Ladder Falls

[walkinTas]

For a while I have realised that the location given for Ladder Falls in the List of Waterfalls was some way up Ladder Crk, and not at the edge of Lee's paddock, so a couple of weeks back I set out to visit the real Ladder Falls. We'd had a bit of rain and I was hopeful there would be more water in the creek than when I last visited. I was not disappointed. The track up to Lee's was quite damp, and the side track into Oxley was a real bog. I've never seen it that muddy.

Ladder creek runs into the Mersey on the western side of Lee's paddock at a big loop in the river. If you've been to the falls on the edge of Lee's paddock you will know there are a series of cascade terminating with an attractive little fall in amongst the Myrtles.

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Climb above these cascades and there is an open rock scape and a small cascade on the edge of the forest.

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Enter the forest and climb up along the river a short way and you'll eventually come to the real Ladder Falls, which is a picturesque scene well worth the effort.

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[walkinTas]

Standing on top of the falls affords a lovely view back across Lee's Paddock to Dean Bluff.

[corvus]

Thanks for that WT will do so soon
They must be well hidden in the Trees as I cannot remember seeing them when looking over the Paddocks from Dean Bluff area.
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[walkinTas]

They are surrounded by tree Corvus. I'd wait for the next rain if I were you. Ladder Crk gets pretty dry in summer.

[corvus]

Thanks wT probably wont need to wait too long for rain as a Wet Summer is being predicted for Tasmania also Lees is next on my list (no big hills) when I get the OK from the Cardiologist
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