ATTRACTIONS GLENBROOK NSW

Since 1969, The Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve and Nursery has been maintained by volunteers from the Australian Plants Society, Blue Mountains Group. Over 2,000 hours of volunteer work per annum preserves a valuable remnant of Lower Blue Mountains flora. A wide range of native plants is for sale in the Nursery. Children enjoy exploring the many tracks inside the Reserve too, bring a picnic lunch.

Entering the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area at Glenbrook the first Discovery Trail you will encounter is the Glenbrook Discovery Trail exploring the sandstone 'Blue Labyrinth' beyond Glenbrook Creek gorge. Plan your visit at the Blue Mountains Visitor Information Centre at Glenbrook where local staff can help and advise on local road conditions, especially after heavy or prolonged rain. The park entry fee gives access to a road system connecting several picnic areas, lookouts over the Nepean river gorge, a camping area, swimming holes, an Aboriginal art site and bush walking tracks. Highlights include Euroka - a delightful picnic area and campground, Glenbrook Creek, Tunnel View, Red Hands Cave, Mount Portal and Nepean Lookouts. Starting and ending in Glenbrook village, the trail is 47 kilometres return, takes about three hours and involves narrow sealed and unsealed roads plus stops. National Park entry fees apply.

Glenbrook Village Gifts and Homewares is the place to find that special gift or something beautiful for your home They have a large range of stylish products, an eclectic mix of homewares and interior decor. Their passion for things that are unique means they are always searching for new and exciting products to add to their extensive range. Their treasures come from all points of the globe. The range of homewares includes an extensive collection of Wall Art canvas and metal, unusual pieces of furniture, chairs, cushions and throws, a large range of Amalfi products, beautiful glassware, lamps, a range of fashion jewellery including Cool Coconut and AnnaNova, scarfs, handbags and wallets, Abode Aroma aromatic diffusers, SAKitToMe Envirotrend shopping bags. Australian made items include Illuminate soy candles from Sydney, Woolly "Aussie" Foot Warmers with 100 per cent Australian wool, and Evodia Australian made and owned hand creams, soap and cosmetics.

The Brook is a Co-op selling a unique range of locally made handcrafted gifts for all occasions. They stock a large range of baby wear, jewellery, knitted apparel, toiletries, candles, paintings by local artists, cushions, bags and woodwork - to name just a few of the items in their extensive stock. Many of the items sold are exclusive to The Brook.

Bakehouse on Wentworth is an organic sourdough bakery and cafe. The dream became reality in 2002, when a passionate baker, dedicated to his craft opened for business in Blackheath. Shelves stocked with a display of hand moulded sourdough loaves and the scent of freshly baked bread filling the streets, enticed the senses of passers by. Sweet, tempting cakes, irresistible treats and mouth watering gourmet pies were created to complete the bakeries range. The journey has continued and the dream has expanded to four retail outlets.

Commissioned to build a road across the Blue Mountains, magistrate William Cox, with 30 convicts, started on 18 July 1814 at Emu Ford, completing the road to Bathurst on 14 January 1815 - a staggering 101.5 miles through rugged mountainous country in just six months. Today you can trace the path of the original Coxs Road which varies little from the current alignment of the Great Western Highway. Explore the interpretive trail at key sites where you can discover stories of the road construction through notes from Cox's journal, learn of Aboriginal heritage and find paintings and drawings on this remarkable journey. A Blue Mountains City Council, Blue Mountains Branch of National Trust Bicentenary project. Key sites are located at: Glenbrook Park, Glenbrook; Manners Park, Springwood; Bulls Camp Reserve, Woodford; Coronation Park, Wentworth Falls; Blackheath Cemetery entry; Blackheath, Mt York. For more details visit Glenbrook or Echo Point Visitor Centres.

