Girringun (Lumholtz) National Park
- Introduction
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Introduction
Girringun National Park, part of the traditional lands of the Warrgamaygan people, comprises three sections, Wallaman Falls, Mount Fox and Blencoe Falls. The Wallaman Falls section in the Herbert River Valley is the most accessible, with Wallaman Falls plunging 300 metres off the Seaview Range, making it the longest single-drop waterfall in Australia. The gorge here supports rainforest with palms, umbrella trees and figs, while around the rim grow casuarinas, eucalypts and grasstrees. At Mount Fox, a dormant volcanic crater, the wind-swept, rocky landscape allows only small patches of vine-thicket rainforest to persist around the rim. Metre-wide rocks called fusiform bombs lie around the crater rim, a legacy of past volcanic eruption. Access to Blencoe Falls is difficult and 4WD only.The Herbert River is home to platypuses, eastern water dragons and saw-shelled turtles. Birds such as the crimson rosella, golden whistler and Lewin’s honeyeater can be seen near the campground, and spotlighting with a torch at night might reveal brushtail possums, sugar gliders, red-legged pademelons and bandicoots. The vine-thicket rainforest at Mount Fox provides crucial a habitat for the vulnerable Sharman’s rock-wallaby. There are some 110 kilometres of walking trails, ranging from short walks to a 65-kilometre section of the Wet Tropics Great Walk (3–4 days). It is possible to climb the 815-metre Mount Fox (500-metre climb, 1 hour) and peer over the edge of the crater, but the path is unmarked and suitable for experienced bushwalkers only. Never swim, canoe, clean fish or prepare food at the water’s edge, or camp close to deep waterholes, as estuarine crocodiles live in these waters.
Fact file
Park Information
Size
124 000 ha
Campsites
Yamanie camping area (bush camping)
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