Sabine Falls — Local services in Mount Sabine

You won't see it — but if you get close enough you will hear it You won't find it — it's not marked on any maps.

As you gaze out across the valley from the viewing platform to the better-known spectacle of Sabine Falls within the Great Otway National Park, hidden higher up in the cold rainforest verdure is the seldom seen hitherto unheard of UPPER SABINE FALLS. Nature has sadly botched the visual splendour of this hidden gem, so it doesn't now look anywhere near as photogenic as the pic shows. A landslip of heavy fallen timber 2010 and an avalanche of debris has completely altered this lush and peaceful scene. :(

While not exactly a secret destination, nor it is an easy 'walk in the park' for the inquisitive. Until the dreadful landslip, Upper Sabine Falls was a popular half-day walk for the adventurous accustomed to steep tracks, poor light, fog, rocky, overgrown slopes, leeches and biting cold. The reward of course was the splendour of the falls framed by myriad tree ferns. ... Photograph 'Upper Sabine Falls' © Gary Higgins | SILENT STREET Ilfochrome Classic CPSK1 Fine Art print, [In...

The hike is an interesting as it’s very quiet and actually feels like being in a forest. The walking track is not the best, it’s more like a natural path with small steps to help you. There are very steep places as well as some muddy places. There are thorny plants on the way which you’ll have to watch out for. I’d say that it’s really a nature walk.

It took us around 45 minutes to walk to the viewing deck from the car park.

At the end of the hike is a very small platform for you to view the waterfall. We didn’t go beyond that point as it’s extremely steep and too risky. A bit disappointing as you cannot get closer to the waterfall when you stop at the platform. There is not much space at the deck and no sitting area either. So don’t carry your lunch or picnic hoping to have it at the waterfall.

Overall the waterfall is nice and the hike is good. But don’t have hopes of getting closer...

Warning !!! Park at the signed rest area. Do not follow google maps down an unmarked gravel track it quickly turns to sticky clay with wheel ruts. I slid off the end of the gravel and into the mud on a road that goes NOWHERE. Took me an half hour to drive 50 meters after lowering tyre pressure to 15psi to get out 5 meters at a time after using sticks under the wheels. On the way out another 4 cars were on their way down. We alerted them to the danger. If you get stuck there there is no mobile coverage so its a very long walk to get out. Thanks to the bloke in the bmw who had a portable compressor for my...