Big Mertens Falls
Big Mertens Falls is another attractive waterfall on the Mitchell Plateau in the remote Kimberley region. It sits on an adjacent drainage from Mitchell Falls so you can see both falls together on an aerial tour. If you're doing a land-based excursion, the Punamii-Unpuu Trail from Mertens Creek to Mitchell Falls passes by the top of the falls. However, the view of the falls is not that great from up there and some daring scrambling would be necessary to get better views, which I wouldn't recommend doing given the rugged terrain and steep dropoffs. Since the falls rests at the head of a gorge, it tends to be in shadow most of the day. Your best bet for photography is to fly over the falls at around midday. If you're doing the Mitchell Falls Explorer tour, your best photos of this waterfall will be taken when the chopper flies back to the Mitchell Plateau Airstrip, which tends to be around midday. There is also a Little Mertens Falls, which has its own swimming hole. It's a 2.5km return walk from the car park at Mertens Creek and is along the way to Mitchell Falls on a spur off the Punamii-Unpuu Trail. Tell us about your experience with this waterfall. [Back to top] [Go to previous waterfall: Mitchell Falls] [Go to next waterfall: King George Falls] [Go to the Western Australia Waterfalls Page] [Go to the Australia Page] [Return from Big Mertens Falls to the World of Waterfalls Home Page]
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Aerial view of all the falls as well as Mitchell Falls in the adjacent drainage
