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Foot of the Falls Trail, Lesmurdie Falls, Mundy Regional Park

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Bush Walk
Trail difficulty
Moderate
Trail difficulty

Moderate trail that may have short steep hills, rough surface, many steps or some rock hopping. Directional signage. Some bushwalking experience and moderate fitness required.

  • Length 2km
  • Est. time 1-3 hours
  • Dog friendly
  • Return
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Walking down the hill, this 2km return trail follows the brook until it reaches a bridge at the top of Lesmurdie Falls. A lookout allows you to view the falls and, on a clear day, the flat land of the coastal plain sweeps the eye out over Perth city to Rottnest Island on the western horizon.

From here, follow the trail down to the picnic area where a short trail leads to the base of the falls. This is more like a waterfall in New Zealand than in Perth and is quite unique to the region. The lush vegetation grows where the bubbling brook hits the base of the waterfall. Hikers have the option to continue following the trail west towards Palm Terrace, Forrestfield, or return up the hill towards the Falls Road carpark, which is a short but steep climb.

This walk is particularly recommended in winter and spring when the rains swell Lesmurdie Brook which tumbles over the Darling Range Escarpment.

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Here is everything you need to know before visiting this trail.

Time / Duration

1 to 2 hours

Length

2km return

Trail Access

Lesmurdie Falls carpark off Falls Road, 22km (30 minutes) east of Perth. The trail can also be accessed from Palm Terrace.

Trail Start

Lesmurdie Falls carpark off Falls Road, 22km (30 minutes) east of Perth

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Trail End

Palm Terrace, Forrestfield

When to go

June to November. Winter to Spring when there's plenty of water.

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Bush Walk

Class 3

Moderate trail that may have short steep hills, rough surface, many steps or some rock hopping. Directional signage. Some bushwalking experience and moderate fitness required.

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Hazards & Warnings

Supervise children near water- rocks are slippery when wet. Be careful of fallen tree debris (gumnuts) as they can be a slip hazard.

Prohibited items

No bikes, motorbikes, horses, camping or open fires. Dogs must be kept on a leash at all times.

Facilities

The area contains a large car park, three large picnic tables with shade, toilet facilities and rubbish bins. 

Please take your own drinking water as there is none available at this site.

  • BBQ Facilities
  • Car Park
  • Lookouts
  • Picnic Area
  • Public Toilet
  • Sheltered Area

Trail Accessibility

Lesmurdie Falls picnic area accessibility information

  • All accessible parking
  • All accessible toilet facilities
  • Accessible picnic facilities
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Trail information updated
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19 trail goers have rated this trail as 4.21 out of 5!

We love to hear from people who've been on our Western Australian trails, so it would be most appreciated it if you wanted to leave a review.

Evan Jones

Reviewed 22 Dec 2024, 6:30pm

Simple, loved it. Tourist central.
abd han

Reviewed 26 Oct 2024, 12:34pm

Popular trail with multiple options. Nice stream and waterfall. Good lookout points. Beautiful flora in October.

Overall, great views, nice water stream and adequately marked trail.
Line Lindholm

Reviewed 1 Oct 2024, 3:54pm

Came to Lesmurdie to do the full Valley trail (pink path) and got lost on the way, hahah. We took the route from Falls rd and followed the green/yellow/pink trail. On the drawn-out map it looked like we were supposed to turn away from the green trail way before we were actually supposed to. If you follow the same direction we did you have to go all the way down to the parking lot by Palm tce, follow the green trail up, and THEN turn away. The rest of the route is well signed and was loads of fun. We got to see a lot more of the area and it was still a really good hike overall.
Alex V

Reviewed 23 Mar 2024, 12:02pm

One of the best trails in WA.
Verma Vitales

Reviewed 10 Apr 2023, 7:49am

I thoroughly enjoyed this walk. I haven't been hiking for a long long time and wanted to get back into again. While the distance is short, 3 km, it does present a bit of effort with narrow trails and a gradual climb that can be on lose gravel. The base of the fall was great, it was a public holiday so there were plenty about. Seeing well behaved dogs was a bonus. Be prepared with good shoes and water with some snacks. Took me about 2.5 hours of slow walk and stops to enjoy the views.
kate morris

