The Blue Mountains Active Transport Links program aims to improve our streets, with safe and sustainable links between key destinations and towns across the Blue Mountains.
About this project
Council is working on plans for a new 2.3 km pathway in the Sublime Point Road area of Leura to improve safety and access for residents and visitors.
Project status
Council began community notification in February 2024 as planning and design commenced. On-site surveying started in May 2024. To improve safety while the design was underway, Council installed new wildlife advisory signs, wayfinding totems and interim treatments along the route.
In July and August 2025, Council invited feedback on a feasibility assessment and preferred options for the route and the community showed strong support for the project.
In March, Council released the concept designs and invited community feedback to help refine the final designs ahead of construction.
- Read the phase one consultation report for this project
- Read the media release announcing phase one consultation
Grand Cliff Top Walk
A section of the proposed pathway forms part of the Grand Cliff Top Walk (indicated in red on the map below).
The Grand Cliff Top Walk (GCTW) is a joint initiative of Blue Mountains City Council and NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NSW NPWS) to develop a world class 19 km multi-day walk linking Wentworth Falls, Leura and Katoomba.
The GCTW connects existing tracks and pathways, completes missing links, and improves lookouts to provide a single walk that spans the entire escarpment, starting at Darwins Walk in Wentworth Falls to Scenic World in Katoomba.
With multiple street level entry points along the way, the GCTW will help to deliver our community’s vision to create a fully integrated network of sustainable, safe and accessible pathways to improve our connections with key destinations, and each other.
The GCTW represents one of the most significant investments in recreational infrastructure in the city’s history and will help to restore and preserve some of Australia’s most iconic heritage walking tracks that are over 100 years old and protect the surrounding environment against damage and erosion.
Concept design feedback now open
Please view the consultation pack (link below), and then complete the planning survey.
Feedback will be accepted until COB Thursday 2 April.
- View the consultation pack
- Complete the online feedback form
Please note: the consultation pack, together with further background information about this project, is also available on the right of this page under the Important Files tab.
Need assistance?
If you would like assistance to complete the form, please contact Council on 02 4723 5000 or council@bmcc.nsw.gov.au. To assist our team to direct your enquiry, please quote the form name 'Active Transport Links - Sublime Point Link - Concept Design Feedback'.
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This project is proudly funded by the NSW Government.
Proposed pathway route
