Mapleton Falls & Wompoo Circuit

GPS Tracks

Woompoo Circuit (KML)

This walk winds through rainforest and eucalypt forest, whilst providing views of the 120m falls tumbling down the escarpment from Pencil Creek into Obi Obi Valley.

Waterfalls

Lookouts

Picnic Facilities

BBQ

Toilets

No Dogs Permitted

No Camping Permitted

Rainforest

425m

Maximum Elevation

62m

Total Climb

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Getting there:

Head to Mapleton on the Blackall Range and in the centre of town turn down Obi Obi Road and then right into Mapleton Falls Road to the car park. All well signposted.

Maps:

Mapleton Falls

Route/Trail notes:

From the car park, a 10m walk provides a raised platform to enjoy the view of the falls. From here, continue downhill along the track and across two creeks before the circular track begins. There are numerous interpretive signs and also a second viewing platform at Peregrine Lookout.

Permits/Costs:

None.

Other References/Comments:

This walk forms part of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland Great Walk (58km). Nearby Baxter Falls is a far more exciting and challenging area to visit.

As ever, there is an option to get to the base of the falls, but this is for the very experienced only and requires GPS navigation, covers 9k, 3h and a lot of bush bashing.

GPS Tracks

Woompoo Circuit (KML)

Comments

Short pleasant walk however there is no view of the falls from the Wompoo Circuit. The lookout to the Falls is currently closed due to a landslide at the foundations of the structure. I could not find any other way to view the Falls :( The top is densely covered.
Alice on 6 Apr, 2015

Quick and easy, lots of nice birdsong. It is however the only place in my whole life I've ever picked up a leech, so be extra vigilant if it's just rained.
SweetLorikeet on Mar, 2015