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Wollomombi Falls

60 minutes
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English

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Walking through some of NSW's most spectacular National Park scenery, walkers are captivated by sound rich story. We delve into the place's traditional significance as a burial place, as well as its ecological importance and European history.

East of Armidale, Wollomombi Falls is one of the country’s largest waterfalls. You can often see torrents of water cascading from the grassy New England tableland into the vast and wild gorge system beneath it.

The name Wollomombi derives from an Aboriginal word meaning the meeting of two waters, but a lot of local elders simply refer to it as the place of the lyrebird.

Tracing the Wollomombi gorge rim, this trail takes in four breathtaking lookouts and two incredible waterfalls. It offers a rare glimpse into the ecology, colonial history, and the traditional stories embedded in this ancient landscape.

Armidale elder Steve Widders guides walkers along the trail, as we hear the lyrebird Dreaming story, the poetry of Judith Wright, and how this place opens a window into the evolution of life on earth since the time of the Gondwana supercontinent.

Credits

Hosted by: Steve Widders (Anaiwan elder), National Parks and Wildlife Service NSW, Armidale High Country Tourism, Soundtrails

APA style reference

Nicole Curby (2021). Wollomombi Falls. walk · listen · create. https://walklistencreate.org/walkingpiece/wollomombi-falls/

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