Leura Cascades
A series of small drops of Leura Creek among ferns and temperate rainforest, with a picnic area and the start of valley rim walks.
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In the destination Blue Mountains (Blue Mountains).
In the photo: Leura Cascades
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The city
Neighboring town to Katoomba, one train stop away, Leura is known for its main street, Leura Mall, with cafés and shops, and for the gardens of its old houses. Trails descend to Leura Cascades and follow the Jamison Valley rim to Echo Point. South of town, the Sublime Point lookout opens onto the valley, and the Everglades gardens display 1930s landscape design.
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The local experience
A series of small drops of Leura Creek among ferns and temperate rainforest, with a picnic area and the start of valley rim walks.
Lookout south of Leura, on the tip of a promontory, with wide views over the Jamison Valley, Mount Solitary and sandstone escarpments.
1930s house and gardens in Leura, with five hectares of terraces, lawns and woodlands created by landscaper Paul Sorensen, open to visitors by the National Trust.