2km (one way) - 0.3 hour - Hard difficulty A challenging yet short hike that's well worth the effort, Blue Pool walking track leads to an idyllic swimming hole in a tranquil bush setting. Located in the Glenbrook area of Blue Mountains National Park, it's an ideal day-trip for families or friends wanting a relaxing day out, far from the city. Following the track through the bush, look ... Visit website for more info

Lennox Bridge on Mitchells Pass at Glenbrook is the oldest stone arch bridge on the Australian mainland. This elegant single span stone arch bridge was built in local stone and completed in 1833 by David Lennox using unskilled convict labour. It took one year to complete. The sandstone was quarried nearby and the bridge carried all the traffic to western New South Wales until 1926. An early engineering masterpiece.

1.5km (one way) - 3 hour - Hard difficulty This dynamic track is for the adventurous at heart, and will have you rock-hopping down the beautiful Glenbrook Gorge in no time. Located in the eastern reaches of Blue Mountains National Park, Glenbrook Gorge track is short yet challenging and bound to get that heart pumping. Tracing the base of the gorge, there's the chance to get off-track as ... Visit website for more info

Glenbrook is located 67 kilometres west of Sydney, the eastern gateway to the Blue Mountains and the entry point to Glenbrook National Park. Offering bushwalking, mountain biking and picnics at Euroka Clearing, Glenbrook has untouched landscapes and spectacular lookouts. Explore the areas walking tracks leading to waterholes on Glenbrook Creek, lookouts at Tunnel View and Mount Portal and Red Hands Cave. Glenbrook Village is a charming village with unique shops and a variety of lovely cafes to choose from. Visit the famous "Aitkens in the Round" painted Australian Panorama located in Wascoe Street. For information about the region, call into Glenbrook Visitor Centre located on the Great Western Highway. Open from 8.30am, seven days a week....

Providing guided adventure tours in the Blue Mountains and Hawkesbury. Come on an adventure with Mt Dan's Adventures. Turn your holiday into an Australian adventure holiday. Offering fly fishing tours, bushwalking and camping tours, abseiling tours and much more. Mt Dan's Adventures specialise in small groups and can tailor a tour to suit you. See hidden corners of the beautiful Blue Mountains from their local perspective. The adventure tours are heaps of fun and take in some of the best views the Blue Mountains have on offer. Mt Dan's Adventures pride themselves on excellent customer service....

Glenbrook Village is a destination and attraction all in one as it combines natural locations with man made activities. A combination of modern man and ancient man, those of the original Australian aboriginals such as Red Hand cave and other markers and carvings. Glenbrook Village is about one hour from the Sydney central business district, and one hour from Katoomba. It's a gateway to the Blue Mountains and World Heritage Listed National Park, with great swimming holes, and historic locations - explore and get to know where they come from. The community contains artists, a bakery, bookstore, cafes and restaurants. The atmosphere is relaxed, yet still close to the hustle of Sydney. Glenbrook Village is a special part of the world - come and experience it for yourself. There is nothing like mountain living!...

Red Hands Cave walking track, in Blue Mountains National Park, offers impressive Aboriginal stencil art with picnicking and birdwatching, near Glenbrook. This track has most likely been used by the Darug people for thousands of years, and you too can walk in their footsteps. Red Hands Cave walking track, in the Glenbrook region of Blue Mountains National Park, winds through remote bushland to one of the best Aboriginal stencil galleries in the Sydney Basin. From Glenbrook Causeway, follow the medium track along Campfire Creek where you’ll see axe grinding grooves on the water’s edge. Keeping to the right at the track junction, you might see eastern water dragons sunning themselves. Climbing steadily through the gully, you’ll reach the sandstone overhang of Red Hands Cave. Enjoy a picnic lunch while taking in the unspoilt bush, as rainbow lorikeets and gang gangs chatter above. Retrace your steps or continue the longer loop walk. For a refreshing swim, detour via the swimming holes along Blue Pool walking track....

