World of Waterfalls Blog

Upon closer inspection of the sign, someone marked “Mordor” next to Queenstown. This piqued our interest to see what exactly the perpetrating jokester was talking about…

Montezuma Falls is a 104m year-round waterfall making it the highest such waterfall in Tasmania. It’s reached by a 3-hour return hike along an old tramway.

Hogarth Falls is a 15-20m waterfall on Botanical Creek within the People’s Park in the coastal Tasmanian town of Strahan accessed by a flat 2.5km return track.

Preston Falls is a 25m waterfall on Preston Creek with a lookout accessed by a short 120m track in a blackwood forest near the Gunns Plains and Ulverstone.

Oldaker Falls is an urban waterfall inside a city park within the coastal Northern Tasmanian city of Burnie. We accessed this falls on a short 250-300m path.

Guide Falls is a 25-35m block waterfall on the Guide River with lookouts both above and below the basalt wall easily reached on a 50-320m track near Ridgley.

Waratah Falls is the feature waterfall in the town of Waratah (formerly Mt Bischoff) with a history of industrial use reached by an overlook or a short walk.

Pencil Pine Falls and Knyvet Falls are each 10m waterfalls in Cradle Mountain National Park accessed by a short 1.2km return walk from the Cradle Mtn Lodge.

Crater Falls is a series of cascades each around 5-10m tall reached on a wildlife-rich 3.6km track from Ronny Creek to Crater Lake in Cradle Mountain NP.

I was anxious to see these endangered creatures as was Julie. Both of us knew they would look nothing like the WB’s whirling dervish Tasmanian Devil…

Champagne Falls and Bridal Veil Falls are waterfalls 15m and 20m tall, respectively, reached by a 2.5-hour loop track at the Lemonthyme Wilderness Retreat.

St Columba Falls is a 90m year-round waterfall draining Mt Victoria and Mt Albert near St Helens in the northeast of Tasmania accessed by 1.2km return track.

Ralphs Falls is a narrow 100m waterfall dropping across from Norm’s Lookout, which overlooked the agricultural town of Ringarooma reached by a 600m track.

Lilydale Falls is a pair of 5-10m waterfalls on the Second River in a family-friendly reserve near Launceston with picnic amenities and short 1km return walk.

Liffey Falls is a series of four distinct waterfalls on the Liffey River in the Great Western Tiers and part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.

It beckoned us closer as if everyone was heading towards some spooky outdoor gathering. Of course we were curious to see what the source of the music was so we kept on walking further into the gorge..

Lost Falls is a very temporary waterfall in Tasmania with overlooks reached by a short 10-minute track also providing access to Rock Pools at the falls’ top.

Meetus Falls is a year-round 35m waterfall on the Cygnet River viewable from a lookout in a primitive bush track taking 40 minutes return near Lake Leake.

Mathinna Falls is a 20-25m waterfall on Delvin Creek (with hidden upper tiers) accessed from a fairly remote 1.2km bush walk near the East Coast of Tasmania.

Evercreech Falls is a 5-7m waterfall accessed on a short 1.4km loop walk with a spur track leading to the White Knights (the world’s tallest white gum trees).