To carry on the theme of walks relatively local to us (meaning within a short drive to the start), Sue and I went on a walk with our friend Marchelle (who has lived in this area all of her life, and consequently knows much about the surrounding country and the walks available).  

This walk was from Blackheath, about an hour’s drive up the Blue Mountains main road) out to a rock formation called Hanging Rock.  

This involved a largely flat walk along a fire trail, to Baltzer Lookout, then a descent to view the Hanging Rock itself.  The cliff faces are sheer and unguarded – apart from an occasional warning sign.

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We DIDN’T go out to pose on the tip of Hanging Rock itself, although it is certainly possible to do so.  The whole rock formation is actually a stand-alone rock mass, separated from the main cliff formation with a very deep fissure only about 30cm wide at the top, but clearly going over 10 metres down.  Not for the faint-hearted to cross, even before you get to the overhanging formation itself …

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