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Wallicher Falls and Tchupala Falls are a pair of waterfalls sharing the same trailhead off the Palmerston Highway not far from Nandroya Falls. And like Nandroya Falls, this pair of falls seemed to be on the obscure side this side of the Atherton Tablelands vicinity.
Since the falls are at the end of separate out-and-back trails going in different directions after 200m, I felt like visiting both falls was almost like doing two separate hikes. It was about 500m to Wallicher Falls from the fork on the left while it was 300m to Tchupala Falls from the fork on the right. The total walking distance to see both falls in one go was about 2km. Unfortunately, the end of the track leading to a viewpoint of Tchupala Falls was damaged by Cyclone Larry. Thus, I was only able to obtain obstructed views of the falls without going past the barricades.
Directions: Both Wallicher Falls and Tchupala Falls are within the Palmerston section of Wooroonooran National Park between Millaa Millaa and Innisfail (just like Nandroya Falls). The easy-to-miss signposted trailhead is about 3km east of Nandroya Falls (between a small pullout area (where you can park the car) and the Misty Mountains turnoff further west).
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