Stevenson Falls - Otways NP - VIC

Walk:  Stevenson Falls

Distance/Type:  Hike 6km / Return

Terrain/Rating:  Pretty much flat along the river. Very Easy.

Start / Finish Time:  8:10am  / 9:00am

Start / Finish Location:  Stevenson Falls Campgrounds.

Trip Summary: 
From the Campground a very easy 40min return walk following the river to the waterfall.

Trip Details:
There are 2 ways to do this walk. If you are camping, walk to the far end of the campgrounds to start the track.

For a day visitor, bypass the campground by keeping left after crossing the river and drive to the the Day visit car park.  This will save 15 minutes off the walk without missing any worthwhile views.  The walk described here is from the campground.

The track follows the creek for a few hundred metres before a short diversion up a tree fern gully which is the nicest part of this section of the walk.
After about 10 minutes you join the road to the carpark and the first obvious signs of plantation work in the area.

Bypass the bulldozer track and follow the path next to the road for a few minutes. The path diverts away from the road through a small cluster of Pine trees before rejoining at the day carpark.

A lovely entrance to the track via the bridge across the river greets you at the carpark.

Through the trees on the other side of the river the track opens up into a grassed area then thru some gum trees before tracking the river..

After about 5 minutes you reach the lookout platform at the falls.

There are plenty of ponds along the way and a rather deep pond at the base of the falls.

Either retrace the track back to the campgrounds or you can follow the dirt road which only takes an extra 5 minutes.

For those who are adventurous there is a faint track midway back along the track that skirts up to the top of the falls which allows you to walk further upstream along the river.