Six Foot Track
The Six Foot Track is a 45 kilometre footpath stretching across the Blue Mountains from The Explorer's Marked Tree, near Katoomba to Jenolan Caves.
The Six Foot Track was planned as a shortcut to Jenolan Caves. At the time, visitors to the caves travelled by train to Mt Victoria or Tarana. In 1879,
Tarana became the only town on the railway from which it was possible to take a coach all the way to the caves, a monopoly which it enjoyed for ten
years. Seeing this valuable traffic passing them by, Katoomba moved to establish a bridle trail to the caves. It was hoped that it would later be upgraded
to carry horse-drawn coaches.
The route was surveyed by William Cooper and party in 1884. Existing tracks were used where possible, including, it is said, brumby (wild horse) trails. The
trail marked by calico strips, was negotiated by various parties during the construction of the bridle track. The first recorded passage of the completed
bridle track from Katoomba to Jenolan was by the governor, Lord Carrington, in September 1887. Whilst little of the original bridle track remains, the route
remains open to walkers as 'The Six Foot Track'.
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