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Sherbrooke Picnic Ground to Wentworth Falls

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New South Wales

Sherbrooke Picnic Ground to Wentworth Falls

Hard

4.9

(75)

513

hikers

Sherbrooke Picnic Ground to Wentworth Falls

02:37

7.31km

340m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 27, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 4.08 km for 143 m

After 4.49 km for 143 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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653 m

Empress Falls

Highlight • Waterfall

Empress Falls is a beautiful multi-tiered waterfall that drops into a deep pool, surrounded by steep sandstone walls. It’s a key feature of the canyon and a popular spot for canyoning descents and short walks from nearby tracks. Flow varies with rainfall, ranging from a light cascade to a powerful drop after wet weather.

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748 m

Sylvia Falls

Highlight • Waterfall

Sylvia Falls is a small but distinctive cascade within Empress Canyon, where water slides over stepped sandstone ledges into shallow pools. It sits among shaded rainforest vegetation and moss-covered rock, contributing to the canyon’s layered sequence of waterfalls. Its layered flow and peaceful setting make it one of the most photogenic stops on the Valley of the Waters track.

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836 m

Edith Falls

Highlight • Waterfall

Edith Falls is a smaller cascade downstream of Empress Falls, flowing through a shaded section of the canyon. It forms a series of short drops and pools framed by mossy rock and dense vegetation. Its charm lies in the quiet rainforest setting, where ferns and damp stone frame the water. Best seen after rain, it adds a gentle counterpoint to the nearby, larger falls.

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2.59 km

Fenella Lookout

Highlight • Viewpoint

One of the many stunning viewpoint along this section of track. It would be a good idea to have geo tracking turned on so you can more easily sort your photos to the exact place you took them, because you will be tempted to take dozens of shots.

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2.83 km

Little canyon waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

Hidden inside a narrow sandstone gully near Wentworth Falls, this small cascade feels completely tucked away from the busier lookouts and main walking tracks above. Water slides over layered rock shelves into shallow pools surrounded by ferns, overhangs, and dense rainforest-like vegetation, giving the area a cool canyon feel even on warmer days.

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3.72 km

Upper Wentworth Falls

Highlight • Waterfall

Upper Wentworth Falls is the first major section of the waterfall system, where Jamison Creek spills over broad sandstone shelves before plunging deeper into the Jamison Valley below. From the top of the falls, you get a mix of calm creek pools, exposed cliff edges, and sweeping valley views all in one spot, with the sound of rushing water carrying through the surrounding bushland after rain. The upper cascades are reached via the Wentworth Falls Track, which descends from the picnic area through a series of steep steps and lookouts.

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4.05 km

Top of the Grand Stairway

Highlight • Trail

The Grand Stairway is one of the most dramatic sections of track around Wentworth Falls, descending steeply down the cliff face beside the waterfall into the Jamison Valley below. Built by hand in the early 1900s using picks, shovels, and dynamite, the staircase forms part of the historic National Pass and still feels like an impressive piece of engineering more than a century later. From the top of the stairs, you get sweeping valley and waterfall views, while lower sections bring you right beside the middle tier of Wentworth Falls.

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4.33 km

Wentworth Falls

Highlight • Waterfall

Heaps of stairs but worth the struggle. also good for leg day workout :D Plus you get to dip in the waterfall so pack your bikini and swimmers for some insta shots

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7.31 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.81 km

2.15 km

322 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.02 km

2.15 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Friday 17 July

13°C

6°C

41 %

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

January 31, 2024,Wanderung zu den Wentworth Falls-Blue Mountains-Down Under 🐨🦘

Today's trip was to the Blue Mountains. The name comes from the shimmering blue eucalyptus forests.

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Sherbrooke Picnic Ground to Wentworth Falls

Empress Falls

Sylvia Falls

Edith Falls

Fenella Lookout

Little canyon waterfall

Upper Wentworth Falls

Top of the Grand Stairway

Wentworth Falls

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