Horseshoe Falls
Horseshoe Falls (photograph: Dan Broun)
60 Great Short Walks

Three Falls Circuit

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Closed area: Edgar Dam boat ramp and campground - Southwest National Park
Applies from 28/1/2025

​​Hydro Tasmania is commencing works on Edgar Dam starting 28 January 2025 until mid-2026. 

During this time, the Edgar Dam boat ramp and campground will be closed. 

Access to Strathgordon and Scott's Peak boat ramps remains open.

Camping at the Huon and Ted's Beach campground remain open. 

During this period, there will also be short delays due to increased traffic along Scott's Peak Road. 

For more information, please visit the Hydro Tasmania w​ebsite ​or contact the Mount Field Visitor Centre on (03) 6288 1149.​​

Last reviewed 2/5/2025 09:50 AM


2-2.5 hrs circuit, 6km circuit
Grade 3: Some bushwalking experience recommended. Tracks may have short steep hill sections, a rough surface and many steps.
Supervise children. Tracks may be closed in strong winds or stormy weather as trees and limbs may fall.
A valid parks pass is required for entry to Tasmania's national parks.
The Three Falls track begins behind the Mount Field National Park visitor centre.

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​​​The lower parts of the Mount Field National Park, famous for Russell Falls, have much more to offer. 

This 6km circuit takes in not only Russell Falls, but also some of the other natural features of this section of the park. Most do the circuit anticlockwise, starting with the short walk to Russell Falls, then climbing to the beautiful Horseshoe Falls. 

The track continues through the Tall Trees walk​, taking in some magnificent specimens of swamp gums (Eucalyptus regnans)—the world's tallest flowering plant​. 

Next stop on this walk is Lady Barron Fallsa pretty little cascading waterfall which is particularly scenic after rain.​ Like Russell and Horseshoe falls, Lady Barron Falls is composed of marine Permian siltstone, faced by retreating sandstone layers. All three falls provide a glimpse of the underlying geology in a heavily forested area where the geology is otherwise hidden beneath vegetation and soils.

The long loop back to the visitor centre finishes with a long flight of wooden steps. ​​​