Kondalilla Falls

On Sunday I drove up to Montville and Kondalilla Falls National Park. I was planning to do the Falls circuit with a friend, but I was very disappointed to get there and find the track was closed.


Anyway, we walked out to the top of the falls and had a look at the swimming hole there. I was surprised how close it was to the car park. I'd assumed that the walk out was longer than it actually was - it was only about a 15 minute walk out to the top of the falls. It was pretty easy going. The track is well maintained and mostly level, apart from the short descent to the creek.

We thought about going swimming here, but decided against it. The pool was pretty busy, and so we decided to head for the beach at Caloundra instead.

The track to the base of the falls was closed. I was pretty disappointed about this, as that was the part of the track I was actually interested in. According to the sign, the track has been closed due to geological instability, meaning that they think there could be rockfalls. And that's fair enough, but it would have been nice if there was a notice on the website. I got my information about the park from the website and the track closure wasn't mentioned anywhere...

Still, it was a nice short walk to the top of the falls, just not very spectacular. Lunch at Montville was nice, though.

And the weather at Kings Beach, in Caloundra, was great. Not to windy, or hot, and just enough surf to make it interesting. I really don't get to the beach often enough, and Sunday was a great day for it. So a couple of hours at the beach made up for the disappointment that was Kondalilla.

I really need to find some good bushwalking areas around Brisbane...