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Minnamurra Falls #3
Minnamurra Rainforest Centre
Budderoo National Park
Jamberoo, NSW, Australia.
The Minnamurra Rainforest Area is found in the Budderoo N.P 15km west of Kiama & about 1hr south of Sydney.
It’s a 400 Hectare pocket of tropical & warm temperate rainforest.
The walk to Minnamurra Falls is approx. 4.2km return & the first 500m is wheelchair-friendly.
Allow about 2hrs for the walk to the falls - the top section is quite steep.
Boardwalks & raised platforms have been erected to minimise damage to the environment from the thousands of visitors the area receives every year.
Walkers are required to keep to the boardwalks so it does reduce the range of possible photography locations & compositions.
Photography of the river is difficult as the main vantage points are on swing-bridges & there is movement for a couple of minutes every time someone crosses them.
The Minnamurra Rainforest is beautiful but certainly not a wilderness experience due to the man-made infrastructure & constructions.
The lower section of the rainforest is quite pristine however there is still ongoing weed control & bush regeneration in the upper sections with lantana being an issue.
Minnamurra Falls consists of two levels, the upper falls which are 25m, and the lower falls which are 50m high.
Only the upper falls can be reached as rockslides have washed away the track that led to the lower falls.
The lower falls were originally the main attraction until the 1989 landslide & there is a an area of canyon there.
There is a lookout that gives you a vantage point to view the lower falls and a glimpse of the slot canyon.
Here’s hoping that one day the track is restored to provide access to an impressive & wild part of Minnamurra.
Minnamurra Falls #3
Minnamurra Rainforest Centre
Budderoo National Park
Jamberoo, NSW, Australia.
The Minnamurra Rainforest Area is found in the Budderoo N.P 15km west of Kiama & about 1hr south of Sydney.
It’s a 400 Hectare pocket of tropical & warm temperate rainforest.
The walk to Minnamurra Falls is approx. 4.2km return & the first 500m is wheelchair-friendly.
Allow about 2hrs for the walk to the falls - the top section is quite steep.
Boardwalks & raised platforms have been erected to minimise damage to the environment from the thousands of visitors the area receives every year.
Walkers are required to keep to the boardwalks so it does reduce the range of possible photography locations & compositions.
Photography of the river is difficult as the main vantage points are on swing-bridges & there is movement for a couple of minutes every time someone crosses them.
The Minnamurra Rainforest is beautiful but certainly not a wilderness experience due to the man-made infrastructure & constructions.
The lower section of the rainforest is quite pristine however there is still ongoing weed control & bush regeneration in the upper sections with lantana being an issue.
Minnamurra Falls consists of two levels, the upper falls which are 25m, and the lower falls which are 50m high.
Only the upper falls can be reached as rockslides have washed away the track that led to the lower falls.
The lower falls were originally the main attraction until the 1989 landslide & there is a an area of canyon there.
There is a lookout that gives you a vantage point to view the lower falls and a glimpse of the slot canyon.
Here’s hoping that one day the track is restored to provide access to an impressive & wild part of Minnamurra.