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Greater Blue Mountains Heritage Trail

Historical Sites and Heritage Locations

The Greater Blue Mountains Heritage Trail starts at Emu Plains with the Arms of Australia Inn and proceeds up the Blue Mountains and through to Lithgow and then back down the Bells Line of Road to the Hawkesbury. There are many places of interest along the way, historical societies, family history societies, museums, heritage buildings, heritage gardens and businesses with a heritage or historical aspect.
Garden bed at entrance to Blue Mountains Botanic Garden Mt Tomah
Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, Mount Tomah
Remains of the Blast Furnace Lithgow, which has interpretive signage
A steam engine, one of many at the Valley Heights Locomotive Depot Heritage Museum
A group walking down Cox's Pass from Mt York to Hartley Vale
Group listening to Doug Knowles from Glenbrook & District Historical Society at Glenbrook Lagoon
The bright purple tulip bed at Everglades Historic House & Gardens, Leura
Frazer Memorial Presbyterian Church, Macquarie Road, Springwood
Further information can be obtained from Visitor Information Centres at Glenbrook, Katoomba, and Lithgow. Explore the rich heritage and exhilarating environment of the Blue Mountains region. Come and stay for the weekend or longer.
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1/19 Stypandra Place, New South Wales, 2777

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