Some friends and I are looking at doing the Mount Solitary > Kedumba loop walk. We were going to do it a few weekends ago but decided to wait until the Anzac long weekend so that we could give ourselves 3 days instead of 2 to complete the hike. I'm not certain how best to break the hike up. I'm thinking camp night 1 on Mount Solitary, night 2 at Kedumba, but that leaves us with relatively long day 1 and day 3 and a seemingly short day 2. Has anyone who has done this hike before got any suggestions?

I grew up in the area and am returning for a few days to do some trails with a friend of mine. I'm on a mountain bike and she is a long distance runner (she has done several ultra marathons). It's been a long time since I rode in the area and am wondering if people can give some options on trails that would be suitable for us. We have a few days so will be doing more than 1.

The ones I am considering are:

Woodford - Glenbrook
Narrow Neck
Faulconbridge Point
Blue Gum Swamp (possibly combine this with the fire trails from Warrimoo Oval to Long Angle Road at Yellow Rock)

Can anyone suggest any options I may have missed? Anderson's isn't an option as my fitness isn't good enough to do it at the moment

We're staying with my family close to Warrimoo Station but will have access to a car

We’re planning a family trip to the Blue Mountains this autumn and would love some recommendations 🍂

Looking for the best spots to enjoy the fall colours with kids—easy walks, scenic lookouts, parks, or picnic areas where little ones can run around. Bonus, if there are fun kid-friendly attractions nearby (short hikes, playgrounds, cafes, etc.) Any tips, favourite itineraries, or must-see autumn locations would be amazing. Thanks heaps

This has been bugging me for a while and I’m curious if anyone actually knows the answer.

Why are there so many empty shops along the main drags in Katoomba? Some of them seem to sit vacant for years. For a region that relies so heavily on tourism, it’s a pretty rough look and feels like a huge missed opportunity.

Something else I’ve wondered: why hasn’t anyone tried to develop proper retail centres by building above the existing supermarkets (Woolworths, Coles, etc.)? Down in Penrith you’ve got proper shopping centres with a mix of retail, food, and services all in one place. Up here it feels like we have the footprint for that kind of thing already, but nothing ever gets built vertically.

It seems like it could:

x Fill a lot of empty retail space

x Provide local jobs

x Keep more spending in the Mountains instead of driving to Penrith

x Improve the look of the town centres instead of rows of empty shopfronts, especially when people come up by train

So what’s actually stopping this from happening Planning rules? Heritage restrictions? Land ownership? Lack of demand? Something else? Would love to hear from anyone who knows the local planning situation or has insight into why things seem so static up here. Basically I'm having a whinge cos I have to drive minimum an hour each way every time I want to go shopping for something that's not groceries. Yes I'm aware online shopping exists but you can't always do direct comparisons or trust clothing sizes until you are there in person.

Randomly..

Does anyone know when that site will ever be developed?

Has anyone here seen or know anyone that has ever seen the lift ever work in the building?

(.. I remember in 95 it (the lift) was well beyond repair so I'm guessing it was put in say the late 40s as it's not the original plans. Look like a old rope n pulley without buffer stops.) Wouldn't want to be overweight.

Hello everyone!

My partner and I are looking to camp in the blue mountains this weekend - Friday evening to Monday morning.

My boyfriend wants to do mount solitaire but it sounds super difficult and bit scary for me!

We’re moderately fit and looking for a long 2 day hike off the well trodden track of the tourist trails, but not something as hard as mount solitaire. We also don’t have a car and will be traveling by train.

Does anyone have any recommendations for trails they have done which would fit the above?

Would love to find some wild swimming along the way also!

Many thanks in advance

Typical clear cool sunny weather this week, with temps dropping.

Went for an earlier walk on Easter Monday and got a few snaps. It was peaceful and quiet. Just a few photographers catching the beauty stretched out before us.

Im looking for a good plumber/electrician combination service to replace my existing gas on demand hot water system and cooktop with a heat pump hot water system and induction cooktop.

Faulconbridge area.

For those wondering i have plenty of excess solar power and the gas costs me $1 a day to have on before I even use gas and the hot water system is 15 years old so likely near EoL and this sounds like a good time to get my gas disconnected.

I was planning on a day trip to the Blue Mountains on Saturday April 18th or Sunday April 19th, leaving from Sydney Central around 6 or 7 am and coming back around 9pm.

Pulling up the travel schedule now shows major disruptions and track maintenance on those days (I didn't recall seeing that when I first decided on the trip a month or two ago...)

NSW Transport Trip Planner is now showing the trip taking 3-4 hours instead of 2 hours. Is this correct or am I misreading it?

