Parking
Small parking area at Burrong Falls Carpark off Rose Creek Road. Approach via Northern Grampians Road, then Rose Creek Road for about 8 km to the falls.
Overview
About Burrong Falls Walk
Why go
- Distinctive terraced cascades
- Short walk to a waterfall
Heads up
- Rough scramble to the lower falls
- Slippery rock and unstable edges
This is a brief waterfall stop rather than a headline day walk, but it delivers a good deal of scenery for the distance if you accept the rough footing near the falls.
Parkwolf’s verdictWorth knowingMap & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation289–330 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
5 active Grampians alerts
- ClosureBushfire-damaged walks and picnic area remain closedThe Fortress, Red Gum, Billimina, Chimney Pots and Brownings Loop walks, plus Mafeking Picnic Area, remain closed because of track or site damage from the 2024/25 summer bushfires.Official details
- ClosureMackenzie Falls precinct closed during constructionThe Mackenzie Falls (Migunang wirab) Precinct has no vehicle or visitor access during major construction works expected to finish by the end of 2026.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Grampians Tour Guide
Your drive to Burrong Falls Walk, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Grampians National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this trailhead
Burrong Falls: The View Without the Scramble0:00 / 0:21
“Burrong Falls Carpark is coming up, with a short bush walk to cascades stepping down rusty sandstone. Stay with the formed track and lookout for a waterfall view without taking on the rough scramble to the lower pools.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Grampians Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
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- The Trap in the Sand
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- 233 audio storiesacross Grampians’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
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- Works offlinemaps, 81 trails, 62 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
Trail guide
Hiking Burrong Falls Walk
Route and distanceA short out-and-back walk from Burrong Falls Carpark to Burrong Falls, counted as 700 m total…
A short out-and-back walk from Burrong Falls Carpark to Burrong Falls, counted as 700 m total return, roughly 350 m each way. It is not a loop and not a one-way walk. The track leaves the small parking area and runs through bush on a formed walking surface to the falls area, where short mapped branches lead to the cliff-side viewing point and to the lower-falls access. From the lookout the waterfall is seen across and below, with the creek dropping through stepped rock. You return by the same track.
DifficultyRated moderate, aligned with a Grade 3 classification and about 1 hour for the return walk…
Rated moderate, aligned with a Grade 3 classification and about 1 hour for the return walk including time at the viewpoints. The climbing is modest, with roughly 44 m of total ascent and a route range near 290 to 330 m, but the grade comes from slopes, steps and uneven footing rather than length.
Surfaces and the lower scrambleAnyone unsure of loose or steep rock can stay on the formed track and lookout and still see the…
Anyone unsure of loose or steep rock can stay on the formed track and lookout and still see the waterfall.
- Main track: formed, with slopes, steps and uneven ground.
- Lookout branch: short, on the formed standard, ending near cliff edges.
- Lower-falls access: a careful scramble down the side of the small gorge over rock, clearly rougher and slower than the main track.
Scenery and flowBurrong Falls is a terraced sandstone waterfall on Rose Creek, with cascades stepping between…
Burrong Falls is a terraced sandstone waterfall on Rose Creek, with cascades stepping between rock pools inside a narrow gorge. Flow is most reliable through winter and spring and typically drops away over summer, so the falls can be much reduced or dry outside the wetter months.
AccessAccess is from the small parking area at Burrong Falls Carpark off Rose Creek Road.
Access is from the small parking area at Burrong Falls Carpark off Rose Creek Road. The durable approach is via Northern Grampians Road and then Rose Creek Road, with the falls about 8 km along Rose Creek Road from the turnoff.
Pets and restrictionsDogs are not allowed. Assistance dogs are permitted subject to entry requirements.
Dogs are not allowed. Assistance dogs are permitted subject to entry requirements. Camping, fires, fishing, horses, bicycles, firearms and generators are also prohibited here.
HazardsKeep back from edges, watch children closely, and choose footwear with grip.
Keep back from edges, watch children closely, and choose footwear with grip.
- Slippery surfaces on rock near the water and on the descent.
- Unstable cliffs and sharp drops close to the waterfall and lookout.
- Uneven ground along the whole route.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Grampians
157 sightingsShort-beaked EchidnaMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
37 sightingsPowerful OwlMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
59 sightingsWedge-tailed EagleMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
24 sightingsEastern Brown SnakeMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
10 sightingsTiger SnakeMost seen around noonSighting map
29 sightingsRed-bellied Black SnakeMost seen around 11 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Grampians. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
