About Liffey Falls
Liffey Falls is a tiered cascade waterfall on the Liffey River within Liffey Falls State Reserve in the Meander Valley, northern Tasmania, below the Great Western Tiers. The reserve protects cool temperate rainforest with myrtle, sassafras and ferns surrounding a series of cascades. Notable for its accessible walking tracks, scenic forest setting and year-round flow, it is one of Tasmania's most visited waterfalls near Deloraine.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a forested reserve with well-formed walking tracks leading through wet eucalypt forest and cool temperate rainforest to a series of tiered cascades on the Liffey River. The main falls drop over multiple levels surrounded by ferns, mosses and myrtle trees. Viewing platforms and track junctions allow close views of upper and lower falls. The area is day-use only with picnic facilities at the car parks and no built visitor centre.
Key highlights
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Tiered cascade waterfalls on the Liffey River
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Cool temperate rainforest with myrtle, sassafras and ferns
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Two walking tracks from upper and lower car parks with viewing platforms
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Scenic setting below the Great Western Tiers escarpment
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Photography and nature viewing in a protected State Reserve
History of Liffey Falls
The Liffey River valley below the Great Western Tiers was traditionally used by Tasmanian Aboriginal people and later by European settlers for timber getting and agriculture. The scenic waterfall and surrounding forest were later reserved for conservation and recreation as Liffey Falls State Reserve, managed by the Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service.
Culture & Context
The falls are located within Country traditionally associated with Tasmanian Aboriginal people and are valued for their natural scenic significance as part of the Great Western Tiers landscape in northern Tasmania.
Route
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