Mermaids Cave

#337 among destinations in Australia

Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

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Mermaids Cave is an undercut sandstone cave located in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. It was named in 1882 and was also known as Mermaid's Glen. It is accessible by a short walking trail from the Megalong Valley road. ()

Coordinates: 33°38'44"S, 150°16'37"E

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New South WalesAustralia

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Mermaids Cave – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Govetts Leap Falls, Weatherboard Inn archaelological site, Everglades Gardens, Leuralla.

2.3 miNE
Waterfall
Govetts Leap Falls, Blackheath
59 min walk • Govetts Leap Falls, a breathtaking natural wonder, is nestled in the serene town of Blackheath in the World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains of Australia. This majestic waterfall is renowned for plunging over a sandstone cliff into a lush, prehistoric valley below.
7 miSE
Park
Weatherboard Inn archaelological site, Leura
179 min walk • The Weatherboard Inn archaeological site is a heritage-listed former grazing ground, military post, staging inn and road building depot and now public park located at 1-15 Matcham Avenue, Wentworth Falls, City of Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia.
6.3 miSE
Natural attraction, Garden, Park
Everglades Gardens, Sydney
161 min walk • Everglades is a heritage-listed former residence, art gallery, cafe and garden and now tourist destination, house museum and garden at 37 - 49 Everglades Avenue, Leura, City of Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia.
6.2 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Leuralla, Sydney
159 min walk • Leuralla is a historic house and home to the Leuralla Toy & Railway Museum. The property is located in Leura, a suburb in the Blue Mountains, in New South Wales, Australia.
2.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Evans Lookout, Blue Mountains National Park
72 min walk • Evans Lookout is a lookout in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. Overlooking the sandstone cliffs of the Grose River Valley, the lookout is also an access point for pedestrian access to the valley floor.
6.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Banks, Blue Mountains National Park
171 min walk • Mount Banks, a mountain within the Explorers Range of the Blue Mountains Range that is a spur off the Great Dividing Range, is located within the Blue Mountains National Park, approximately 100 kilometres west of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia.
0.7 miNW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Blue Mountains walking tracks, Blackheath
18 min walk • The Blue Mountains walking tracks are heritage-listed picnic areas, walking tracks and rest areas located in the Blue Mountains National Park, in the City of Blue Mountains local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1880.
5.1 miNE
Trail, Park
Perrys Lookdown, Blue Mountains National Park
131 min walk • Perry's Lookdown is situated on the edge of the Grose Valley in the Blue Mountains, Australia. It is believed to have been named by Frederick Eccleston Du Faur after either Samuel Augustus Perry or a local innkeeper. Free campsites are adjacent to the car park.
4.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Explorers tree, Sydney
105 min walk • The Explorers Tree was a Blue Mountains ash tree formerly located at Explorers Hill, about 2 km north-west of Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia.
6.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Grose Valley, Blue Mountains National Park
171 min walk • The Grose Valley is a rugged valley in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. It has been formed by the Grose River, the headwaters of which are in the Mount Victoria area.
7.7 miSE
33°43'26"S • 150°22'16"E
Falls Gallery, Sydney
195 min walk • Art gallery, Shopping, Museum