Katoomba Town Walking Tour on Snow Day at Blue Mountains, Australia

Snow in blue mountains
The Blue Mountains generally has a reputation for snow in winter, however, despite the cool temperatures, there are only around 5 snow days per year in the upper mountains. It is extremely rare to see snow below Lawson.

Sydney City to Katoomba Town
Getting to the Blue Mountains
Located a leisurely 90min drive from Sydney or two hours by train, the Blue Mountains in Sydney’s favourite playground. With incredible scenery, a vibrant dining scene and a cool climate with blooming gardens and possible winter snowfalls, this is the place to head for a weekend escape or carefree holiday any time of year.

Public transport
Sydney trains depart from Central Station every hour and take about two hours to get to Katoomba, with stops at Parramatta, Penrith and Springwood. You’ll need an Opal card to travel on NSW TrainLink Intercity services, including to and from the Blue Mountains. For train travellers, there are public buses in Katoomba to Echo Point, home to the legendary Three Sisters. Another ideal way to take in the sights is the hop on, hop off Blue Mountains Explorer Bus. Starting from Katoomba Station the big red bus travels in a giant loop, stopping at all the major attractions from Scenic World to Leura. You can also catch a shuttle to Megalong Valley to enjoy its wineries, tea room and to walk the Six Foot Track.

Explore by car
To enjoy a Blue Mountains getaway by car, travel from Sydney on the M4. Beyond Penrith, the Great Western Highway climbs into the mountains to take you past Springwood, Woodford, Wentworth Falls and Leura, each worth a stop. An alternative route is via Windsor and the Bells Line of Road.
Highlights on the Bells Line route include the orchards around Bilpin, the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden at Mount Tomah and a spur road to the gorgeous village of Mount Wilson before rejoining the Great Western Highway at Mount Victoria. Allow 2h 15min from Sydney to Mount Victoria.

Blue Mountains
The Blue Mountains are a mountainous region and a mountain range located in New South Wales, Australia. The region borders on Sydney's metropolitan area, its foothills starting about 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of the centre of the state capital, close to Penrith on the outskirts of the Greater Sydney region. The public's understanding of the extent of the Blue Mountains is varied, as it forms only part of an extensive mountainous area associated with the Great Dividing Range. Officially the Blue Mountains region is bounded by the Nepean and Hawkesbury rivers in the east, the Coxs River and Lake Burragorang to the west and south, and the Wolgan and Colo rivers to the north. Geologically, it is situated in the central parts of the Sydney Basin.

Katoomba Town
Katoomba is the most visited town in the Blue Mountains. It wasn’t until 1879 that the town of Katoomba became known when J.B. North opened the Katoomba Coal Mine. Coal was obtained from the side of the mountain near Orphan Rock using a cable car to bring the coal to the top. The now-famous Scenic Railway operates in the original cutting in the mountainside.

Sydney City
The City of Sydney is the local government area covering the Sydney central business district and surrounding inner-city suburbs of the greater metropolitan area of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established by the Act of Parliament in 1842, the City of Sydney is the oldest, and the oldest surviving, local government authority in New South Wales, and the second-oldest in Australia, with only the City of Adelaide being older by two years. Given its prominent position, historically, geographically, economically and socially, the City of Sydney has long been a source of political interest and intrigue. As a result of this, the boundaries, constitution and legal basis of the council have changed many times throughout its history, often to suit the governing party of the State of New South Wales. The City of Sydney is currently governed under the City of Sydney Act, 1988, which defines and limits the powers, election method, constitution and boundaries of the council area. On 6 February 2004, the former local government area of the City of South Sydney, which itself had been created in 1989 from areas formerly part of the City of Sydney (including Alexandria, Darlington, Erskineville, Newtown and Redfern), was formally merged into the City of Sydney and the current city boundaries date from this merger.

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