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about the greater blue
mountains drive
4
greater blue mountains
world heritage area
12
trip planning
28
southern highlands,
wollondilly, macarthur
110
attractions
114
experiences 118
discovery trails
120
local highlights
122
penrith valley
126
attractions
130
experiences 134
lower, central & upper
blue mountains
36
attractions
42
experiences 44
hawkesbury valley
138
discovery trails
50
attractions
140
classic walks & mountain
experiences 150
bike rides
56
discovery trails
156
lithgow
62
upper hunter
168
attractions
66
attractions
174
experiences 69
experiences 180
discovery trails
72
discovery trails
184
classic local highlights
76
oberon
78
mudgee region
190
attractions
attractions
195
82
experiences 204
experiences 84
discovery trails
206
discovery trails
88
classic walks
210
classic walks & highlights
94
capital country
98
about the world
heritage area
212
attractions
102
experiences 106
discovery trails
108
travelling the world
heritage area
236
map key
water catchments
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Two special protection zones
overlap the reserves around Lake
Burragorang and place important
constraints on recreational use. These
restrictions are vital to the safety of
the region’s water supply.
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Schedule One Water Quality
Protection Zone: An area about
three kilometres wide surrounding
Lake Burragorang. All public access,
on foot or by vehicle, is prohibited.
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Schedule Two Water Quality
Protection Zone: A larger area
surrounding Lake Burragorang.
Vehicular access is limited but
walkers are generally permitted.
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The Warragamba Catchment and
Lake Burragorang supply 85 per cent
of the Sydney region’s water. For
nearly fifty years since Warragamba
Dam was built, access to lands
around Lake Burragorang has been
strictly limited to protect the quality
of the stored water.
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national park
enquiries
Phone:
1300 361 967 or 02 9253 4600
Website:
www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au
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the drive website
The Greater Blue Mountains Drive’s website has been set up both as a rich
information resource on its own plus as a portal to other sites with key
information you may wish to access.
www.GreaterBlueMountainsDrive.com.au
about the greater blue mountains drive
The Greater Blue Mountains
Drive is a network of touring
routes through the byways
and highways of the Greater
Blue Mountains World
Heritage Area.
You can use the drive
network to shape your own
mountains journey and
experience world heritage
places once only the locals
knew about.
Discover the opportunities
that lie beyond the
carpark while enjoying
the hospitality of the
communities that share the
Greater Blue Mountains as
their own backyard.
Choose your route to meet
your own timeframe and
interests, confident that
the Greater Blue Mountains
Drive will guide you along
the way.
The drive comprises a
core route that follows the
arterial roads encircling the
Greater Blue Mountains
World Heritage Area.
You can use this main drive
section to easily get from
one part of the Greater Blue
Mountains to another.
When you’re ready to leave
the highway, step aside
onto one of the drive’s 18
discovery trails. These take
you into the heart of the
world heritage area and its
environs.
By following the Greater
Blue Mountains Drive,
you can visit these places
confident of what to
expect in terms of both
driving conditions and the
experiences on offer once
you arrive.
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the regions that host
greater blue mountains drive
GOULBURN RIVER
DISCOVERY TRAIL
Upper
Hunter
Mudgee
Region
MUDGEE
DISCOVERY TRAIL
WOLLEMI FOOTHILLS
DISCOVERY TRAIL
DUNNS / CAPERTEE
DISCOVERY TRAIL
WOLGAN VALLEY
DISCOVERY TRAIL
NEWNES PLATEAU
DISCOVERY TRAIL
GREAT NORTH ROAD
DISCOVERY TRAIL
THE MOUNTS
DISCOVERY TRAIL
KURRAJONG
DISCOVERY
TRAIL
HAWKESBURY VALLEY
DISCOVERY TRAIL
Lithgow
Hawkesbury
SYDNEY
O’CONNELL / TARANA
DISCOVERY TRAIL
BLACKHEATH /
MEGALONG
DISCOVERY
TRAIL
Oberon
Blue Mountains:
Lower, Central and
Upper
BLUE MTNS DRIVE
DISCOVERY TRAIL
Penrith Valley
GLENBROOK
DISCOVERY TRAIL
YERRANDERIE
DISCOVERY TRAIL
WOMBEYAN
DISCOVERY TRAIL
Goulburn
Macarthur
WOLLONDILLY
DISCOVERY
TRAIL
JENOLAN /
KANANGRA
DISCOVERY TRAIL
Wollondilly
Southern
Highlands
A feature of the Greater Blue
Mountains Drive is the way
it links together the regions
that share the mountains as
their own backyard.
