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Lesmurdie Falls

Lesmurdie Falls



Lesmurdie Falls is an attractive waterfall situated in the suburbs of Perth.

We actually had a little bit of trouble finding this waterfall since it's well within suburbia and it wasn't like you could easily follow signs (or lack thereof) to where you're supposed to go to experience the falls. So what we ended up doing was to park at some lot right near the top of the falls, check out the falls from the top (getting a true sense of its height from up here), and getting a bonus panorama looking towards Perth City. Then, because we didn't feel like doing a walk down to the base and back up to reach the falls, we drove through the maze of suburban streets eventually reaching the park near the base of the falls. And from here, we walked the trail along the Lesmurdie Brook to the base of the falls (as pictured above).

The falls was not flowing very well when we were there in June 2006. Now, we weren't sure whether Perth was undergoing a drought or if we happened to show up before the Winter rains showed up, but the falls did have somewhat of a disappointing flow. But having been familiar with waterfalls that behave like this back at home, I'm sure Perth residents could pay better attention to the weather and climate and time their visit for when Lesmurdie Falls becomes more photogenic.

I reckon you'll want to be here deeper in the winter time when the water table has had enough of a chance to accumulate rainwater from the winter and spring rains.

Directions: To access the base of the falls, you'll need to take Welshpool Rd (Road 35) east to Lewis Road. Then take Lewis Rd north towards Palm Tce. There is a car park and picnic area at the end of Palm Tce. There is also a short trail that follows Lesmurdie Brook to the base of the falls.

Panoramic view from the top of the fallsTo access the top of the falls, take Welshpool Rd (Road 35) east to Lesmurdie Rd. Then follow Lesmurdie Rd north to Falls Rd. Take Falls Rd until you see a large car park area. From there, you take a short downhill walk towards the top of the falls.

The trail actually connects with the trail at the base if you're interested in extending your stay and minimizing the amount of driving.

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Side view of Lesmurdie Falls from near its topSide view of the falls from near its top

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Lesmurdie Falls  Not rated yet
Back in 1965 I was living in Perth - now live in England - and I used to go to Lesmurdie Falls a few times.

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Yeah, a lot of us go up there to get wasted. The cops hardly ever drive through there, eh.



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