Glenbrook
The gateway village at the foot of the Mountains, with the lower entrance to the national park at the end of the street.
Blue Mountains towns and villages
Eighteen towns from the foot of the Mountains to the high country, each with its own walks, markets and events.
Sydney → Lithgow by train
Every station on the line
The towns sit in order along one railway and one highway. Pick a stop.
Springwood
The main town of the lower Mountains, known for its growers market, theatre and bush-edge streets.
Faulconbridge
Home of the Norman Lindsay Gallery and the Prime Ministers' Corridor of Oaks.
Woodford
A quiet ridge village and the start of the Oaks trail and the road to Murphys Glen.
Lawson
Mid-Mountains village with waterfall circuits on both sides of the highway.
Wentworth Falls
A lakeside village with the Mountains' most famous waterfall at the end of Falls Road.
Leura
The garden village: cherry-lined Leura Mall, cool-climate gardens and the Leura Cascades.
Katoomba
The capital of the upper Mountains, home of Echo Point, the Three Sisters and Scenic World.
Medlow Bath
A tiny village wrapped around the Hydro Majestic Hotel and its escarpment views.
Blackheath
The highest town on the line and the walkers' town: Govetts Leap, Grand Canyon and the Grose Valley.
Mount Victoria
A heritage village at the western edge of the plateau, with an old cinema and passes down to Hartley.
Megalong Valley
Farmland, horse riding and cellar doors under the cliffs, reached by one winding road from Blackheath.
Hartley
A preserved 1830s village at the foot of Victoria Pass.
Lithgow
An industrial-heritage town and the base for the Newnes Plateau, Gardens of Stone and the Zig Zag Railway.
Bilpin
Apple country on the Bells Line of Road: orchards, cider and pick-your-own fruit.
Oberon
High-country town and the gateway to Jenolan Caves and Kanangra Walls.
Penrith
The city at the foot of the Mountains, on the Nepean River.
Tarana
A tiny railway village in granite country west of Lithgow.