Gold Creek Falls

^{Styx Valley}^{GPS Coords: -42.8076, 146.5770}

Land Tenure: Permanent Timber Production Zone Land

Updated on 06 Jun 2026

Gold Creek Falls
© 2015 - 2026 Photography: Caedence Kuepper

Grade 5 Hike ^{Suitable for very experienced hikers only.} 0.6km's40 Minutes returnRough unformed track No directional signage ^{No Modification of the natural environment.}
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About Gold Creek Falls

The Styx Valley is home to many gorgeous waterfalls that lie in obscurity, and arguably the most impressive of these is unofficially-named Gold Creek Falls, a complex of three rainforest-clad waterfalls at the confluence of the east and west forks of Gold Creek. The main falls plunges over a wide overhanging drop immediately below the confluence, before continuing over a cascading lower tier. 20 metres upstream of this falls on the western fork is an equally beautiful waterfall that looks almost exactly like a mini version of the main falls, while a long cascading falls on the east fork completes the set.

To reach Gold Creek Falls, turn onto Styx Spur 9, an easy-to-miss turnoff 7 kilometres down Styx Road from the Maydena turnoff. 500 metres down this road, it bends sharply to the left and begins heading downhill. The area was recently logged as of 2026, which makes the initial part of the hike much easier as you just have to aim for the corner of the logging coupe from the bend in the road, with it now possible to see the location of the falls from the road where the two forks of Gold Creek converge. Once at the corner of the couple, bush through a smal amount of scrappy regrowth forest until you enter the rainforest. From here, simply follow the sound of water (and ideally a GPS waypoint) to head steeply downhill through the rainforest towards creek level. It is best to aim for the top of the main falls, allowing for the upper sections of the falls to be explored first before navigating all the way down to the base.

The entire area of Gold Creek is stunning, with untouched, open rainforest defying the areas of regrowth and clear fell logging only a couple hundred metres above its banks. Several hours can be dedicated to exploring downstream where there are several more nice cascades culminating in Lower Gold Creek Falls, but getting to the main falls on Gold Creek requires a hike of only 15-20 minutes each way, albeit steep, rough and mostly off track. At least an hour should be allowed to properly explore all three sections of the main falls, however.

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