Scenic tourist walkway turns into a rampaging ‘Jurassic Park’ waterfall – and it’s just over an hour from Sydney if you dare to visit
- TikTok user walkmyworld shared footage from the Katoomba Falls Round Walk
- Relentless rain has lashed the NSW coast for days causing major flooding
- The wild weather has transformed the natural wonder into rampaging waterfalls
Wild weather in New South Wales has transformed a trickling waterfall just an hour from Sydney into a ‘scene from Jurassic Park’.
TikTok user walkmyworld shared video footage from the Katoomba Falls Round Walk, in the Blue Mountains, during the crazy weather event.
Relentless rain has lashed the NSW coast for days causing major flooding similar to the 1988 and 1990 flood events along the Hawkesbury River.
More than 18,000 people have already been ordered to evacuate areas in Sydney and in northern NSW.
TikTok user walkmyworld shared video footage from the Katoomba Falls Round Walk, in the Blue Mountains, during the crazy weather event
The Katoomba Falls Round Walk pictured before the once-in-a-century storm, which has turned the typically-slow running waterfall into a gushing stream
‘Here’s the place to head after all this rain,’ walkmyworld wrote alongside vision of the gushing waterfall.
‘This walk has come to life and looks like something from Jurassic Park.’
A powerful stream of water poured from the waterfall aggressively, splashing the bushwalkers as they stood back from the natural wonder.
‘Just be careful and enjoy this spectacle from the path,’ walkmyworld wrote.
The walking track is about 1.5 hours west of Sydney, in the Blue Mountains.
While many TikTok users agreed the waterfall is quite extraordinary, they also noted the dangers of going for a bushwalk during torrential rain.
Hundreds of litres of water poured from the waterfall aggressively, splashing the bushwalkers as they stood back from the natural wonder
Shallow pools that normally lie at the base of the waterfall (pictured) are now overflowing after days of downpours across New South Wales
‘Be careful! But wow that looks amazing,’ one person wrote.
‘I wouldn’t suggest going during a flood, you don’t know how fast water can rise, how slippery it ism potential land slips etc… Stay safe,’ another said.
A third wrote: ‘Whilst the walk to the Katoomba Cascades is short, please just hold off going there! All national parks in the Blue Mountains are closed.’
Blue Mountains Police Rescue on Saturday said the Blue Mountains National Park was closed due to rainfall and flash flooding.
‘Due to the unprecedented heavy rainfall forecast all walking trails are closed to public access,’ they wrote on Facebook.
‘The public is asked to stay home and not enter the Blue Mountains National Park until further notice.’
The walking track is located about 1.5 hours west of Sydney. While many TikTok users agreed the waterfall is quite extraordinary, they also noted the dangers of going for a bushwalk during torrential rain
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