About Somersby Falls
Somersby Falls was a series of attractive cascading waterfalls situated near Gosford on the Central Coast of New South Wales.
I’d say encountered the two most attractive parts of the waterfalls during a self-tour where we visited Brisbane Water National Park.

Our visit was a stop along the fairly long drive north of Sydney towards Port Macquarie.
As such, Somersby Falls was the first waterfall excursion we visited as part of our Sydney-to-Cairns drive in May 2008.
The morning that we visited was very cool and the air felt crisp, which seemed to be typical of Autumn in these parts.
With Floods Creek rippling over the stair-stepping bedrock, we naturally brought our tripod and DSLR camera and let Nature do the rest (as you can see in the photos on this page).
The Upper Somersby Falls
The first of the Somersby Falls we encountered required a short walk down some steps from the car park (see directions below).

The short trail brought us to the long, flat, and smooth creekbed at the base of the falls.
The photo you see at the top of this page was this waterfall, which actually turned out to be merely the Upper Somersby Falls.
Nevertheless, as you can see, we certainly appreciated its very photo-friendly character, which helped to enhance its scenic rating score.
We did have to be cognizant of the surface here as the smoothed out bedrock alongside Floods Creek could make for some slippery footing, especially where it was wet.
The Lower Somersby Falls
Julie and I then continued further downstream by descending on more steps.

It didn’t take long before the steps ended, and then we scrambled along the creekbed as we arrived at the top of the second attractive cascade on Floods Creek.
In order for us to get a better view of this waterfall, we had to scramble then cross the shallow stream before continuing the scramble further downstream.
We continued our scramble until we positioned ourselves so we could get frontal views of this Lower Somersby Falls.
Given the nature of this scramble, we had to be very careful as it got a little slippery in some spots.
By the time we returned to the car park, we probably walked about 500m in total give or take.
Other Aspects of Somersby Falls

Overall, we had spent about 50 minutes away from the car, encompassing the walking, the scrambling, and the picture-taking.
The lighting during our early morning visit was such that it was against us, but the tree-cover still kept the rays from becoming disruptive in our photographs.
Indeed, it was pleasant and quiet, which we think how a waterfalling experience should be.
Finally, Julie and I happened to catch Somersby Falls with pretty satisfactory flow during our May 2008 visit.
However, I didn’t know how the precipitation patterns behaved prior to the Autumn season.

Thus, I couldn’t say for sure if it was a year-round waterfall.
I did see in the literature that this was best seen after heavy rain, which would imply that it had a short season and we just got lucky though this would just be speculation at this point.
In any case, it did feel cool and moist on the morning we visited despite the weather being sunny.
This suggested to me that perhaps this drainage and forest had seen its share of moisture prior to our visit.
Authorities
Somersby Falls resides in the Brisbane Water National Park near Gosford in New South Wales. It is administered by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. For information or inquiries about the area as well as current conditions, visit their website.
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