About Newell Falls and Sherrard Falls
Both Newell Falls and Sherrard Falls were surprise roadside waterfalls as we wound our way along the curvy roads of the Dorrigo Mountains. In fact, we were looking for Crystal Shower Falls when we happened to stumble upon these waterfalls after we had missed the turnoff leading to Crystal Shower Falls.
The first waterfall we encountered heading east was Sherrard Falls. It turned out that there wasn’t a safe place to stop the car and admire this waterfall so some of the photos we took of this falls were from inside the car as we were approaching it. Our place to U-turn on the Waterfall Way highway (and double back to Crystal Shower Falls) didn’t happen until we stumbled upon Newell Falls just 1km further downhill. That was where there was a small car park as well as some signage and an opportunity to admire the falls without getting in the way of traffic.
In any case, it has been said that these waterfalls become prone to Waterfall Way road closures during times of flooding. That was because the road passed over bridges traversing the creeks of both waterfalls. Finally, Julie and I did manage to find an informal small pullout west of Sherrard Falls where we walked alongside the road (note we were essentially walking on the road’s shoulder as it wasn’t designated for pedestrians) until we saw the view of the falls you see pictured at the top of this page. That said, realized that walking on a narrow road with blind turns was a risky proposition, and we definitely had to be mindful of traffic on the Waterfall Way.
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