Falcon Falls walking track

Falcon Falls walking track is in the Spring Hill precinct of Cocoparra National Park. To get there:

• Follow the Burley Griffin Way from Yenda
• Turn left into Barry Scenic Drive
• Spring Hill picnic area entrance is approximately 10km after the turnoff

Road quality

Check the weather before you set out as the road to Spring Hill picnic area for Falcon Falls walking track can become boggy when it rains.

Parking

Parking is available in a hard-packed ground carpark at Spring Hill picnic area where this walk begins.

There are lots of great things waiting for you in Cocoparra National Park. Here are some of the highlights.

Autumn

Camp at Woolshed Flat while the days are still long and warm enough to explore the walking tracks and the cool nights are pleasant for sitting and watching the sun set Keep an eye out for the autumn greenhood, an early flowering orchid. .

Spring

Take Jacks Creek walking track to see gorgeous spring flowers, including orchids, daisies, wattles and tea-trees. Watch the first rainbow bee-eaters arrive to build nests in the ground. Their brilliant colours are dazzling. Climb Mount Brodgen to look out over the plains and the tree line of Murrumbidgee River .

Winter

Winter rains bring the creeks and falls to life, and the blue-tinged cypress pine trees contrast against the red rocks beautifully after wet weather. The mosses and lichens on Falcon Falls walking track are also renewed with the seasonal rains Wattles begin to flower and their glorious colour will brighten up a cold day .

• There's a non-flush toilet at Spring Hill picnic area where this walk begins
• A free gas barbecue is supplied, but you’re encouraged to bring gas or fuel stoves, especially in summer during the fire season.
• Drinking water is not available in this area, so it’s a good idea to bring your own.
• Rubbish bins are not available, so please take your rubbish with you when you leave.

Barbecue facilities

• Gas/electric barbecues (free)

• Falcon Falls walking track factsheet
• Falcon Falls walking track map (792.4KB pdf)

Disability access level - hard

Falcon Falls walking track is a 2m-wide hard-packed ground track with some loose gravel sections. 

The first 650m section of the walk is mainly flat and step-free and leads to a seat overlooking the gorge. This part of the walk may be suitable for prams, wheelchair users and people with reduced mobility.

There are some parts of the walk where people with reduced mobility may need assistance:

• There's a low vehicle barrier that separates the carpark from the start of the track. The gap in this barrier is only 30cm wide.
• There are 2 steep timber steps at the far end of the pedestrian bridge, around 500m along the track.
• After the first 650m, the track becomes steep and there are large stones towards the end of the walk.

There's a non-flush toilet at Spring Hill picnic area, where this walk begins, but it's not accessible or ambulant.