Belmore and Carrington Falls, NSW
As part of the plan to add to our range Sydney Nimble Tours visited Belmore and Carrington Falls.
These two waterfalls are located in the Southern Highlands and the drive time from the Sydney CBD is around 2 hours, or slightly more depending on traffic.
First stop was Carrington Falls which is located in the Budderoo National Park.
Carrington Falls is a two pronged waterfall. Water cascades from two separate points. Another smaller waterfall and pretty pool is also located nearby at Nellie’s Glen.
After Carrington Falls we visited Robertson which is a town near Belmore Falls.
Robertson has amongst other things, a good pub, a highly popular pie shop and a gimmicky big potato, which we refused to photograph!
Belmore Falls is exceptional in that first waterfall drops into a pool (midway pool), and water from that pool then flows down to another cliff face where a second waterfall starts.
The surrounding sandstone cliffs and Eucalypt forest add to the brilliance of two waterfall spectacle.
Belmore Falls can be seen from two main vantage points.
One is accessed by parking on the roadside after driving across a small portion of road which dissects the Barrengarry Creek. It had a few centimetres of water running across it during our visit.
From this point you are at the start of the falls and the midway pool is almost directly underneath the lookout. It is a long drop down to the pool.
Focus on the gentleman in red, who posed for us in the fourth photo, to gain a perspective of the distance down to the pool.
The other vantage point, has several lookouts.
It is a short drive away and allows you to photograph the Kangaroo Valley and the falls from the distance (last photo).
We enjoyed our day in the Southern Highlands and will be adding it to a new tour.
Carrington Falls
Nellie’s Glen
top of Belmore Falls
a decent drop but not one to drink
Belmore Falls is magnificent