About National Pass
National Pass is a historic cliffside walking track in Blue Mountains National Park at Wentworth Falls, New South Wales. Constructed between 1906 and 1908, it traverses the middle tier of the Jamison Valley escarpment below Wentworth Falls. Notable for its hand-cut sandstone steps, including the Grand Stairway, it offers views of waterfalls, the Valley of the Waters and Jamison Valley within the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a narrow, historic bushwalking track cut into vertical sandstone cliffs beneath Wentworth Falls. The route includes steep metal and stone staircases including the Grand Stairway, overhangs, and exposed cliff ledges with views over Jamison Valley and the Valley of the Waters. The track passes Wentworth Falls, Empress Falls and dense eucalypt forest, with lookouts, interpretive signage and connections to Conservation Hut and Wentworth Falls picnic area.
Key highlights
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Historic hand-cut track built 1906-1908 with the Grand Stairway
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Close views of Wentworth Falls from mid-cliff level
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Panoramic views over Jamison Valley and Valley of the Waters
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Traverse beneath sandstone overhangs and cliff lines
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Part of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area
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Connection to Wentworth Falls and Empress Falls lookouts