A challenging yet short hike that’s well worth the effort, Blue Pool walking track leads to an idyllic swimming hole in a tranquil bush setting. Located in the Glenbrook area of Blue Mountains National Park, it’s an ideal day-trip for families or friends wanting a relaxing day out, far from the city.   Following the track through the bush, look for the vibrant red flowers of the bottlebrush and the flowering tea tree in the warmer months. Upon arriving at the fern-fringed waterhole, quiet patience may be rewarded with a glimpse of a shy turtle coming up for air. Enjoy a refreshing dip before rolling out the picnic rug on the sandy riverside beach. Tuck into a leisurely lunch as the currawongs and rainbow lorikeets chatter above. For views of the surrounding landscape, head to Mount Portal lookout....

This dynamic track is for the adventurous at heart, and will have you rock-hopping down the beautiful Glenbrook Gorge in no time. Located in the eastern reaches of Blue Mountains National Park, Glenbrook Gorge track is short yet challenging and bound to get that heart pumping. Tracing the base of the gorge, there’s the chance to get off-track as you wade your way down the creek. Look out for the historic railway tunnel built in 1911. The rubble from its construction can still be seen on the sandbar where Glenbrook Creek meets Nepean River, near the end of the track. Take a well-deserved breather and enjoy the tranquillity of the surrounding bush. You can choose to climb out to Lapstone Station, or if you've got more time and energy to spare, retrace your steps up the gorge and enjoy a refreshing dip in Jellybean Pool on the way back. Remember to take your binoculars if you want to bird watch....

Glenbrook is the eastern gateway to the Blue Mountains and the entry point to Glenbrook National Park It is an ideal location for bushwalking and mountain biking. Picnicing and camping is available at the picturesque Euroka Clearing, Explore the areas walking tracks leading to waterholes on Glenbrook Creek or the ancient site of Red Hands Cave. Take a drive to one of the amazing lookouts such as Tunnel View and Mount Portal. Glenbrook Village is a charming village with unique shops and a variety of lovely cafes to choose from. Visit the famous 'Aitkens in the Round' painted Australian Panorama located in Wascoe Street. Glenbrook Visitor Centre located on the Great Western Highway is currently closed for renovations and is due to reopen in July or August....

Entering the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area at Glenbrook the first Discovery Trail you will encounter is the Glenbrook Discovery Trail exploring the sandstone 'Blue Labyrinth' beyond Glenbrook Creek gorge. Plan your visit at the Blue Mountains Visitor Information Centre at Glenbrook where local staff can help and advise on local road conditions, especially after heavy or prolonged rain. The park entry fee gives access to a road system connecting several picnic areas, lookouts over the Nepean river gorge, a camping area, swimming holes, an Aboriginal art site and bush walking tracks Highlights include Euroka - a delightful picnic area and campground, Glenbrook Creek, Tunnel View, Red Hands Cave, Mount Portal and Nepean Lookouts. Starting and ending in Glenbrook village, the trail is 47 kilometres return, takes about three hours and involves narrow sealed and unsealed roads plus stops. National Park entry fees apply....

Commissioned to build a road across the Blue Mountains, magistrate William Cox, with 30 convicts, started on 18 July 1814 at Emu Ford, completing the road to Bathurst on 14 January 1815 - a staggering 101.5 miles through rugged mountainous country in just six months. Today you can trace the path of the original Coxs Road which varies little from the current alignment of the Great Western Highway. Explore the interpretive trail at key sites where you can discover stories of the road construction through notes from Cox's journal, learn of Aboriginal heritage and find paintings and drawings on this remarkable journey. A Blue Mountains City Council, Blue Mountains Branch of National Trust Bicentenary project. Key sites are located at: Glenbrook Park, Glenbrook; Manners Park, Springwood; Bulls Camp Reserve, Woodford; Coronation Park, Wentworth Falls; Blackheath Cemetery entry; Blackheath, Mount York. For more details visit Glenbrook or Echo Point Visitor Centres....