Valley lookout is in Capertee National Park, near Capertee. To get there:

From Lithgow or Mudgee:

• Take the Castlereagh Highway to Capertee
• Turn off towards Glen Davis onto Glen Davis Road and drive 29km
• Turn left onto Glen Alice Road, towards Rylstone, and continue around 21.5km
• Turn left onto Port Macquarie Road and follow 6km to the locked gate at the park boundary (you’ll need to get the access code before arriving)
• From the locked gate continue around 5km to the Capertee River causeway
• Follow the road around to the right to cross the river and reach a visitor information bay
• From the visitor information bay, follow the road north for 5km to reach the lookout.

Road access and conditions

• Access to Capertee National Park is via a locked gate. For the gate access code please contact the Mudgee office on weekdays, or Blue Mountains Heritage Centre on weekends, during office hours, before you set out.
• If you’re staying at Capertee campground, cottage or homestead you’ll receive the gate access code with your email booking confirmation.
• Check the weather before you set out as the road to Capertee National Park may be flooded after heavy rain.

• Mixture of sealed and unsealed roads

Vehicle access

• Most roads suitable for 2WD vehicles (no long vehicle access)

Weather restrictions

• Dry weather only

Parking

There is an informal grass parking area at the lookout.

Toilets and picnic tables are available at Capertee campground, around a 5km drive from the lookout.

Carpark

Step-free access

The lookout is a grassy, open space that's mostly flat and step-free, with some slight slopes in parts. 

• Valley lookout factsheet
• Valley lookout map (1.5MB pdf)

Disability access level - medium

Valley lookout is wide open grassy space. There's step-free access and the ground is mostly flat, but there are some slight slopes in certain sections. The slopes have  a maximum gradient of 1:14.

There's a 4WD trail that leads directly to the lookout, with an informal grass carpark at the end. People with reduced mobility may need assistance to get across the grassy surface of the carpark and the lookout.

• Capertee Woolshed ruins Capertee Woolshed ruins, in Capertee National Park, offer a view of the historic heritage of the area, with walking, paddling and birdwatching opportunities nearby.
• Valley lookout Relax with a picnic lunch at Valley lookout and enjoy dramatic views inside the world’s second largest canyon. It’s easily combined with a 4WD or camping getaway in Capertee National Park, near Rylstone.

• Capertee Woolshed ruins Capertee Woolshed ruins, in Capertee National Park, offer a view of the historic heritage of the area, with walking, paddling and birdwatching opportunities nearby.
• Valley lookout Relax with a picnic lunch at Valley lookout and enjoy dramatic views inside the world’s second largest canyon. It’s easily combined with a 4WD or camping getaway in Capertee National Park, near Rylstone.

Animals

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  Regent honeyeater (Anthochaera phrygia)

  The regent honeyeater is a critically endangered native bird. Once widespread across south-eastern Australia, only around 250 to 350 birds remain in the wild, making it at risk of extinction.

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  Swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)

  The swamp wallaby, also known as the black wallaby or black pademelon, lives in the dense understorey of rainforests, woodlands and dry sclerophyll forest along eastern Australia. This unique Australian macropod has a dark black-grey coat with a distinctive light-coloured cheek stripe.

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  Sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps)

  The sugar glider is a tree-dwelling Australian native marsupial, found in tall eucalypt forests and woodlands along eastern NSW. The nocturnal sugar glider feeds on insects and birds, and satisfies its sweet tooth with nectar and pollens.

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  Bare-nosed wombat (Vombatus ursinus)

  A large, squat marsupial, the Australian bare-nosed wombat is a burrowing mammal found in coastal forests and mountain ranges across NSW and Victoria. The only other remaining species of wombat in NSW, the endangered southern hairy-nosed wombat, was considered extinct until relatively recently.