national park
Blue Mountains National Park
Dramatic eucalyptus-clad valleys, towering sandstone cliffs, and the iconic Three Sisters rock formation.
27 km · about 30 min drive
OceaniaAustraliaNew South Wales
Blaxland
New South Wales, Australia · Oceania
About Blaxland
Blaxland works well as a base: 5 minutes from Warrimoo, 27km from Blue Mountains National Park.
Blaxland is in New South Wales, Australia, with about 7,300 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Warrimoo, about 4 km away.
Blaxland High School is a government-operated comprehensive secondary school located in Blaxland, a suburb in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia.
Established in 1977, the school enrolled approximately 1,000 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom four percent identified as IndigenousRead more
Australians and eleven percent were from a language background other than English. The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Blaxland?
Within an hour or so of Blaxland: Blue Mountains National Park (27 km), Fruit Bowl & Pie Shop Bilpin (27 km), Three Sisters, Echo Point (Blue Mountains) (27 km), Three Sisters, Blue Mountains (27 km).
Are there any good drives near Blaxland?
The nearest famous roads are Grand Pacific Drive and Macquarie Pass.
Where is Blaxland?
Blaxland is in New South Wales, Australia, about 4 km from Warrimoo.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,288
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- New South Wales
- Timezone
- Australia/Sydney
- Coordinates
- -33.7500, 150.6000
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Worth the detour from Blaxland
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Fruit Bowl & Pie Shop Bilpin
A popular roadside pie shop and fruit stand on the Bells Line of Road through the Blue Mountains, famous for its apple pies and mountain views.
27 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Three Sisters, Echo Point (Blue Mountains)
Sandstone rock formation above the Jamison Valley in the Blue Mountains, viewed from Echo Point which has a large car park and visitor centre.
27 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Three Sisters, Blue Mountains
Three towering sandstone pillars rising from the Jamison Valley, sacred to the local Gundungurra Aboriginal people.
27 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Blue Mountains Botanic Garden Mount Tomah
Cool-climate botanic garden on Bells Line of Road, a scenic alternative crossing of the Blue Mountains, with parking and escarpment views.
29 km · about 35 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Kanangra Walls
A 200-metre sandstone escarpment at the wild western edge of the Blue Mountains, reached by a long gravel road from Oberon and a 20-minute clifftop walk. Vastly emptier than Echo Point.
52 km · about 60 min drive
natural wonder
Jenolan Caves
Limestone cave system west of the Blue Mountains reached by a steep winding access road, offering guided tours through show caves.
54 km · about 60 min drive
cafe
Deus Ex Machina Camperdown
The original Temple of Enthusiasm in Sydney, a pioneering cafe-motorcycle-surfboard-fashion concept that spawned a global cult following.
56 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Blaxland
- 27 kmThree Sisters, Echo Point (Blue Mountains)Sandstone rock formation above the Jamison Valley in the Blue Mountains, viewed from Echo Point which has a large car park and visitor centre.
- 52 kmKanangra WallsA 200-metre sandstone escarpment at the wild western edge of the Blue Mountains, reached by a long gravel road from Oberon and a 20-minute clifftop walk. Vastly emptier than Echo Point.
- 58 kmSydney Harbour TunnelA 2.3 km immersed-tube tunnel opened in 1992 that dives beneath Sydney Harbour, the underwater twin to the Harbour Bridge linking the CBD with North Sydney.
- 63 kmGrand Pacific Drive140 km coastal route from the Royal National Park to Wollongong and beyond, sweeping past Bald Hill's hang-glider lookout, seaside villages and the famous Sea Cliff Bridge.
- 64 kmBald Hill LookoutClifftop lookout and hang-gliding launch at Stanwell Tops overlooking the Sea Cliff Bridge and Illawarra coastline, with roadside parking.
- 66 kmSea Cliff BridgeA 665 m balanced-cantilever bridge that curves off the Illawarra escarpment and hangs over the Pacific, the photogenic centrepiece of Grand Pacific Drive south of Sydney.
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