Ku-ring-gai has a number of picturesque waterfalls, often hidden away in pockets of bushland near urban areas. Some are easy to get to, although many need a bit of a scramble to get the best view. Almost all are best visited after some heavy rain!
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Babbage Falls is a small waterfall along Moores Creek on the Little Digger Track. For the best view, follow the secret track that takes you to a long overhang below the falls.
- Moores Creek Reserve
- Type of waterfall: Tiered or multi-step
- Total drop: 5
- Rating: 2.5
- Ease of access: Easy
- End of Carnavon Road (East Lindfield)
Frasers Brook Cascades is a very small waterfall along the Cliff Connection Track, where the creek drops into a natural pool.
- Bobbin Head, Ku-ring-gai Chase NP
- Type of waterfall: Block or Ledge, Segmented
- Total drop: 1
- Rating: 1
- Ease of access: Easy/Moderate
- Frog Hollow Firetrail from end of Lister Street, North Wahroonga
Little Falls is a small cascade along Moores Creek on the Little Digger Track, which drops into a rocky waterhole.
- Moores Creek Reserve
- Type of waterfall: Cascade
- Total drop: 2
- Rating: 1
- Ease of access: Easy
- End of Carnavon Road (East Lindfield)
Lovers Jump Falls is a small and secluded waterfall near Turramurra. It's accessed by a steep and informal track.
- Type of waterfall: Cascade
- Rating: 2
- Ease of access: Moderate
- Lovers Jump Creek Walk from Burns Road (near Glendale Road)
Mimosa Oval Waterfall is hidden away in Sheldon Forest. While close to suburbia, the secret waterfall feels very secluded and remote.
- Type of waterfall: Plunge
- Total drop: 8
- Rating: 3
- Ease of access: Moderate
- Service trail on Mimosa Road
A series of small but photogenic cascades along Peppermint Creek, in the Twin Creeks Reserve.
- Twin Creeks Reserve
- Type of waterfall: Cascade
- Total drop: 3
- Rating: 1
- Ease of access: Easy/Moderate
- Trail from Mitchell Crescent
Impressive after rain, the Phantom Falls along the Mueller Track in the Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden tumbles about 25m over a series of ledges.
- St Ives Wildflower Garden
- Type of waterfall: Cascade
- Total drop: 25
- Rating: 4
- Ease of access: Moderate
- Take Mueller track from Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden Visitor Centre
- Bobbin Head, Ku-ring-gai Chase NP
- Type of waterfall: Cascade
- Total drop: 1
- Rating: 1.5
- Ease of access: Easy/Moderate
- Trail from end of Grosvenor St (North Wahroonga) or Bobbin Head (North Turramurra)
St Johns Falls is a small waterfall near Gordon Golf Course, accessed via a short track. Best after decent rain.
- Blackbutt Creek Reserve
- Type of waterfall: Horsetail, Tiered or multi-step
- Total drop: 6
- Rating: 2.5
- Ease of access: Easy
- Trail from St Johns Avenue (no off-street parking)
The Cascades is more of a waterhole than a waterfall, but does have a number of small cascades. Continue down Middle Harbour Creek after rain for the best cascades.
- Garigal National Park
- Type of waterfall: Cascade
- Rating: 1
- Ease of access: Easy
- Douglas St near (Acron Oval) in St Ives, Ralson Ave in Belrose or Stone Parade in Davidson
Best visited after rain, the Tree Fern Gully Falls is in the Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden. The Mueller Track passes the top of the waterfall, and an informal pad leads to the base.
- St Ives Wildflower Garden
- Type of waterfall: Tiered or multi-step
- Total drop: 20
- Rating: 3.5
- Ease of access: Moderate
- Take Mueller track from Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden Visitor Centre
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