The Greater Blue Mountains has some of the most spectacular waterfalls that can be found around Sydney, with many of them easily accessed – often from multiple vantage points. Spend a day around Leura or Katoomba after there’s been some decent rain and you’re guaranteed to get some spectacular photos!Â
See also waterfalls in Sydney’s north / Sydney’s south / Central Coast.
A waterfall along Diamond Creek hidden just below the main Narrow Neck trail, where the creek drops over the escarpment.
- Blue Mountains National Park
- Type of waterfall: Block or Ledge
- Total drop: 100
- Rating: 2.5
- Ease of access: Easy/Moderate
- Locked gate along Narrow Neck Plateau Trail
A beautiful and secluded swimming hole and waterfall in the upper Blue Mountains, Edenderry Pool and Edenderry Falls are located on Govetts Creek and reached by a 9km return bushwalk.
- Blue Mountains National Park
- Type of waterfall: Cascade, Tiered or multi-step
- Total drop: 15
- Rating: 4.5
- Ease of access: Easy/Moderate
- Grand Canyon Track & Horse Track from Evans Lookout, Blackheath
Edith Falls (sometimes confused with Lodore Falls) is one of the smaller waterfalls along the Valley of the Waters Track in the Blue Mountains.
- Blue Mountains National Park
- Type of waterfall: Cascade
- Total drop: 8
- Rating: 3.5
- Ease of access: Easy
- Conservation Hut at end of Fletcher St, Wentworth Falls
Edmund Falls is a picturesque waterfall in the Gardens of Stone; it can be viewed from below and above.
- Gardens of Stone SCA
- Type of waterfall: Horsetail
- Total drop: 30
- Ease of access: Easy/Moderate
- Â Firetrail No 3 off Glowworm Tunnel Road
Empress Falls is a very picturesque waterfall along the Valley of the Waters Creek in the Blue Mountains. You can swim in the deep pool near the base of the falls - but the water is very cold!
- Blue Mountains National Park
- Type of waterfall: Cascade, Horsetail, Tiered or multi-step
- Total drop: 37
- Rating: 5
- Ease of access: Easy
- Conservation Hut at end of Fletcher St, Wentworth Falls
A small but picturesque waterfall along Fairy Falls Creek, Fairy Creek Falls is about eight metres high and reached by a 15min walk.
- North Lawson Park
- Type of waterfall: Block or Ledge
- Total drop: 8
- Rating: 3.5
- Ease of access: Easy
- Bushwalking trail from North Lawson Park at end of St Bernards Drive
A small waterfall along Hazelbrook Creek, Fairy Falls drops over a ledge and then flows down over a large rock into a shallow pool.
- Horseshoe Falls Reserve
- Type of waterfall: Block or Ledge, Cascade
- Total drop: 8
- Rating: 3.5
- Ease of access: Easy
- Oaklands Road, Hazelwood
A picturesque waterfall along the South Lawson Waterfall Circuit, Federal Falls cascades onto a shaded, sandy base.
- South Lawson Park
- Type of waterfall: Tiered or multi-step
- Total drop: 15
- Rating: 4
- Ease of access: Easy
- Track from bottom of Honour Avenue, Lawson
Flat Rock Falls is one of the three waterfalls near the end of the Valley of the Waters Track in the Blue Mountains.
- Blue Mountains National Park
- Type of waterfall: Cascade
- Total drop: 8
- Rating: 4
- Ease of access: Easy
- Conservation Hut at end of Fletcher St, Wentworth Falls
Fortress Creek Falls is a spectacular but hard-to-reach waterfall, where Fortress Creek plunges over a cliff into the Grose Valley. At the top of the falls are some spectacular, cliff-top rock pools.
- Blue Mountains National Park
- Type of waterfall: Plunge
- Total drop: 100
- Rating: 4
- Ease of access: Moderate/Hard
- Trail from Fortress Ridge carpark on Mount Hay Road (Leura)
A picturesque waterfall and swimming hole in Lawson, the dog-friendly Frederica Falls is easily reached by several bushwalking trails.
- North Lawson Park
- Type of waterfall: Block or Ledge, Tiered or multi-step
- Total drop: 8
- Rating: 4
- Ease of access: Easy
- Trail from end of Hughes Ave or San Jose Ave, Lawson
A picturesque waterfall along Breakfast Creek in the Megalong Valley, Glenalan Falls is reached via a partly off-track bushwalk.
- Blue Mountains National Park
- Type of waterfall: Cascade
- Total drop: 17
- Rating: 3
- Ease of access: Moderate
- Dunphys Campground (end of Megalong Road)
Consisting of three separate tiers, the Glow Worm Nook Falls is a picturesque but infrequently-visitred waterfall in Hazelbrook.
- Horseshoe Falls Reserve
- Type of waterfall: Cascade, Horsetail, Tiered or multi-step
- Total drop: 8
- Rating: 4
- Ease of access: Easy/Moderate
- Oaklands Road or Brook St, Hazelwood
An impressive waterfall after rain, Gordon Falls plunges 50m over the cliffs at Leura. The waterfall is best seen from the bottom, which is reached by a somewhat challenging bushwalk.
- Blue Mountains National Park
- Type of waterfall: Horsetail, Tiered or multi-step
- Total drop: 50
- Rating: 4.5
- Ease of access: Moderate
- Federal Pass from Kiah Lookout (for base) or Olympian Parade (for cliff-top lookout)
One of the most well-known and popular attractions in the Blue Mountains, the stunning Govetts Leap (also known as the Bridal Veil Falls) drops 180m in the valley. It can be viewed from a few cliff-top lookouts.
- Blue Mountains National Park
- Type of waterfall: Horsetail
- Total drop: 180
- Rating: 3.5
- Ease of access: Easy
- Lookout at end of Govetts Leap Road
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