About Belmore Falls
Belmore Falls is a plunge waterfall on Barrengarry Creek in Morton National Park near Robertson in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales. Located on the Illawarra Escarpment within Wingecarribee Shire, it drops in two stages into Kangaroo Valley below. Notable for its lookouts, escarpment views and accessible walking tracks, it is one of the most visited waterfalls in the region.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a forested escarpment setting with two main lookouts - Belmore Falls Lookout and Hindmarsh Lookout - offering views of the waterfall and Kangaroo Valley. Short walking tracks connect the car park to the lookouts through eucalypt forest. The area is for sightseeing and photography, with picnic tables and interpretive signs. The falls flow is seasonal and most impressive after rain.
Key highlights
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Belmore Falls plunge waterfall on Barrengarry Creek
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Hindmarsh Lookout with panoramic views over Kangaroo Valley
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Belmore Falls Lookout close to the top of the falls
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Short bushwalking tracks through Morton National Park forest
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Scenic escarpment landscape of the Southern Highlands
History of Belmore Falls
Named after Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore, Governor of New South Wales from 1868 to 1872. The falls have been a noted scenic attraction since the late 19th century and lie within Morton National Park, gazetted in 1938 to protect the escarpment and valley environments.