Located along the Jamison Creek in the Blue Mountains, the beautiful Hippocrene Falls waterfall is reached via a long and steep descent from Wentworth Falls.
The falls are named after Hippocrene, a spring on Mount Helicon in greek mythology (a sacred spring that was formed when the winged horse Pegasus struck his hoof into the ground, with the name literally translating to “Steed/Horse’s Fountain”).
At the base of the waterfall is a fairly deep pool, which would make a nice swimming hole on a hot day – the bottom of the shaded valley is always a few degrees cooler than the top of the escarpment.
Getting to Hippocrene Falls
There’s no easy way to reach Hippocrene Falls, which can be approached in two ways (both about 8km return) from Wentworth Falls:
- From the end of Falls Road, take the Wentworth Falls Track which joins the National Pass Track, providing a steep descent past the middle of Wentworth Falls. Turn onto the Wentworth Pass, which continues to the base of Wentworth Falls. From here the Hippocrene Falls Track (which is more of a route than a marked trail) follows Jamison Creek down to the falls.
- From the end of Fletcher St, head down the Valley of the Waters Track, which descends to the Wentworth Pass. The Wentworth Pass continues to the Vera Falls Track (also a route that requires some navigation expertise) and then becomes the Hippocrene Falls Track.
The Hippocrene and Vera Falls Loop combines both of these options to form a loop walk, which passes a number of waterfalls.
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