Continue straight: From near the summit of Ruined Castle
[33], this walk heads south-east along the main ridgeline, initially keeping the rock wall to your left
[34]. The track follows the rocky ridgeline gently downhill
[35] and after about 70m the track starts to become much steeper
[36]. The track winds down, flattening out for a short time
[37] before continuing steeply down to a sign posted three-way intersection
[38] just beyond the ‘Ruined Castle to Mount Solitary’ map
[39]. There is a ‘Ruined Castle’ arrow
[40] here, pointing back up the hill.
Turn left : From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Katoomba’ sign
[41][42] along the mostly flat and clear track
[43], keeping the main valley to your right. The track almost immediately passes a campsite
[44] (down a steep track on your right) and continues along the flat through the ferny forest
[45]. A little over 200m later, the track passes a large square boulder
[46], then about 100m further, this walk comes to an intersection
[47], where there is a fair amount of coal on the ground
[48], a campsite down to your right
[49] and the entrance to an old small coal mine
[50] (behind a rock) on your left.
Continue straight: From the intersection
[51], this walk heads along the main track
[52] initially keeping the campsite
[53] down to your right. The clear track is mostly flat and passes through a tall turpentine forest
[54] for about 500m before passing another campsite
[55] (on your right). Then, just a few metres further on, this walk comes to a signposted three-way intersection
[56] where a sign points back along the track to ‘Mount Solitary’
[57]. Now Turn left to rejoin the main walk .
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