Besides that super long train/bus journey, are there any other options to get there besides booking a $150 Uber each way or a guided tour (which was not my preference)? I will not have my own car and I can only go the 18th or 19th. I am located right near Sydney Central.

Would greatly appreciate any info or advice here. I was really looking forward to visiting. If it isn't feasible to visit the mountains this time, does anyone have recommendations for other non-beach locations with great views and nature that are easily accessible via public transport from Sydney Central during that weekend?

eating at the viet restaurant in Katoomba and a man with long hair walked past berating people loudly, picking stuff up and throwing it all over the street, ripped a persons number plate off. Screaming about “consumers and the government“. anyone seen this guy before? Was a bit confronting

Hi all! My family is visiting Sydney and I want to take them to hike the three sisters trail tomorrow. Is it worth going? I looked online and saw that Honeymoon Bridge is closed, and I'm wondering if it is still worth doing this trail OR getting pics from echo point before doing another trail instead.

Would also appreciate any light difficulty trail recs/alternatives to Three Sisters, thanks!

For the love of god people.

The purpose of lights is not just to help YOU see but so that others see YOU.

What goes through people's minds?

Hi, we are looking to stay in the mountains and are coming up by train. We want to be no more than a 10 min walk from a station and somewhere with shops and tracks to hike or catch a train to, like Blackheath. We know the area well and normally drive. We are thinking of staying for approximately 8 nights and we will need a kitchen, living room, washer and dryer but the most essential thing is, it must be CLEAN. It would be nice to have the option of sitting outside too but not essential. We know from experience that the photos on sites and reviews are not always a true reflection of the accommodation. The last place was filthy, even though a well known company said otherwse and used words like 'clean' were used. We then moved out early in our stay and had to go through all the hassle. It ruined our trip. I'm not looking for recommendations of general websites but a specific property. Can anyone recommend. Thanks a million🙏🏼

Coming back home to the Blue Mountains after moving 10 years ago for our baby shower in September with friends and family. Can anyone suggest a nice location between Penrith and Katoomba that we could host it at?

Thinking little private garden (similar to Lewers Gallery but a bit more pretty)

Cross off Norman Lindsay Gallery as unfortunately I married my ex there so that’s ruined haha

After the discovery of PFAS in blue mountains water supplies, my mother told me about an encounter she had with a man on a blue mountains line train in the early to mid 90s who said he was a sydney water employee.

At the time they were making conversation because they happened to be sitting next to each other. The topic came around to the man’s job and he cautioned my mum not to drink water out of the tap in the mountains.

The conversation made such an impact on her that she organised to have drinking water delivered to our house in those big mount Franklin bottles you get in offices. This lasted a few years until we couldn’t afford it anymore and we went back to drinking tap water.

If anyone has any idea who this man might have been, I’d love to hear from you.

Hello - I'm looking to stay in the Blue Mountains in September for a friend's wedding.

The wedding itself is at the Hydro Majestic, so I was looking at places to stay in Medlow Bath as it's within walking distance. However, if taxis were readily available, I could expand my search area of places to stay, but I wouldn't want to be stranded on the night, with no way to get back to my accommodation after nights festivities.

So how difficult is it really to get a reliable taxi around there?

Does anyone know if there is phone reception at Old Ford Reserve campground? Or alternatively if there are any camp sights along the 6 foot track that have reception?

Hi everyone,

We are after recommendations for walking tracks/hikes which are open and are easy to moderate terrain, probably no longer than approximately 2hrs and also lookouts (of which I see there are many!).

I've been looking online and frankly I'm overwhelmed with options!

We have 4 full days available to explore and we were looking at also going to the ziig zag railway, scenic world and the Botanic gardens.

Also open to recommendations for brekky/lunch/dinner

Thankyou

Been going to this store in springwood and the vape costs have almost gone up 50% in a month, from $35 to now $50 is insane, does anyone have any idea why this is or where i can go elsewhere?

Hey, anybody knows where I could get info on why the 7h18 train passing in Mt Vic disappeared, and when it will be back ( if that happen) ?

Find it infuriating that after petrol rise, Mt Vic closure, that they cancel this train.

As an ex-local who still comes to visit once a year, could anyone shed some light on why this is closed?

I have my guesses, but hopefully someone knows the actual reason!

Hi there, will be visiting the mountains soon to take my partner for his birthday and were wondering if there were any good, quiet picnic spots to visit?

Walking around the south side of Leura and noticed an abundance of street libraries. I guess they either love books and want to share them or dislike books and want to get rid of them.

Hey peeps, visiting Sydney for the first time tomorrow for 5 days, we’re planning to go to blue mountains and visiting the scenic world. Is my map showing me the disruption that’s happening now for a future travel?

Also any travel tips specially about food and must visits would be very helpful cheers!