NSW Northern Rivers - Day 2

With an approximately 50 minute drive ahead of me, I left nice and early to arrive at Minyon Falls before too many people turned up - which ended up being a good idea as it was becoming quite crowded (relatively speaking) by the time I wad done and heading out. The road in involved a lot of back country roads, all sealed apart from the final stretch to the carpark, but rough and narrow in places.

Arriving at the Minyon Falls lookout, I took in the sight of the top of the falls from the viewing platform that juts out over the cliff before setting off counter-clockwise on the Minyon Loop - starting at the lookout, then slowly descending through the rainforest to the base of the falls, 100 meters below.

The last part of the track to the base is a slightly tricky scramble over some rocky terrain but, with that cleared, the falls emerge in a nice open section as they cascade down to the pool below. The top actually overhangs slightly, rather than being merely sheer, so the water drops straight down.

Following this, I followed the path to Minyon Grass (which has another lookout giving a different and more distant view of the falls) and completed the loop along the access road.

It’s certainly quite novel to be able to view the waterfall from both top and bottom and it really is imposing to stand at the bottom and look straight up to the top.