Won Wondah Falls in Great Otway National Park

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Won Wondah Falls

A quick, wooded waterfall pause on the way to a stronger one.

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Type
Sight
Nearest trail
0.6 km
Audio stories
5 nearby

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Sheoak Picnic Area: A Short Forest Break

Overview

About Won Wondah Falls

Why stop

  • A quiet forest walk continues to Henderson Falls.

Heads up

  • The modest drop can be hard to see through vegetation.

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Where it is

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SightWon Wondah Falls-38.55054, 143.93890
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Before you go

3 active Great Otway alerts

  • ClosureWye Road closed after storm and flood damageWye Road is closed until further notice because recent storm and flood damage requires road maintenance and repair works; plan around the closure.Official details
  • ClosureLorne-area walking trails closed after flood damageSome walking trails near Lorne are closed for public safety after the January 2026 flash floods washed away or severely damaged bridges and walkways.Official details
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Sheoak Picnic Area: A Short Forest Break
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“You're coming up on Sheoak Picnic Area, a shady forest clearing with tables and gas barbecues. Stop here for a picnic, or take the half-hour Nature Walk for a suspension bridge and a look into the fern gully.”

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Guide

More about Won Wondah Falls

A quick falls stopWon Wondah Falls is a small, single-tier cascade on Henderson Creek in forest near Lorne.

Won Wondah Falls is a small, single-tier cascade on Henderson Creek in forest near Lorne. It’s a brief stop on the Sheoak Picnic Area walk to Henderson Falls, and I’d treat it as a pause along that walk rather than the main event: the drop is modest and the steep, wooded ravine often screens part of it.

Keep going to HendersonThe paired walk starts at the lower Sheoak Picnic Area car park and is described as a gentle…

The paired walk starts at the lower Sheoak Picnic Area car park and is described as a gentle track with small rises. It passes Won Wondah, then a giant eucalypt, and ends in a fern gully at Henderson Falls. Leave time for the second falls; the more rewarding part of this walk comes farther along.

Look through the treesThe viewing platform looks down into a steep ravine, where branches can hide much of the…

The viewing platform looks down into a steep ravine, where branches can hide much of the cascade. Frame the narrow flow with the surrounding trees and dark rock rather than expecting a broad, open waterfall view. The falls are best seen from the platform; getting down to the creek is not a straightforward extension of the stop.

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