Nandroya Falls — Attraction in Wooroonooran

This was a lovely hike. Well worth the walk. Google Maps takes you to a random spot on the side of the road, trail actually starts from Henrietta Creek Campsite. Allow for 2.5/3hrs. I dordled and stopped to take photos on the way there and it took me about an hour. I picked up the pace a little on the way back and it took me 30mins. I went about 7:30am and didn’t see another person. The path to the right at the fork was closed. Wear long pants and tuck them into socks as there are a few leeches about. Check every 15/20mins for leeches and bring a lighter to get them off. It has been raining recently and rained while I was on the trail (forest kept me sheltered) so the path is quite muddy in places, the worst of it has logs placed so you can avoid it. There are two river crossings. One is early on and has a plank across it and the other is at Silver Falls (~10mins from Nandroya Falls) the rocks and Silver Falls are slippery and a little wobbly so test before placing full weight on them. Because of the boggy trail and wet rocks I recommend hiking shoes but any enclosed grippy shoes should be fine. There are a few large trees that have fallen across trail so have to crouch a little to get under. Pay attention to the sign at the start of the trail, once you get to the waterfall there are a few of the stinging plants about but easy to avoid if you keep an eye out. There is nowhere dry to stop and sit once you leave the car park so pack a snack that you can eat on the go, remember to take your rubbish with you!! The spot down to the right at the start of the trail is...

The hike is worth it. I went twice and both times I did the short trail (about 30 minutes walking). If it hasn’t rained, the path is fine, but if it’s very humid, it gets quite slippery because of the mud and can be a bit dangerous.

For me, the most shocking thing was the number of terrestrial leeches! I swam both times in the waterfall and had no issues in the water—everything was fine. But around the waterfall and on the trail there are loads of them.

So I 100% recommend wearing closed shoes and long socks. Some were really big—I'll attach a photo.

If you're not too squeamish, the waterfall is really beautiful and the walk...

Absolutely stunning waterfall with spectacular views! The walk was exactly 30 minutes (1 hour total) at a fast paced walk. We took the shorter 2.2km track. Be mindful there are plenty of March flies at the waterfall and a few spider webs along the walk. We decided not to go for swim due to all the leeches although they're harmless. Ensure to stay on the path as there are suicide plants located in this rainforest. Overall great experience and definitely worthwhile the walk, would do again but more prepared next time. Reccomend bringing backpack with water, bug spray, towel, speaker and sticky tape for the...