Wollomombi Falls doesn’t ease you in. You walk from the picnic area to the lookout and the ground simply ends — a 400-metre-deep gorge tearing through the New England tablelands, with the Wollomombi River leaping off the edge in a drop measured, cascades included, at around 220 metres. It is routinely listed among the highest waterfalls in Australia.
A waterfall with moods
Wollomombi is honest about being rain-fed. After a storm-heavy summer week it thunders, throwing spray across the gorge with neighbouring Chandler Falls running alongside — two white ribbons in one frame. In drought it can thin to a thread, and the gorge itself becomes the spectacle: raw granite and forest falling away below the lookout rail.
Walks and facilities
The main lookout is minutes from the car park. The Wollomombi walking track follows the rim to further viewpoints over the gorge and river junction — an easy hour return with constant edge-of-the-world views. The picnic area has barbecues and toilets, and a basic campground sits nearby for anyone chasing dawn light over the gorge.
Know before you go
Entry is free. The falls are 40 minutes east of Armidale on Waterfall Way, making an easy pairing with Ebor Falls and Apsley Falls for a full Oxley Wild Rivers day. Winters on the tablelands are cold and clear; summers bring the storms that feed the falls. Details correct at the time of writing (July 2026).
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