These places sit like an
extended series of base
camps dotted around the
mountains. They provide a
natural venue from which
to undertake your travels
into the surrounding world
heritage landscape.
They also provide a vital
social element to your
appreciation of the Greater
Blue Mountains.
Just as their common
mountains backyard is a
place of surprising diversity
and contrasts, so too
does each region have
an ambience and array of
attractions all its own.
This means that when you
fancy a break from the
bush out the back, you can
relax amidst the company
of your hosts in these local
communities.
As any seasoned traveller
knows – it’s the countryside
and attractions you set
out to see, yet it’s often
the experiences you share
and the people you meet
along the way whom you
remember.
One of the advantages
of connecting with local
communities as an integral
part of your mountains
journey is also the chance it
brings to take advantage of
local knowledge.
All of these regions
operate Accredited Visitor
Information Centres that can
provide you with both the
detailed information and
maps you need to undertake
your chosen activity safely
and with confidence about
what you can expect along
the way.
This includes matters like
up-to-date road conditions
and the availability of
accommodation, fuel and
other services.
Blackheath (NPWS)
Camden Campbelltown
Denman
Dural
Glenbrook Goulburn Hawkesbury
(Clarendon) Katoomba Lithgow
Merriwa
Mittagong
Mudgee
Muswellbrook Oberon
Penrith
Picton Scone
Singleton
Warragamba
02 4787 8877
02 4658 1370
02 4645 4921
02 6547 2799
1300 884 881
1300 653 408
1800 353 646
1300 362 874
1300 653 408
1300 760 276
02 6548 2607
1300 657 559
1800 816 304
1800 065 773
02 6336 0666
1300 736 836
02 4677 3962
02 6545 1526
1800 449 888
02 4774 1253
accredited visitor information centres
These are the best places to obtain up-to-date information about
road conditions and services like fuel stations, as well as offering the
depth of insight into the local facilities and attractions only locals
can provide.
These centres can also sell you the detailed mapping products you’ll
need for activities such as bushwalking, cycling and remote area travel.
Look for the Accredited Visitor Information Centre symbol both on
the maps in this guidebook and when you’re out on the road on
your travels.
accommodation
& dining
Accredited Visitor
Information Centres are also
the best place for you to
find out about the range of
accommodation and dining
options available across the
Greater Blue Mountains.
You can also visit
www.
GreaterBlueMountains
Drive.com.au
and use the links to local
regional tourism websites
to access this information.
Indulge yourself on
your journey around the
Greater Blue Mountains
and discover the timeless
beauty of old fashioned
hospitality at a cosy B&B
nestled in private gardens.
Historic guesthouses offer
the charm and opulence
of yesteryear, surrounded
by period antiques and old
world allure.
Boutique hotels provide
the finest quality service
in intimate surrounds,
while spa cottages
provide the ultimate in
privacy surrounded by
dramatic landscapes.
If you need to indulge, be pampered
at a luxury resort with a full range of
facilities including health clubs, award
winning restaurants, massage and
beauty therapies.
Self-contained cottages provide the
perfect base for families or large
groups with kitchen facilities and
common areas for friends to mingle.
For the budget conscious, the Greater
Blue Mountains region has a great
range of motels, cabins, caravan parks
and backpacker accommodation.
Bushland and country retreats allow
you to unwind in the seclusion
and tranquility of some beautiful
natural locations. Many properties
have their own walking tracks or are
close to bushwalking trailheads in
national parks.