About Tolmer Falls
Tolmer Falls was definitely one of the taller waterfalls we encountered while touring Litchfield National Park. However, unlike the other waterfalls we saw in the park, it didn’t seem like access to the pool at its base was safely possible. So we pretty much had to appreciate its tall and slender shape from the large overlook platform where we could see the falls spill into a shadowy gorge. I’m guessing that the falls was on the order of 35m or so.
Speaking of shadows, we visited this waterfall twice – once in the mid-morning and another time in the late afternoon. In the morning (which you can see in the photo at the top of this page), the falls was somewhat against the sun and mostly in shadow. In the afternoon (which is shown in a photo further below on this page), the falls was mostly backlit by the afternoon sun. However, we showed up a bit too late in the day so the shadows started creeping up and dividing up our view of the falls. Given these observations, I’d say the time to see the falls would be around midday to the early afternoon to make the most of the lighting.
The short walk to the viewing platform of the falls included attractive views over the escarpment towards the bushlands below. However, there were other walks around the falls that allowed us to see a natural bridge, which was further upstream of the falls. Indeed, this was one of those rare waterfalling experiences where we were able to combine a visit to a natural arch or bridge as part of the same excursion. However, we couldn’t get much closer because the trail leading right to the arch was closed to protect some rare bats (either Orange Horseshoe Bats or Ghost Bats) who made their residence there.
At least that loop trail that we did also featured more cascades and swimming holes. There were also interpretive signs throughout the hiking trails that provided a little more insight to the wildlife, the geology, and the history of the area.
Access to the car park of the falls is well-signed off the Litchfield Park Road (Hwy 30) to the south side (left as we were facing west) some 55km west of Batchelor and Rum Jungle.
For context, Batchelor was 97km (over an hour drive) south of Darwin.
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