Jamison Valley
Eucalyptus forest.
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Wentworth Falls is a three-tiered waterfall fed by Jamison Creek, near the town of Wentworth Falls in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, about 6 km east of Katoomba in a straight line. Its total height is 187 metres. The falls and town are named after William Charles Wentworth, a member of the 1813 expedition across the Blue Mountains. Near the falls is a rocky knoll with many grooves made by early inhabitants rubbing stone tools on the rock to shape and sharpen them. The falls are reached by the National Pass trail and walks along and below the cliff. Water drops from the plateau edge over orange and yellow sandstone cliffs into the deep Jamison Valley, thick with eucalyptus forest. After heavy rain the falls run with striking force, and the forest below looks hazy blue. Visitors see the top of the falls from an easy lookout reached by a paved path from the car park, and fitter walkers take the steps down to Princes Rock and the base of the upper tier. The lower trails need good fitness.
Eucalyptus forest.
Orange sandstone.
Around the falls.
Wentworth Falls, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
Yes, a paved path.
After rain.