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You can see right down the Morans Creek Gorge from the lookout. Photo credit: Anna Osetroff © Queensland Government
Lush rainforest, ancient trees and stunning waterfalls make Lamington National Park an outstanding place to visit! Photo credit: Nicholas Hill © Queensland Government
Wander through lush subtropical rainforest to views over spectacular Morans Falls and down Morans Creek Gorge.
- Journey type
- Walk
- Distance
- 4.4km return Start and finish points are the same and the traveller must return via the same path
- Time suggested
- Allow about 1.5hr walking time.
- Grade
- Grade 4 walking track
Accessible by
- Conventional vehicle
Journey facilities
- Lookout (constructed)
- Walking
- Pause to watch the clear water as you cross Morans Creek. Photo credit: Anna Osetroff © Queensland Government
- The track descends through subtropical rainforest to a lookout with views of Morans Falls. Photo credit: Anna Osetroff © Queensland Government
- You can see right down the Morans Creek Gorge from the lookout. Photo credit: Anna Osetroff © Queensland Government
From the Python Rock and Morans Falls trailhead, walk through subtropical rainforest—featuring booyongs, figs, brush box, twisted vines and bird’s nest ferns—to Morans Falls lookout. From here, enjoy spectacular views of Morans Falls tumbling 80m into Morans Creek gorge. Morans Falls fluctuates between a thunderous roar after rain, to a gentle trickle in the drier months. The falls are slowly working through the softer rock beneath, causing rockfalls and reshaping the cliff face—changes that are barely visible in our lifetime.
Follow the track over a crystal-clear creek to Morans Clearing lookout and take in sweeping vistas over the Albert River valley towards Mount Lindsey and Mount Barney in the distance. Think back to a time when a bark hut stood here—the first mountain home of the O’Reilly brothers.
This park is part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area, famed for its ongoing geological processes, evolutionary history, and diversity (especially of rare, threatened and endemic species).
Getting there and getting around
The Morans Falls track is in the Green Mountains section of Lamington National Park,110km south of Brisbane.
- The track starts at the Python Rock and Morans Falls trailhead on Lamington National Park Road, 4.9km from the park entrance.
For more details on how to get to Lamington National Park, please see getting there and getting around.
Wheelchair accessibility
This track is not wheelchair accessible. Close by is the Centenary track , which is a 900m universal access track, that is accessed from the Morans Falls and Python Rock trailhead. Starting from the trailhead near the Green Mountains day-use area, the first 700m of the Border Track is accessible for wheelchairs with assistance. There are wheelchair-accessible toilet facilities available in this day-use area.
Before you visit
Opening hours
Morans Falls track is open 24 hours a day.
Check park alerts for the latest information on access, closures and conditions.
Visiting safely
For more safety information see Visiting Lamington safely and Walk with care.
- Temporary track closure - Morans Falls track 14 February to 31 May 2024
- Partial track closure - West Canungra Creek circuit 26 March to 31 May 2024
- Temporary walking track closure - Lower Bellbird track. 8 January to 31 May 2024
- Safety Advisory Notice: Coomera Falls circuit - High degree of caution required 3 May to 1 November 2024
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- Last reviewed
- 19 October 2023
- Last updated
- 10 June 2021