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Dinner Falls

Dinner Falls


Dinner Falls was one of the more interesting waterfalls we saw on our trip as it featured a rather unusual set of cascades and waterfalls. The falls consisted of three main sections, and each section seemed to have distinct shapes and characteristics.

For example, the uppermost section (the one pictured above) had a triangular shape when viewed from the viewing area. We thought this one had the most unusual shape. The middle section was a segmented waterfall (at least when we were there) consisting of three parallel cascades. The lower section was another tumbling cascade, but it was hard to get a decent photo of itas the falls continued to tumble well past the viewing area and towards the forested stream below.

A well-constructed path made a circuit past all sections of the falls as well as link with the out-and-back trail to the platform overlooking the impressive Hypipamee Crater, which was a crater fringed by 138m vertical cliffs dropping right into a stale-looking but eerily scenic concentrated green lake.

During our visit, there was also a sign warning about a cassowary sighting. Even though we didn't see the bird, apparently they're known to be very aggressive and attack people despite their endangered status. Cassowaries are pretty big flightless birds with an interesting-looking fin-like shape on its head.

Directions: Dinner Falls is set in the Mt Hypipamee National Park on the northwestern outskirts of the Atherton Tablelands.

We went there from the Millaa Millaa Tourist park along the Millaa Millaa-Malanda Rd. From the tourist park, we drove about 2.4km west then turning left onto East Evelyn Rd (Route 25) then turning right onto the Kennedy Hwy (Hwy 1). We proceeded on Kennedy Hwy for just under 14km where the signposted Mt Hypipamee turnoff is on the left.

Even though we didn't go this way, the nearest town is Atherton, and you can follow the Kennedy Hwy south for about 30km to the Mt Hypipamee entrance on the right.

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The segmented middle section cascadesThe segmented middle section cascades

Sideways view of the lower section of the fallsSideways view of the lower section of the falls

I wonder what Julie's readingI wonder what Julie's reading

Beware the CassowariesBeware the Cassowaries

Hypipamee CraterHypipamee Crater

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Right to left sweep of the lowermost section


Fixated on the segmented middle section


The unusual triangular-shaped upper section


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