Halfway along the historic Six Foot Track — the 1884 bridle path from Katoomba to Jenolan Caves — this solar-powered lodge waits in the Cox’s River valley at Ganbenang. Walkers and off-grid weekenders rate it 4.9 stars across 66 reviews.
★ 4.9 · 66 Google reviews (correct at the time of writing, July 2026)
Property photo via Google Maps
The stay
The lodge runs on sun, tanks and firewood: simple bunk rooms, a big communal deck facing the bush, and nights that belong to owls and the Milky Way. You can walk in on the track or drive in the back way — both feel like leaving the century.
Around the track
Jenolan Caves is a day’s walk (or 40-minute drive) one way and Katoomba the other, with the Blackheath escarpment country nearby — our Blue Mountains guide covers the classics either side.
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