Westward, Ho! A trip over the Blue Mountains
European expansion westward from Emu Plains to Bathurst
Published on
![Sketch of a rural setting with farm houses and fenced paddocks](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/zl9du87e/staging/a2881788af360628c8b8db67400485969d9d99df-3213x1991.jpg?fit=max&auto=format)
Westward, Ho! Blue Mountains - towns along the highway
A visit to the Lower, Mid and Upper Blue Mountains
![Sketch of a rural setting with farm houses and fenced paddocks](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/zl9du87e/staging/b67700226f72c7182a576b0afe672a135976cfc0-1822x1126.jpg?fit=max&auto=format)
Westward, Ho! Beyond the Blue Mountains to Bathurst
Bathurst, located approximately 200km west of Sydney on the edge of the Great Dividing Range, was Australia’s first inland settlement
![Two men stand at a lookout over a rugged bushland valley](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/zl9du87e/staging/3bd773618e42acd2f99c1ed0fcee260cadac0a6a-4834x3300.jpg?fit=max&auto=format)
Westward, Ho! Crossing the Blue Mountains
Several British explorers attempted to find a path through but it would take 25 years before the Blue Mountains were successfully crossed