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Wallaman Falls

Australia's tallest single-drop waterfall - 268 metres off a rainforest escarpment in the wet tropics, misting the gorge below.

DROP
268 m
GETTING THERE
2 hr
ENTRY
Free
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Worth it & getting there FIELD RATING
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Moderate · Half-day+
2h drive · steep road · lookout + base walk
Moderate. ~2 hours (130 km) by car from Townsville via Ingham, on a steep, winding final road. No entry fee for day visits (camping needs a permit). A lookout gives the classic view; the Djyinda Walk descends toward the base. May-September (dry season) for safer roads - though the falls are fullest in the wet. Watch for wildlife on the road.
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ACCESS
Drive (steep road) + lookout / base walk
TIME NEEDED
Half day from Townsville
CROWDS
Quiet
GET WET?
Spray on the base walk in full flow
Australia's tallest single drop
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