This drive is not listed anywhere I could find, so the name may not be accurate. On Google maps, there is a mention of TR1 near Katoomba Point Lookout, so that is partly how the name has been derived.
The start of the drive is not clear, but there is a tourist drive symbol brown sign near the Quarry Gardens carpark, so that is where it starts.
Start of the Drive
The drive starts (the best as I can determine) at the intersection of Bridge Street and Dudley Street. There is a carpark with little more, but it is a spot to park if you want to go on the Redwood Bridle Trail or the Redwood Forest Walk in Redwood Park.
Redwood Park
From the Quarry Gardens carpark, the entrance to Redwood Park is around 100 metres. It is the Bridge Street Trailhead for Redwood Bridle Trail and Redwood Forest Walk. Redwood Bridle Trail is 2.6 kilometres one-way, and Redwood Forest Walk is 2.7 kilometres one-way. Redwood Forest Walk goes to the Toowoomba Connection Road entrance of Redwood Park. The two trails can be linked with another 1.9 kilometre Grass Tree Trail to make a circuit, joining Redwood Bridle Trail about two-thirds along.
Continue on Drive
Follow Bridge Street west, passed the entrance to Redwood Park, follow a bend to the left into Prince Henry Drive with a brown sign tourist drive symbol with an arrow to the left. Continue for 1.5 kilometres to reach Katoomba Point Lookout.
Katoomba Point Lookout
Katoomba Point Lookout is a great location for views over the Lockyer Valley, looking east. The views is the main feature here, with a single concrete picnic table and no other facilities. There is some parking space and a turn-around loop. The continuing drive has a gate and can be closed but there are no times or information to suggest when it may be closed.
Continue on Drive
Go through the gate to continue driving on Prince Henry Drive. This section is narrow and is one way. Be aware that there may be pedestrians and bicycle riders on the road, so take care. Follow for around 750 metres to reach Prince Henry Drive Lookout.
Prince Henry Drive Lookout
Reaching Prince Henry Drive Lookout, you will see there is no proper parking spaces. It is still narrow too, so if you can park, make sure you leave plenty of room for others to pass. The views are amazing with a perspective a little more south than Katoomba Point Lookout. There is a single picnic table and no other facilities.
Continue on Drive
Continue on Prince Henry Drive around 1 kilometre to reach Lovers Outlook.
Lovers Outlook
Like Prince Henry Drive Lookout, parking is almost non-existent. There is little room, perhaps only one vehicle. Consider continuing to the turnaround loop and walk back 400 metres. Once again, there is one picnic table, with the views the main feature.
Continue on Drive
Continue on Prince Henry Drive around 400 metres to reach a turnaround loop if you came from the other side. This is a spot where you can park and walk back to Lovers Outlook.
Continue on Prince Henry Drive for 600 metres and turn left into Bridge Street. After 400 metres, turn left into Dudley Street, following the tourist drive symbol sign. Follow Dudley Street for 400 metres to reach the lower section of Webb Park or continue 150 metres further around a bend to the left for the top section of Webb Park.
Webb Park
Webb Park is a gem with amazing views and great facilities to have a picnic and fun with the kids. The lower section has a playground in addition to free BBQs and a sheltered rotunda. The upper section has a flying fox and a couple of sheltered picnic tables with free BBQs between them. There is also a toilet block and rubbish bins. From the road at the upper section, a view off the range across the Lockyer Valley can be enjoyed.
End of Drive
The start and end of the drive isn’t clear. Webb Park is where I have chosen for the end of this drive, until we find out otherwise.
