Paluma Range National Park Townsville

Jourama Falls Photo credit: Tim Devlin © Queensland Government

Photo credit: © Tourism and Events Queensland

Jourama Falls lookout walk

A pleasant walk through open woodland with a creek crossing, then an uphill walk to a lookout with views over the falls and surrounding rainforest.

Journey type
Walk
Distance
3km return Start and finish points are the same and the traveller must return via the same path
Time suggested
1hr return
Grade
Grade 3 walking track

Accessible by

  • Conventional vehicle

Journey facilities

  • Lookout (constructed)
  • Walking

Jourama Falls offers excellent opportunities for viewing wildlife. Birds, freshwater turtles and goannas are attracted to the rainforest-fringed creek. The drier, open woodland of the foothills is home to woodland birds and gliders, including the endangered mahogany glider.

A pleasant walk through open woodland leads you to a creek crossing. At the signposted junction, about 100m beyond the creek crossing, continue to the lookout or visit the creek further upstream. The 600m track to the lookout is all uphill but you will be rewarded with views out over the falls and the surrounding rainforest.

Getting there and getting around

To get to Jourama Falls, travel 91km north of Townsville or 24km south of Ingham, then turn off the Bruce Highway onto the 4.5km, unsealed access road. The access road is suitable for most conventional vehicles and caravans.

The Jourama Falls lookout walk starts at the end of the unsealed access road, 700m past Jourama Falls camping area.

Wheelchair access

The Jourama Falls lookout walk is not wheelchair-accessible.

Before you visit

Opening hours

The Jourama Falls lookout walk is open 24 hours a day. Access may be restricted during the summer wet season when Waterview Creek rises and causeways are impassable.

Check park alerts for the latest information on access, closures and conditions.

Visiting safely

For more safety information see Visiting Paluma Range safely and Walk with care.