Robbies Falls

GPS Coords: -42.9560, 146.7654
Land Tenure: Permanent Timber Production Zone Land

Updated on 18 Jul 2025

Robbies Falls
© 2015 - 2025 Photography: Caedence Kuepper
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Grade 3 Hike
Some bushwalking experience recommended.

3km's1.5 Hours returnFormed track, some obstacles Sign posted

Formed earthen track, few obstacles. Generally a modified surface, sections may be hardened. Width: variable and less than 1200mm. Kept mostly clear.

Dogs on leash allowed
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About Robbies Falls

Situated on the aptly-named Falls Rivulet, Robbies Falls is an impressive twin plunging waterfall about three kilometres downstream of Falls Rivulet's other significant waterfall, Compton Falls. Robbies Falls is currently an unoffical name, and the falls are not marked on any maps, so the GPS coordinates provided on this page will have to be relied upon if attempting a trip. The name is derived from Robbie Watson, a timber worker who discovered the falls when he noticed the sound of gushing water after stopping his excavator, and cut a track into them over 20 years ago. 

To find Robbies Falls, turn onto McDougalls Road from Denison Road, then take a right onto a spur road just after the bridge over the Little Denison River. A small sign reading "Falls 2 hours return" is visible here if you keep your eyes out. Drive 400 metres to the end of the road, where more DIY-style signs point you towards the falls. The trail is clear underfoot and well marked with ribbons, initially leading straight down to Falls Rivulet. From here, the trail follows the rivulet upstream always keeping close to the bank, through gorgeous rainforest. For an unofficial track the maintanence work that has been done is surprisingly excellent, with steps cut into fallen logs and an easy trail to follow the whole time. It is still a rough bush track that is often slippery and has short steep sections as it follows the lay of the land, but should not be hard for anyone of reasonable fitness to manage.

After 1.4 kilometres of hiking you will come to the unofficially-named Lower Robbies Falls which is easily confused for the real thing (we nearly made that mistake on our first visit here). The lower falls are really pretty in their own right, cascading 5 metres over several stair-stepping tiers, but continue on the trail just 50 metres further and the main falls reveals itself, with its large pool and impressive bowl-like basin which the 8 metre twin plunge drops into. Falls Rivulet is a signficant watercourse that flows year-round, so this pool would make for an excellent summer swimming hole and a great summer waterfalling destination. 

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