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SPORTS & ACTIVITIES

BLUE MOUNTAINS WALKABOUT
( 0408 443 822; www.bluemountainswalkabout.com ; half-day/day $75/95) Aboriginal-owned and guided
adventurous treks with spiritual themes; start at Faulconbridge train station and end at
Springwood station.

CULTURAL TOUR

TROLLEY TOURS
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( 4782 7999; www.trolleytours.com.au ; 76 Bathurst Rd, Katoomba; ticket $25; 9.45am-5.42pm) Runs a
hop-on, hop-off bus barely disguised as a trolley, looping around 29 stops in Katoomba and
Leura.

BUS TOUR

BLUE MOUNTAINS EXPLORER BUS
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( 1300 300 915; www.explorerbus.com.au ; 283 Bathurst Rd, Katoomba; adult/child $36/18; 9.45am-4.54pm)
Offers hop-on/hop-off service on a 26-stop Katoomba/Leura loop. Leaves from Katoomba
station every 30 minutes to one hour.

BUS TOUR

GOLDEN STAIRS WALK
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(Glenraphael Dr, Katoomba) If you have your own transport, you can tackle the Golden Stairs
Walk, a less-congested route down to the Ruined Castle. To get there, continue along Cliff
Dr from Scenic World for 1km and look for Glenraphael Dr on your left. It quickly be-
comes rough and unsealed. Watch out for the signs to the Golden Stairs on the left after a
couple of kilometres. It is a steep, exhilarating trail down into the valley (about 8km, five
hours return).

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WALKS AROUND BLACKHEATH
There are steep walks into the Grose Valley from Govetts Leap. Perrys Lookdown is the
start of the shortest route to the magical Blue Gum Forest OFFLINE MAP (five hours return).
From Evans Lookout there are tracks to Govetts Leap (1½ hours one-way) and to Junction
Rock OFFLINE MAP , continuing to the Blue Gum Forest (six hours one-way). Register your
walk and get trail condition updates from the Blue Mountains Heritage Centre (

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4787

9am-4.30pm) . 8877; www.environment.nsw.gov.au ; end of Govetts Leap Rd, Blackheath;

ZIG ZAG RAILWAY
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RAILWAY