respond to emergencies & call for help at any point
• Are healthy and fit enough for this journey
If not, change plans and stay safe. It is okay to delay and ask people for help.

Getting There Transport options and directions

Start	(-33.6180083,150.3283835)
Mode	Car (There is free parking available.)
Directions	From Great Western Highway, A32 Turn on to Hat Hill Road then drive for 4.7 km Turn right onto Pulpit Rock Road and drive for another 610 m Turn left onto Pulpit Rock Road and drive for another 320 m

Track Notes Turn by turn instructions & maps

Getting started
From the car park, the walk follows the sign to 'Pulpit Rock Lookout', down the stairs from the car park. The track continues down to a shelter and toilet, and then steeply heads down another flight of stairs, before flattening out and then descending more stairs to the signposted intersection.
From the intersection, this walk goes down the stairs, following the sign to 'Pulpit Rock'. The track heads down the hill to a flat area with awesome views over the Grose Valley.....

Turn map	Directions & comments
	Start.
	After another 50 m veer left. After another 20 m pass the shelter (7 m on your right).
	After another 210 m continue straight. After another 85 m come to the "Pulpit Rock Upper Lookout" (15 m on your right).
	After another 20 m turn right. After another 30 m come to "Pulpit Rock Lookout". Pulpit Rock Lookout Pulpit Rock Lookout, Blue Mountains National Park, looks over the Grose Valley and back towards Blackheath, with Bridal Veil Falls and the Govetts Leap cliff edge in view. The lookout has many levels with the uppermost lookout having the easiest access. A seat.
	Turn around here and retrace the main route for 410 m to get back to the start.

Terrain Know the Hills, grading & facilities

Pulpit Rock Car Park to Lower Lookout

Grading

	Class 4/6 Hard track
Length	820 m
Time	40 min to 45 min

Quality of track	Rough track, where fallen trees and other obstacles are likely (4/6)
Gradient	Very steep (4/6)
Signage	Minimal directional signs (4/6)
Infrastructure	Limited facilities (such as cliffs not fenced, significant creeks not bridged) (4/6)
Experience Required	Some bushwalking experience recommended (3/6)
Weather	Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6)

Some facilities on route

Shelter: There is one 70 m from the start.

Seat: There is one 450 m from the start.

Order of key facilities on route

Item	From Start	Name & link to notes
Shelter	70 m	[shelter]
Seat	450 m	[seat]

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Pulpit Rock Lookout
Pulpit Rock Lookout, Blue Mountains National Park, looks over the Grose Valley and back towards Blackheath, with Bridal Veil Falls and the Govetts Leap cliff edge in view. The lookout has many levels with the uppermost lookout having the easiest access.

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Weather Forecast
- Katoomba Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
  
  Sunday 8 December
  
  28°C
  Shower or two developing.
  70% chance of rain
  
  Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower on and east of the ranges, most likely in the evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds west to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 27 to 33.
  
  UV Alert: Sun protection 8:30am to 5:10pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]
  
  Monday 9 December
  
  12°C → 24°C
  Shower or two.
  60% chance of rain
  0 → 3mm
  
  Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower on and east of the ranges, most likely in the morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northwest to southwesterly in the early afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s.
  
  Tuesday 10 December
  
  15°C → 27°C
  Partly cloudy.
  30% chance of rain
  0 → 1mm
  
  Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower on and east of the ranges in the evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Light winds becoming west to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching 26 to 31.
  
  Wednesday 11 December
  
  12°C → 25°C
  Shower or two.
  50% chance of rain
  0 → 2mm
  
  Mostly sunny. Medium chance of showers about the Blue Mountains, slight chance elsewhere. Light winds becoming west to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching 25 to 31.
  
  Thursday 12 December
  
  13°C → 28°C
  Mostly sunny.
  20% chance of rain
  
  Mostly sunny.
  
  Friday 13 December
  
  13°C → 31°C
  Partly cloudy.
  30% chance of rain
  0 → 1mm
  
  Partly cloudy.
  
  Saturday 14 December
  
  15°C → 23°C
  Possible shower.
  40% chance of rain
  0 → 1mm
  
  Possible shower.
  
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