Parking
Start at Joffre Falls carpark. Picnic tables and shelters are at the carpark; the route follows part of the Joffre Waterfall approach before continuing along the rim.
Overview
About Joffre View Trail
Why go
- Rim views continue beyond the main falls lookout
- Stays above the gorge instead of descending to the pool
Heads up
- Class 4 rough ground needs experienced footing
- The mapped corridor implies a longer return than the listed distance
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation682–699 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Karijini Tour Guide
Your drive to Joffre View Trail, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Karijini 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 Karijini audio tourRecorded for this trailhead
Joffre Falls and Lookout0:00 / 0:32
“Up ahead is Joffre Gorge, where a curved red cliff wraps around a dark pool like an amphitheatre. I’d choose the lookout for a short stop: allow about twenty minutes return on an uneven path with rock steps.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Karijini Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
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- How a Kestrel Hangs in the Air
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- 141 audio storiesacross Karijini’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Dingo, Rock Wallaby, Mulga Snake, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 22 trails, 30 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 Joffre View Trail
Stay on the rimJoffre View is a rough out-and-back above Joffre Gorge.
Joffre View is a rough out-and-back above Joffre Gorge. It follows the opening part of the Joffre Waterfall Trail, then continues along the rim instead of taking the difficult descent to the gorge floor. The walk is listed at 1.3 km return and about 1.5 hours; its Class 4 rating is for experienced hikers, not a quick paved lookout stroll.
The named path on the map measures about 780 m one way, which would make the out-and-back closer to 1.6 km. The written route does not identify a signed turnaround, so the total distance remains uncertain; leave room for a longer walk. The stored route follows the mapped rim path to its Joffre Avenue junction and returns the same way.
The waterfall and the gorgeThe shared approach reaches a lookout over Joffre Falls, whose curved cliff forms a natural…
The shared approach reaches a lookout over Joffre Falls, whose curved cliff forms a natural amphitheatre. Water can run down the step-like rock after rain; the rim continuation adds elevated views farther along the gorge without the Class 5 descent to the pool. From the rim, include both red walls and the dark cleft between them to show the gorge's depth.
Access and effortStart at Joffre Falls carpark, where picnic tables and shelters are reported.
Start at Joffre Falls carpark, where picnic tables and shelters are reported. Expect rough, uneven ground and use the lookout platform from behind its barriers. Karijini's summer heat can exceed 40°C. Pets are not permitted in WA parks, apart from assistance animals.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Karijini
44 sightingsDingoMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
18 sightingsRock WallabyMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
15 sightingsMulga SnakeMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
36 sightingsHamersley Rock MonitorMost seen around 9 AMSighting map
13 sightingsWestern BowerbirdMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
34 sightingsChildren's PythonMost seen around 8 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Karijini. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
