Leura Cascades & Gordon Falls Walk
Walk from the elegant village of Leura to the Leura Cascades and Gordon Falls lookouts — a classic Blue Mountains circuit through heritage bushland with escarpment views above the Jamison Valley.
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Leura Village
Leura is the Blue Mountains' most elegant village — tree-lined streets, heritage cottages with English gardens, artisan food shops, and the Leura Festival of Garden each October draw visitors year-round.
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Leura Cascades Picnic Area
The Leura Cascades are a series of small waterfalls stepping down a tributary creek — the picnic area here has been a favourite family destination since Victorian-era Sydneysiders arrived by train.
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Cliff Drive Lookout Series
A series of lookouts along Cliff Drive provide different perspectives on the Jamison Valley — Olympian Rock, Elysian Rock, and Sublime Point offer progressively more dramatic escarpment views.
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Gordon Falls Reserve
Gordon Falls drops from the plateau edge through a rock garden — the reserve around the falls contains significant Aboriginal cultural sites including grinding grooves and ochre markings on the rock faces.
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Bridal Veil Lookout
Bridal Veil Lookout above Gordon Falls is one of the quieter escarpment viewpoints — the valley spreads below in an unbroken blue eucalyptus canopy, the Three Sisters visible to the west.
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Leura Mall Return
Return through Leura Mall — the heritage shopping street with bookshops, antiques, and the famous Leura Garage restaurant in a converted 1920s garage, for post-walk refreshments with mountain character.