Reviewed 25 Sep 2022, 9:57am

We enjoyed the rocks, the views and the sounds of cascading water! There were a lot of people there (on a public holiday) so we completed the 3km trail with a break for water, food, and play by the base of the falls and on the rocks nearby. This gave us room to move and create our own pace.
Went with a family member's dog on leash. Great day. Will be trying another WA Trails soon.
Andrea Trout

Reviewed 30 Apr 2020, 4:12pm

Beautiful, good for kids, can easily go off track though so pay attention or will need to climb steep areas. Can be very busy, limited parking, crowded areas.
Fayley Arthur

Reviewed 17 Feb 2019, 5:46pm

Great falls (for Perth), and some lovely spots for a picnic if you wonder around. For the full trail download the KML file before you go and open it in an app like TopoMaps before you go so that you'll have the offline track, map and your gps location on your phone .

We really love this place.
glen baker

Reviewed 14 Nov 2018, 2:16pm

I liked this trail but found it quite basic. The signposting could do with some work (possible to miss in poor visibility / light or if you have poor eyesight). However its a nice short trail with relatively scenic views down on Perth CBD from a few angles. The falls themselves are great spot to stop and wet the head in summer or im sure in the winter would be great to watch the water passing over the top! I'm new to hiking in Perth, look forward to many more.
Grace G

Reviewed 17 May 2018, 3:12pm

By far my favourite hike in Perth. It is rather difficult if you choose to complete the whole loop yet majority of the hike is fairly easy and family friendly.
It gets very busy on the weekend with a coffee and donut van usually parked up. There is plenty of picnic areas and even areas to go swimming in the stream.
There are 3 different look out spots, both with great views of the Perth CBD in the distance.
Vickie Perry

Reviewed 10 Dec 2017, 11:19am

Beautiful place to take the family. Loved the hike with picture perfect views. The hike was well worth it. One of my favorite places in Perth.
Meryl Angove

Reviewed 27 Aug 2017, 7:19am

Great area but the signage for the trails is very poor....
Julie Grundy

Reviewed 27 Apr 2017, 8:42pm

Great walk, but if you want to do the full loop you will have to be an orienteer as there are no markers to be seen.
Paul Huggett

Reviewed 23 Oct 2016, 2:35pm

Great walk.
Daisie Bisson

Reviewed 4 Oct 2016, 11:16pm

Fun trail with lots to see, we wanted to do one of the tracks and started off ok but then stopped being signposted a short distance in with various tracks to choose from! Some steep climbs up and down but really worth it! Some great distant views of the city and really cool to see the waterfall too! Will come back here again to try do the track we intended! Might be quite tricky with small children.
Shannon V

Reviewed 26 Sep 2015, 1:21pm

I went with my niece and nephew (6 & 8) and they loved it. The falls are quite impressive (for Perth) and there are areas along the stream that would make great spots for a picnic.
Dave Catley

Reviewed 17 Sep 2015, 5:31pm

Love this place Got some amazing photos, saw a Bandicoot and had a great walk. Check out my blog post to see the pics and read about our walk. https://madcatphotography.wordpress.com/2015/09/16/a-trip-to-perths-most-amazing-waterfall/
Sean Ferguson

Reviewed 20 Jun 2015, 3:30pm

Was here this morning with the family kidz 2 to 4 and they had a ball. The waterfall was at full flight after all the rain from last night's weather was great to see.
Rob Tyson

Reviewed 4 May 2014, 7:31pm

Great little track with some good view points of the metro area, a bit of a challenge in parts for the kids (8 & 10 yrs) starting from the top car park at Falls rd, there was a sign indicating the various walks using colour coding, and for the first third of the track there were colour coded signs indicating the way, but after that your on your own! your faced with 5 or 6 forks in the track for wich you have to follow your nose and it is very easy to go the wrong way especially on the other side of the river on the way back up the hill!
We had a great walk, next time will be taking some marker paint to make it clear for others!

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