Parking
Park at Sheoak Picnic Area car park on Garvey Track; the falls walks are signposted from the picnic area.
Overview
About Won Wondah and Henderson Falls Walk
Why go
- Two waterfalls and a giant eucalypt along a gentle forest walk
Heads up
- Won Wondah can be obscured by vegetation; the track gets muddy after rain
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation137–203 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
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
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Great Otway Tour Guide
Your drive to Won Wondah and Henderson Falls Walk, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Great Otway 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.
See the Great Otway audio tourRecorded for this trailhead
Sheoak Picnic Area: A Short Forest Break0:00 / 0:32
“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.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Great Otway Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Allenvale: Forest Walk to Phantom Falls
- Cumberland River: The Walk to Jebb's Pool
- Sheoak Falls and Swallow Cave
- From an Otways Creek to the Coral Sea
- 252 audio storiesacross Great Otway’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Koala, Grey Kangaroo, Echidna, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 83 trails, 79 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 walkFrom Sheoak Picnic Area, this easy out-and-back follows a gentle forest track with small rises…
From Sheoak Picnic Area, this easy out-and-back follows a gentle forest track with small rises past Won Wondah Falls and a giant eucalypt to the fern gully at the base of Henderson Falls. The walk is about 1.8 km each way; allow 1–2 hours for about 3.6 km (2.2 miles) round trip.
Falls and footingVegetation can partly hide Won Wondah Falls from its viewing area.
Vegetation can partly hide Won Wondah Falls from its viewing area. Stay on the track rather than attempting the steep, slippery descent to the creek. Mud can make sections slippery after rain.
Access and dogsBegin at Sheoak Picnic Area car park on Garvey Track; the falls walks are signposted there.
Begin at Sheoak Picnic Area car park on Garvey Track; the falls walks are signposted there. Dogs are not permitted on roads, tracks, or trails in the Lorne area of the national park.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Great Otway
204 sightingsKoalaMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
35 sightingsGrey KangarooMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
109 sightingsEchidnaMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
58 sightingsKookaburraMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
97 sightingsSwamp WallabyMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
20 sightingsBrushtail PossumMost seen around 8 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Great Otway. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
