Showing posts with label Barron Falls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Barron Falls. Show all posts

Thursday, 5 February 2026

Barron Falls,

We've been many times to Barron Falls near Cairns in Queensland, Australia.  It's a very long way from home here in Launceston, Tasmania, 3,429 km.  Cairns is in the tropics on the Eastern side of Australia. There is only one photo that I've shown before in past posts and that was in 2017, so many years have passed since then. 

Barron Falls is a steep tiered cascade waterfall in Kuranda, Queensland. The falls are created by the Barron River descending from the Atherton Tablelands to the Cairns coastal plain. 

You can travel there via Skyrail, Train or your own vehicle and take many of the walks in that area.  We always had a good time when there and always finding a different path with different views.  



In the wet season the falls below, photo from the Internet.





They seemed to be having great fun in their rafts. I couldn't get a better view than through the palms and trees.



The Hydro Power Station, it's been in operation since 1963

Sunday, 22 January 2017

Barron Falls, Cairns. Queensland.

One day whilst staying in Cairns we headed to the Barron Falls up near the town of Kurunda in the hills. Decided to walk to the falls from the carpark provided in preference to taking a ride on the Skyrail.  The day we ventured to do this was very overcast, humid about 28 deg C making it a comfortable walk.
The Barron Falls is a steep tiered cascade waterfall on the Barron River located where the river descends from the Atherton Tablelands to the Cairns coastal plain, in Queensland, Australia.

There is a video at the bottom of this post which shows you the falls in the wet season. It's been well done and is from Youtube.


The pathway where we begin.
Note is doesn't say how far the walk is, but about 15 minutes there.




Some of the scenery along the walk.




A place to rest, needed for us.


Walked over a bridge and looked down, the train line.






Cable cars from where we were standing on the viewing platform.


This photo was taken before we went lower.


Give an idea how far away we were and how the falls cascade in the dry season, remembering we are in the tropics where there are only 2 season - wet, summer - dry, winter.


The top of the falls.


Barron Falls in the Wet from the Skyrail.

Barron Falls is a National Park and the water from the falls supplies the Power Station at the Barron Falls Hydroelectric Station - shown in my post about Surprise Falls.