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How long walk Russell Falls?
20-minute
The 20-minute return walk to the falls is on a good track and boardwalk through lovely rainforest. The walk passes through towering swamp gums and species typical of wet forests and cool temperate rainforests such as dogwood, musk and myrtle. Closer to the falls the track is framed by stunning tall tree ferns.
Is the road to Russell Falls sealed?
The track to Russell Falls, one of Tasmania’s best known scenic attractions, leaves from behind the visitor centre. The track surface is sealed, wide and fairly level.
How do I get to Russell Falls?
To get to Russell Falls Tasmania, visitors will need to make their way to Mount Field National Park Visitor Centre. The park is accessible by car following the Brooker and Lyell highways. Expect roughly a 1.5-hour drive from Hobart on well-maintained sealed roads the entire way.
Russell Falls is reachable by a short, wheelchair accessible journey from the Mt Field National Park visitor centre, through enormous fern forests and some of the world’s tallest trees. Horseshoe Waterfall is a 10 minute walk from Russell Falls in Mount Field National Park. Russell Falls is located in Mt Field National Park.
Is Russell Falls in Tasmania wheelchair accessible?
Russell Falls is one of Tasmania’s most treasured places. The falls delight every visitor and can be reached by a wide, very easy track suitable for wheelchair users and those with strollers. Russell Falls | Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania
How far is it from Hobart to Russell Falls?
This conservation area and lookout is just a 10 minute drive (5 km) south of Hobart and the location of a colonial-built signal station. Discover Tasmania today. Russell Falls is arguably Tasmania’s prettiest waterfall; it’s certainly Tasmania’s most photographed and one of the easiest to get to.
Can you take a stroller to Russell Falls?
In fact, take the whole family, because as one out of 3 waterfalls in the national park, the walk to Russell Falls is about as toddler friendly as walks get with easy access for both strollers and wheelchairs. You can follow the same route back to the parks entrance or cross the bridge below the falls and follow the creek back.