The Greater Blue Mountains and western Sydney has a large number of trig stations. Many are along the key transport routes across the mountains and relatively easy to get to – but a surprisingly large number are very challenging to reach
Reached on foot via a steep, eroded firetrail or a short bush-bash, the unusually constructed Bald Trig offers sweeping views.
- Serial number: TS692
- Elevation: 1180.7m
- Old Bells Line of Road from Zig Zag Railway (Clarence)
- 33°26'46.1"S 150°14'20.7"E
Bell Trig is a well-preserved trig station offering some great views. It's on top of Watertrough Hill, just above the Bells Line of Road.
- National Park: Blue Mountains National Park
- Serial number: TS5908
- Elevation: 1093m
- 4WD trail from Bells Line of Road, 3.1km east of Bell
- 33°31'11.1"S 150°18'12.3"E
The Blue Mountain Trig Station offers offers scenic views over the Blue Mountains, with Mount Banks and Mount Hay visible in the distance.
- National Park: Blue Mountains National Park
- Serial number: TS998
- Elevation: 726m
- End of Queens Road, Lawson
- 33°41'49.9"S 150°26'59.2"E
Castle Cliff Trig is located on Narrow Neck in the Blue Mountains, and offers spectacular 180-degree views.
- National Park: Blue Mountains National Park
- Serial number: TS5528 F
- Elevation: 986m
- Locked gate along Narrow Neck Plateau Trail
- 33°45'19.6"S 150°17'13.0"E
Charles Trig is fairly easily reached from the Bells Line of Road in the Blue Mountains. There are panoramic views from the trig station.
- National Park: Blue Mountains National Park
- Serial number: TS5899
- Elevation: 934m
- Park on Bells Line of Road to the west, and cross highway
- 33°33'17.5"S 150°22'43.3"E
No views from the Clarence Trig, a traditional concrete trig station on top of Mount Clarence, which is surrounded by trees
- Serial number: TS5529
- Elevation: 1174m
- Firetrail off Chifley Road, Clarence
- 33°29'53.2"S 150°12'30.2"E
Flat Top Trig is in the middle of a tabletop hill just next to Mount Hay Road, and is reached by a short, signposted bushwalking trail.
- National Park: Blue Mountains National Park
- Serial number: TS5537
- Elevation: 929m
- Carpark with signposted trail along Mount Hay Road
- 33°39'21.8"S 150°22'09.3"E
Genowlan Trig is a well-preserved trig on the top of Genowlan Mountain in the Mugii Murum-ban State Conservation Area
- National Park: Mugii Murum-ban SCA
- Serial number: TS7138
- Elevation: 1038m
- Genowlan Mountain Trail off Glen Davis Road
- 33°07'09.4"S 150°03'23.0"E
A rather unremarkable trig station, Glossop Trig is near the start of the Linden Ridge Firetrail. A short, dog-friendly walk up to the trig point.
- Serial number: TS10207
- Elevation: 594m
- Locked gate at end of Glossop Road
- 33°41'59.9"S 150°29'24.4"E
Hidden in scrub not far from the Grassy Hill Fire Trail (which is off Putty Road) is the Grassy Hill Trig.
- National Park: Wollemi National Park
- Serial number: TS7055
- Elevation: 516m
- Off-track walk from Grassy Hill Fire Trail
- 33°15'40.0"S 150°38'24.3"E
The Grose Trig at the top of Grose Head South is in good condition, with some sweeping views a short distance away.
- National Park: Blue Mountains National Park
- Serial number: TS2335
- Elevation: 459m
- Mountain Avenue, Yarramundi / White Cross Road, Winmalee
- 33°37'23.7"S 150°36'56.6"E
A trig point with spectacular views, Hargreaves Trig is located at Hargraves Lookout near Blackheath. A short walk to the end of Panorama Point accesses the trig.
- Serial number: TS10275
- Elevation: 1011m
- End of Shipley Road, Blackheath
- 33°40'46.2"S 150°14'34.3"E
Although most of the pieces of the trig station are still in situ, Harris Hill Trig has been largely destroyed by the elements. There are fantastic views from the top of Harris Hill.
- National Park: Blue Mountains National Park
- Serial number: TS2421
- Elevation: 736m
- Along Kings Tableland Road
- 33°50'20.2"S 150°24'37.2"E
Hat Hill Trig is on the top of Hat Hill, a small, rocky knoll that provides some sweeping Blue Mountains views.
- National Park: Blue Mountains National Park
- Serial number: TS5918
- Elevation: 1035m
- Carpark along Hat Hill Road
- 33°36'24.8"S 150°19'31.6"E
The Hawkesbury Lookout Trig is located at a popular vantage point in Hawkesbury Heights, which offers sweeping views.
- Serial number: TS10365 F
- Elevation: 220m
- Parking area next to Hawkesbury Road, Hawkesbury Heights
- 33°40'02.2"S 150°39'07.1"E
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