I will be returning to Australia for a third visit in December and spending a full week in Sydney between Christmas and New Year's (I'm so excited!!). I'm thinking about spending one of the days in the Blue Mountains once again. Given that my prior visits were to the Katoomba and Leura area, I'm looking at Wentworth Falls or Blackheath this time. Is one area more scenic than the other? I'm interested in taking the train from Sydney and then doing a 3-5 bushwalk / hike to explore a different area of the mountains. Any suggestion among the trails that involve the Grand Canyon, National Pass, or Govett's Leap? Thanks.

Have you considered the Jenolan caves? Look them up - there are several, of different hike lengths and difficulty grades, some quite strenuous, and all fabulous.

You can also spend the night there, at the Caves House, and nearby at McKeown's Rest B&B, or a bit down the road at Oberon for example (we liked the motel Titania, and not only for the Shakespeare allusion...)

You need a car for all that, the train doesn't get you to interesting places except Katoomba and such - you've been there.

We like to rent from https://www.bayswatercarrental.com.au, done it many times over the years, it always worked out well.

Thank you MichelHuebeli. Appreciate you taking the time to respond. Given that we will be traveling by train and only for the day, we're leaning towards Wentworth Falls and the National Pass.

When you were previously in Leura, did you go here? www.leuragardensresort.com.au

No, we visited on a day trip from Sydney.

Contact the Blue Mountains Tourist Information centre. They will email you or talk to you on the phone. They have lots of info on walks. The one from Wentworth falls is great and only 20 min through the suburbs down Falls Rd.