North of Katoomba, there are more lookout points at BLACKHEATH – just as impressive as Echo Point and much less busy. One of the best is Govetts Leap, near the NPWS Blackheath Heritage Centre (daily 9am-4.30pm; tel 02/4787 8877). The centre has good interpretive material on history, flora and fauna, as well as practical information (with plenty on the adjacent Wollemi and Kanangra Boyd parks too). The two-kilometre Fairfax Heritage Track from the NPWS Centre is wheelchair- and pram-accessible and takes in the Govett’s Leap Lookout with its marvellous panorama of the Grose Valley and Bridal Veil Falls. Although many walks start from the centre, one of the most popular, The Grand Canyon, begins from Evans Lookout Road at the south end of town, west of the Great Western Highway. The village of Blackheath itself is quiet and unspoilt, offering some good browsing in antique shops. Southwest of Blackheath, the beautiful Megalong Valley is popular for horseriding.