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Walk to a Waterfall A LOT of nature – allow about an hour (About 1.5 kilometres return) There are many waterfalls, but Curtis Falls waterfall is the most famous of them all and very accessible to all fitness levels. Before you leave your accommodation ask your host for a printout detailing the flora and fauna which you may well see enroute to the waterfall. ere are 20 numbered Information Posts along the Waterfall Trail to identify points of interest, some of which we summarise below. At the trail entrance at Curtis Falls Corner on Eagle Heights Road, you will cross a small timber bridge with large flooded gums on either side. Look for the sandpaper fig overhanging the bridge with its rough hairy leaves. ese free maps are an initiative of Witches Falls Cottages (www.witchesfallscottages.com.au) and Amore B & B (www.amorebandb.com) Copyright © 2015 Go Tambo TM All rights reserved Post 1 Around the post is a large strangler fig and to the right walking stick palms and vines rapping round a large Illawarra flame tree. Post 3 e large tree to the right is a red bean and to the leﬅ more strangler figs which are slowly covering the host tree. Close behind on the post is green tamarind. Further to the right is lawyer vine commonly known as ‘wait a while’ due to its nasty habit of hooking a passerby with its barbed tendrils. Post 5 Opposite the post look for walking stick palms, supplejack vine, a purple cherry and a white booyong. e large tree is possibly a marara with a cluster of understudy plants hosting many birds including white brow scrub wrens, pale yellow robins, small hornbills and many more. Post 8 On your right behind is a young booyong and an Illawarra flame tree. e vine that you can see is host to the larvae of one of Australia’s prettiest butterflies—the regent skipper. At this point the path meets the entry from the Dapsang Drive carpark. Look for the higher dwelling birds such as fruit doves, wompoos, pigeons, bower birds and cat birds. A male Albert’s lyrebird has its calling territory in this area. Post 10 You have just passed a fallen trunk that has been sawn through for path access. is area has ground-dwelling birds such as log runners, small thorn bills, and whip birds. A land mullet, which likes to sunbake in the leaf litter, may be seen here on your right. Post 13 To the right is a well-populated small bird area with some young tree species including tamarind and blue quandong. e track here has a short detour to the leﬅ to a fine viewing platform where many birds can be heard and seen. Post 16 ere are large strangler figs and opposite is a large red carabeen tree. e fig just past this on the right features a good crows nest fern high up. You are now at the creek track with the falls path to the leﬅ. Post 17 We now approach the Curtis Falls waterfalls viewing platform where the large rock pool is teeming with life. e cliff face to the leﬅ is the remnant basalt from the Mount Warning volcanic flow. e vines, maiden hair ferns, sandpaper figs and an abundance of rainforest trees frame the majestic waterfall. Enjoy the experience. 1 5 8 3 10 13 16 17

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Walk to a Waterfall A LOT of nature – allow about an hour (About 1.5 kilometres return)

There are many waterfalls, but Curtis Falls waterfall is the most famous of them all and very accessible to all fi tness levels.

Before you leave your accommodation ask your host for a printout detailing the fl ora and fauna which you may well see enroute to the waterfall. Th ere are 20 numbered Information Posts along the Waterfall Trail to identify points of interest, some of which we summarise below.

At the trail entrance at Curtis Falls Corner on Eagle Heights Road, you will cross a small timber bridge with large fl ooded gums on either side. Look for the sandpaper fi g overhanging the bridge with its rough hairy leaves.

Th ese free maps are an initiative of Witches Falls Cottages (www.witchesfallscottages.com.au) and Amore B & B (www.amorebandb.com)

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Post 1 Around the post is a large strangler fi g and to the right walking stick palms and vines rapping round a large Illawarra fl ame tree.

Post 3Th e large tree to the right is a red bean and to the left more strangler fi gs which are slowly covering the host tree. Close behind on the post is green tamarind. Further to the right is lawyer vine commonly known as ‘wait a while’ due to its nasty habit of hooking a passerby with its barbed tendrils.

Post 5 Opposite the post look for walking stick palms, supplejack vine, a purple cherry and a white booyong. Th e large tree is possibly a marara with a cluster of understudy plants hosting many birds including white brow scrub wrens, pale yellow robins, small hornbills and many more.

Post 8On your right behind is a young booyong and an Illawarra fl ame tree. Th e vine that you can see is host to the larvae of one of Australia’s prettiest butterfl ies—the regent skipper. At this point the path meets the entry from the Dapsang Drive carpark. Look for the higher dwelling birds such as fruit doves, wompoos, pigeons, bower birds and cat birds. A male Albert’s lyrebird has its calling territory in this area.

Post 10 You have just passed a fallen trunk that has been sawn through for path access. Th is area has ground-dwelling birds such as log runners, small thorn bills, and whip birds. A land mullet, which likes to sunbake in the leaf litter, may be seen here on your right.

Post 13To the right is a well-populated small bird area with some young tree species including tamarind and blue quandong. Th e track here has a short detour to the left to a fi ne viewing platform where many birds can be heard and seen.

Post 16 Th ere are large strangler fi gs and opposite is a large red carabeen tree. Th e fi g just past this on the right features a good crows nest fern high up. You are now at the creek track with the falls path to the left .

Post 17We now approach the Curtis Falls waterfalls viewing platform where the large rock pool is teeming with life. Th e cliff face to the left is the remnant basalt from the Mount Warning volcanic fl ow. Th e vines, maiden hair ferns, sand-paper fi gs and an abundance of rainforest trees frame the majestic waterfall.

Enjoy the experience.