Cedar Creek to Greenes Falls


This hike is just over 7 kms return from the Car Park at the end of Cedar Creek Road.  There is a fair bit of rock hopping and scrambling involved and lots of beautiful waterfalls and rain forest to explore.  With taking photos and not rushing the walk, it took around 4 hours up to the top of Greenes Falls and 3 hours return to the car park - noting that I wasn't pushing the pace as the rocks were very wet and slippery from rain on the previous day and I was taking photos.

Just to clarify I use the terms hike and walk - but this is a climb/rock scramble and is steep in places.  Do not under take this if it is wet, has been wet or is likely to be wet.  These rocks are very slippery when wet!


Take off from the carpark and head up to the top of Cedar Creek Falls.




Keep heading up the creek past Black Creek on the left and the retreat center on the right, passing a number of beautiful rock pools until you get to the junction of where Love Creek joins Cedar Creek on the right - at one of my favourite falls.




At this point, look up to the left fork - this is where you are heading to get to Greenes Falls.  When you are about to climb the various rock walls - look to your left and your right for ways around the steeper climbs as there might be some easier alternative scrambles.












So once you have climbed to the top of the large rock walls (via the right hand bank), you will be presented with views out to Moreton Island.  This is a great place for a break before continuing on to Greenes falls another 800 or so meters up the creek  or heading back to your car.

There are a few more nice pools before you get to Greenes falls, but I wouldn't head up to the top of Greenes falls and the boardwalk.  Greenes falls enters from the left.








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