This walk is an extension of the hike to Westray's Grave (see https://www.aussiebushwalking.com/qld/lamington/westray-s-grave-from-christmas-creek) along Christmas Creek. The other known walk on this route is to the Stinson crash site.
Without a word of hesitation I would recommend that if you go to Christmas Creek you must check out Larapinta Falls as they are absolutely spectacular and made even more special by the fact that you can swim right under the cascade which is over 30 metres high.
Absolutely worth doing, the falls are spectacular and there is nothing like swimming under such a large waterfall. Beautiful scenery though it is fairly well out in the sticks so be prepared.
Follow Christmas Creek Road all the way to the end, just south of Beaudesert which is approximately 1 hour(?) from Brisbane. The end of the road becomes narrow and unsealed so drive carefully, suggest if you have a fancy car, let someone else drive =P
Unsure, original route I saw was on this page: https://www.weekendnotes.com/larapinta-falls-lamington-national-park/
The trip to Westray's Grave is a nice walk in itself through some great scrub / rain forest all while accompanied by the sound of a flowing stream which to me is like music. This walk is not too difficult and takes roughly an hour at a good pace. The track is fairly well marked the whole way with some helpful hiking tape. I wrote a review for the Stinson crash site (https://www.aussiebushwalking.com/qld/stinson-crash-site-from-christmas-creek-) which includes this trip so I won't go into much detail on that.
From Westray's Grave the idea is to follow the creek, generally on the left hand side but sometimes crossing back and forth. This route has also been marked with orange tape which makes getting lost fairly difficult. So long as you stick to the creek, you can't really go wrong. The route involves some fun rock and log hopping through some great scenery and it takes approximately 1 - 1.5 hours after Westray's Grave to reach the falls which as described above, are one of the more impressive you are likely to see and to top it all off, you can have a refreshing swim at the same time. An absolute must.
The return journey is simply retracing your steps and you can generally keep your feet dry as the rocks are plentiful. Probably wouldn't be a good idea after heavy rain however as the creek probably swells a fair bit and slippery rocks are never a good idea. Definitely a good walk for spring / summer. Leeches did not seem to be prolific when I did this walk. Allow a good 4-5 hours for the entire trek.
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https://www.weekendnotes.com/larapinta-falls-lamington-national-park/
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