Woolshed Falls walking track

Woolshed Falls walking track is in The Pines picnic area precinct of Cocoparra National Park. To get there from Griffith:

• Take Rankins Springs Road through Beelbangera village to Yenda (about 15km).
• Turn left at the T-intersection onto Myall Park Road and travel north for 7.5km
• Turn right onto Mount Bingar Road, left at the park entrance at the Whitton Stock Route T-intersection, and travel for 4.6km until you reach Woolshed Flat access road, on the right.
• Travel 3.1km to The Pines picnic area – you’ll see the turn-off on the left.
  

Road quality

Check the weather before you set out as the road to Woolshed Falls walking track can become boggy when it rains.

Parking

Parking is available at in a hard-packed ground carpark at The Pines picnic area, where the walking track begins.

There are lots of great things waiting for you in Cocoparra National Park. Here are some of the highlights.

Autumn

Camp at Woolshed Flat while the days are still long and warm enough to explore the walking tracks and the cool nights are pleasant for sitting and watching the sun set Keep an eye out for the autumn greenhood, an early flowering orchid. .

Spring

Take Jacks Creek walking track to see gorgeous spring flowers, including orchids, daisies, wattles and tea-trees. Watch the first rainbow bee-eaters arrive to build nests in the ground. Their brilliant colours are dazzling. Climb Mount Brodgen to look out over the plains and the tree line of Murrumbidgee River .

Winter

Winter rains bring the creeks and falls to life, and the blue-tinged cypress pine trees contrast against the red rocks beautifully after wet weather. The mosses and lichens on Falcon Falls walking track are also renewed with the seasonal rains Wattles begin to flower and their glorious colour will brighten up a cold day .

• There are non-flush toilets at The Pines picnic area where this walk begins.
• Drinking water is limited or not available in this area, so it’s a good idea to bring your own.
• Rubbish bins are not available. Please take your rubbish with you when you leave.

• Woolshed Falls walking track factsheet
• Woolshed Falls walking track map (652.6KB pdf)

Disability access level - hard

Woolshed Falls walking track is a 1m-wide hard-packed ground track with some loose gravel sections.

The first 200m of the walk is mainly flat and step-free and leads to a spot where you can view the falls. This part of the walk may be suitable for prams, wheelchair users and people with reduced mobility.

There are some parts of the track where people with reduced mobility may need assistance:

• After the first 200m of the walk, there are 23 shallow timber steps that lead up a slope
• There are some protruding rocks over the creek crossing
• There are points where the track narrows due to rocks and plants
• There's a low vehicle barrier that separates the carpark from the start of the track, with a gap of 90cm.

There's a non-flush toilet at The Pines picnic area where this walk begins, but it's not accessible or ambulant.