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Cedar Creek to Love Falls

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This is one of my local hikes and is a nice half day of rock hopping with nothing too technical - unless you want to climb up the Love Falls via the rock face - 6 to 7 kms return.  You can climb to the top of the falls via a rock scramble to the right of the base of the falls - the views are well worth the extra climb. It will take you around 2 hours comfortably to get to the foot of the falls from the end of Cedar Creek Road.  Do not attempt this hike in the wet!  The rocks along Cedar Creek are notoriously slippery when wet - so take care not to walk in any water along the way or you might find yourself the wrong way up very quickly. There is a lovely pool near the foot of the falls that would be a nice option for a swim in summer without the crowds and the graffiti found at the main falls and swimming hole at Cedar Creek. The hike/rock hop to Love Creek falls is straight forward.  You follow Cedar Creek up from the car park, past the main swimming hole where Ced