Witch’s Leap, New South Wales

Quick Facts

Accessibility: 6/10 (moderate)
Height: 20′ / 6 m
Hike: 0.4 miles / 0.6 km round-trip

The Record

Even though Witch’s Leap is not the largest or tallest waterfall, it might go down as the most creatively named waterfall in the Blue Mountains National Park. I don’t usually provide much history behind a name, but this one is intriguing enough. Apparently, to early explorers, it looked like there was a witch’s face in lower portion of the falls. I’m not sure I’m seeing the witch, but cool name nonetheless.

If you decide to hike down to the base (or the base of one of the drops!) of Katoomba Falls, you’ll see the lower portion of Witch’s Leap. You walk directly past it on your way to that viewpoint. There wasn’t much water flowing over the falls, though it would likely increase after a heavy rain. Other waterfalls in the park were flowing more evenly though it hadn’t rained in the past few days.

Directions

1. Head to Katoomba. You can actually walk to the falls from Katoomba, though it is easier to purchase an Explorer Bus pass that gets you to the falls. The falls are found at stops 10, 11, or 12.
2. Find the trail on the left (west) side of Katoomba Falls. Along the way down this trail, you’ll pass the lower portion of Witch’s Leap

Where in the World is Witch’s Leap?