I was lucky enough to get a Saturday off from work and decided to catch the train up to the Blue Mountains this weekend. I was disappointed to find that there was almost nothing in the town of Wentworth Falls, I couldn't even find a place to pound a couple beers before my hike. What I did find was a burger at a local cafe which I figured would give me enough energy to survive the journey. The trail down to the waterfall area is named after Charles Darwin, a British tourist who I guess hiked this area on vacation. He was the only famous guy who visited Australia so they name everything after him. I located the start of the Darwin Trail right off the main road on the edge of a small park and started my walk.
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| start of Darwin Trail |
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| mini waterfall |
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| Weeping rock |
Once you hit the end of the Darwin Trail, the trail down Wentworth Falls begins. This trail made me realize it was probably a good thing I didn't get drunk prior to the hike, the stairways you have to go down are at a 45 degree angle and just over the rail is a 100 meter drop. One guy named Josh Furber died here a couple weeks ago after falling over the cliff-side.
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| Wentworth falls from above |
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| pathway across the top |
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| top of the falls looking over the edge |
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| view from the walkway |
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| stairs down the cliff side |
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| Wentworth Falls from the bottom |
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| the trail continued on further past the water falls but I stopped here |
