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Top of the Grand Stairway

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Top of the Grand Stairway

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Blue Mountains National Park

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  • Location: New South Wales, Australia

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    May 22, 2026

    The Grand Stairway is one of the most dramatic sections of track around Wentworth Falls, descending steeply down the cliff face beside the waterfall into the Jamison Valley below. Built by hand in the early 1900s using picks, shovels, and dynamite, the staircase forms part of the historic National Pass and still feels like an impressive piece of engineering more than a century later. From the top of the stairs, you get sweeping valley and waterfall views, while lower sections bring you right beside the middle tier of Wentworth Falls.
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