Hiking and camping at the highest single-drop waterfall in Australia
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At 268m tall, Wallaman Falls is Australia’s highest, permanent, single-drop waterfall, and its a beauty!
The falls are located in Girringun National Park around an hour south-west of Ingham. The falls are in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area and are home to a large variety of wildlife, including but not limited to, the ever elusive platypus!There are multiple accessible view points that look at the falls from the top. If you’d like to get a little closer, then there are a couple of hike options too, one of which takes you all the way to the base of the falls. |
Djyinda walk
The walk down to the base of the falls is called the Djyinda walk. It’s 3.2km in length and delightfully* steep! I mean, makes sense, the falls are almost 300m in height and the hike starts at that level and descends to the base. With that in mind, be prepared to engage your quads on the way down, and get a little out of breath on the way back up! The track surface is unstable in parts so I’d suggest having a fair amount of fitness, or at least allowing yourself plenty of time.
Check out my activity on Strava below for more in depth stats on the hike.
*If hiking up steep sh*t is your thing
camping
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Camping costs $7 per person, per night and is located at the Wallaman Falls Campground in the park. The campground is adjacent to Stony Creek, the creek of which the falls stem from.
The campground has BBQs, toilets, cold showers and water, however the water is not suitable for drinking unless treated, so be sure to bring plenty with you, or have a means to purify it. Camping is booked via the QLD Parks website here. |
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