Three Brothers to Blacks Ladders route follows a ledge 200m above the Megalong Valley. It has little exposure, requires a degree of good route finding ability and a willingness to fight through little travelled undergrowth.
I wasn’t expecting to come across anyone else on such a rough track. However, I did come across a fellow Mountains resident - Col, and Owen who was up from Sydney for the day. They took an earlier exit very close to Back Creek. We met again at a cliff top lookout.

Route

I chose to start at Delmonte Avenue in Medlow Bath and head down the rough 4WD track to the Three Brothers. After the recent rains, the track was mostly flowing puddles. After a quick stop at the Three Brothers lookout, I retraced my steps for 50m. And followed the indistinct track down the gully keeping the non-photogenic Brothers on my right.

Satellite view of Three Brothers to Blacks Ladders route

The Route

The route followed the highest vegetated ledge. This shot was taken from the Three Brothers Lookout. The far right is Radiata Plateau, with Blacks Ladders fairly close to the right hand edge.

Flora

Unknown species

Epacris reclinata or Fuschia Heath

Leptospermum, or Tea Tree

Waterfalls

Back Creek Falls from the North

The steps in the waterfall were particularly attractive.

Back Creek Falls from the South

Various Cliffs

Wind eroded sandstone

Chocolate ledge

Planned Timing

1. Leave Car Bellevue Crescent at 12:30PM
2. Three brothers by 12:45
3. Back Creek by 2:00
4. Blacks Ladder by 2:30
5. Return along cliff top to car by 3:45

Stats

Approx 8km
Approx 250m of ascent

Actual Timing

1. Left Car at Bellevue Crescent at 12:30PM
2. Three brothers by 12:40
3. Back Creek by 2:00
4. Gully before Blacks Ladders by 2:30
5. Return along cliff top to car by 3:45

Stats

8.6km although this won’t be especially accurate as a reasonable amount of the walk was under overhangs.
300m of ascent