Mapleton Falls

Blackall Range / South East, Queensland, Australia

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Mapleton Falls looked to be a fairly tall and impressive waterfall as it was where Pencil Creek cascaded over 120m into the ancient rainforest below.

Unfortunately, as you can see from the photo both immediately above and below here, the view of the falls disappointed us.

Mapleton_Falls_012_05112008 - Mapleton Falls barely visible against the overgrowth
Mapleton Falls barely visible against the overgrowth

Indeed, we could barely see the waterfall through the obstructing foliage, and the waterfall itself faced away from our line-of-sight.

Personally, I wondered why they didn’t make a track going to the base of this waterfall.

Perhaps the forested base (said to be what was left of an ancient rainforest that once stretched all the way out to the Sunshine Coast) was too ecologically sensitive or access to the base was too difficult.

In any case, the falls itself might be worth the detour if Pencil Creek happened to be under high flow (so you can see more of the falls and maybe even a companion waterfall).

Otherwise, you might understand why we didn’t score this waterfall very high in our scenic rating.

Adding to the disappointment, there was another nearby waterfall (about 15 minutes drive) called Kondalilla Falls, which was said to drop some 80m.

Mapleton_Falls_007_05112008 - This was the open panorama of Obi Obi Valley as seen from the Mapleton Falls Lookout
This was the open panorama of Obi Obi Valley as seen from the Mapleton Falls Lookout

However, during our May 2008 visit, the trail access to get the best view of this waterfall was under construction so we weren’t able to even visit that waterfall.

All things considered, the panoramic view was pretty as we quite impressive as it looked into the Obi Obi Valley.

Although there were walks in the area, none of them yielded better views of the falls.

Instead, those walks featured the chance to see rare wildlife as well as some hexagonal basalt columns.

We didn’t do any of the other walks so we can’t say more about them.

Authorities

Mapleton Falls resides in the Mapleton Falls National Park near Mapleton, Queensland. It is administered by the State of Queensland Department of Environment and Science. For information or inquiries about the area as well as current conditions, visit their website.

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