Parking
Wonderland Carpark on Wonderland Road, reached from Halls Gap via Mount Victory Road. Toilets and picnic tables are at the carpark.
Overview
About Turret Falls Walk
Why go
- Seasonal terraced waterfall
- Sandstone gorge views
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- Waterfall flow can be slight in dry spells
- Slippery exposed rock near the falls
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation425–536 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Best time to go
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 Turret 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
The Pinnacle from Wonderland0:00 / 1:02
“You're approaching the Wonderland starting point for the Pinnacle, where the walk through the rocks is a big part of the attraction.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Grampians Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- A Lake View in About an Hour
- The Living Patches on Rock
- The Robin on the Tree Trunk
- Halls Gap and Venus Baths
- 233 audio storiesacross Grampians’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Short-beaked Echidna, Powerful Owl, Wedge-tailed Eagle, and 13 more
- 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 Turret Falls Walk
The routeAn out-and-back walk of 2.4 km return (about 1.
An out-and-back walk of 2.4 km return (about 1.15 km each way) from Wonderland Carpark to the Turret Falls viewing area, with the distance quoted as the full return trip including the access from the carpark. Allow about 1 hour.
From the carpark, take the signed path away from the Pinnacle group of walks, then climb through sandstone woodland and native scrub and along the gorge. The track reaches the top of the falls, where Stony Creek drops through rockpools, then continues around the gorge to viewpoints from rocky ledges, so you can see the falls both from above and from across the gorge. A short careful scramble can bring you to the water at the base, but that is optional and is not part of the formed track.
Difficulty and footingGrade 3 formed earthen track with steps, short uphill sections and rocky footing.
- Grade 3 formed earthen track with steps, short uphill sections and rocky footing.
- Practical difficulty is easy to moderate, rated 4 out of 10.
- Sections pass close to steep drops with exposed cliff edges near the gorge.
- Sturdy shoes help on loose and uneven rock.
Scenery and payoffThe falls are small, seasonal and prettily terraced, spilling over sandstone slopes into…
The falls are small, seasonal and prettily terraced, spilling over sandstone slopes into rockpools. The wider setting is the Wonderland Range, a landscape of very old folded sandstone ridges, with eucalyptus woodland and native scrub along the way. The gorge views from the rocky ledges are as much of the reward as the water itself.
SafetySudden cliff edges and unstable cliffs, so stay back from the rims and keep children close.
- Sudden cliff edges and unstable cliffs, so stay back from the rims and keep children close.
- Rock near the top of the falls can be extremely slippery when wet.
- Wet rock and slick surfaces around the pools call for slow, deliberate footing.
- Be aware of falling limbs and trees.
Access and rulesStart at Wonderland Carpark, reached from Halls Gap via Mount Victory Road and Wonderland Road.
Start at Wonderland Carpark, reached from Halls Gap via Mount Victory Road and Wonderland Road. Toilets and picnic tables are at the carpark. Dogs are not permitted in the national park, with the exception of assistance dogs.
Choosing between nearby walksSplitters Falls and the Grand Canyon Loop also begin at Wonderland Carpark.
Splitters Falls and the Grand Canyon Loop also begin at Wonderland Carpark. They are separate walks with their own routes, so pick Turret Falls if you want a short gorge-edge outing to a terraced waterfall rather than a longer circuit.
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.
