Parking
Start at the lower car park at Sheoak Picnic Area.
Overview
About Won Wondah and Henderson Falls Walk
Why go
- Visits both Won Wondah and Henderson Falls on one walk
- Easy grade with only a couple of small rises
- Passes a giant eucalypt and ends in a fern gully
Heads up
- Henderson Falls can be only a trickle in drier weather
Map & elevation
The route
Loading the Great Ocean Road map
Full mapElevation137–203 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
7 active Great Ocean Road alerts
- ClosureLorne-area walking trails closed after flood and storm damageSeveral walking trails near Lorne remain closed; do not enter closed tracks. - Phantom Falls Walk is temporarily closed because flood and storm damage affected the trail and structures.Official details
- ClosureWye Road closed after storm and flood damageWye Road is closed until further notice for road maintenance and repairs following storm and flood damage; do not use the road. Check current Great Otway National Park conditions before travelling.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Great Ocean Road Tour Guide
Your drive to Won Wondah and Henderson Falls Walk, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Great Ocean Road. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
See the Great Ocean Road audio tourRecorded for this trailhead
Sheoak Picnic Area0:00 / 0:33
“You're nearing Sheoak Picnic Area, a shaded clearing among tall eucalypts where you can stop for lunch without committing to a waterfall hike. Bring your own picnic and use the tables or roofed barbecue shelter.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Great Ocean Road Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Allenvale Mill and Phantom Falls
- Cumberland River and Jebb’s Pool
- Sheoak Falls and Swallow Cave
- A King Parrot's Deep Hollow
- 181 audio storiesacross Great Ocean Road’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Koala, Kangaroo, Little Penguin, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 109 trails, 99 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 Won Wondah and Henderson Falls Walk
The return walkThis easy out-and-back starts at the lower car park at Sheoak Picnic Area, passes Won Wondah…
This easy out-and-back starts at the lower car park at Sheoak Picnic Area, passes Won Wondah Falls, and continues to Henderson Falls. It is about 3.6 km (2.2 miles) return on the same corridor; allow 1–2 hours for the gentle track and stops at both falls.
Between the fallsThe track has a couple of small rises.
The track has a couple of small rises. Won Wondah comes first, followed by a giant eucalypt; a short climb crosses the ridge between Sheoak and Henderson creeks before the path drops into the fern gully. The forest shifts from damp creek-side growth to drier ground over the ridge.
At Henderson FallsThe route ends in front of the base of Henderson Falls, an 8–10 m cascade.
The route ends in front of the base of Henderson Falls, an 8–10 m cascade. Won Wondah is the earlier stop; Henderson finishes in the fern gully at the foot of the cascade. Water flow varies, and visitors have found the falls reduced to a trickle in drier periods.
Trailhead and rulesUse the lower car park at Sheoak Picnic Area as your navigation target; directions to the falls…
Use the lower car park at Sheoak Picnic Area as your navigation target; directions to the falls themselves can be unreliable. Dogs are not allowed in this area.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Great Ocean Road
900 sightingsKoalaMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
358 sightingsKangarooMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
49 sightingsLittle PenguinMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
155 sightingsEchidnaMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
33 sightingsFur SealMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
59 sightingsRed-necked WallabyMost seen around 6 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Great Ocean Road. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
