Stoney Creek Falls

Amazing shot to have a dip on a hot day. Great hike to the bottom of the falls from the car park.

Great walk inside the dense forest. The views are quite amazing.

Hiked here from stones creek car park.

Very challenging at times with some very steep climbs up rock faces. The first time I tried to do it I got lost following the orange tags and ended up on the side of a cliff.
So the second time I just followed the creek right up and I reached the falls.

It’s also a beautiful swim underneath which is refreshing after a hard hike.

Was planning to head up to the hill. But we didn’t expect the way is that bumpy so we don’t have any proper gears with us. We decided to just stay in the the middle way for the water falls. The little on in between it looks boring but when you dived under. There is so many little shrimps and a turtle! The shrimps were all along the rock that was amazing!!!!!!

Incredible falls which can be viewed either from the train ride or a hike up Stoney Creek. Did this as part of a circuit from Kuranda, Wrights Lookout and Glacier Rock. If going up the creek, be prepared for a fair bit of rock hopping. Yes you can walk down the train track for a while, but there’s a warning of a $3,000 fine and also a tunnel to go through.

The trail is odd at first, with lots of rocks along the path. But it doesn't last long that way. There are tons of pools along the river to go swimming it, allowing people to be spread out. We followed the path until it ended, then continued along the river. The water level was so low that we could walk on the river most of the way until we got to the train bridge near the big falls. A bit of scrambling and bouldering was required, so I do not recommend this option if you are alone or have no rock climbing experience, or if the water levels are higher. There were mango trees dropping delicious mangoes along the way as well.

Great walk up the creek, and it certainly lives up to its name. I’d probably recommend trainers if you aren’t used to walking barefoot, can be a little challenging in flip flops (thongs).

Lots of great places to jump in the pools along the way.

Dodge the Trains or Trek the Creek - Stony Creek falls are nothing sort of an epic Cairns Adventure. Option 1: take the Douglas Track and walk up the mountain and turn left to walk along the train tracks. Option 2: walk up Stony Creek from the car park and swim along the way. Either way, the walk is around an hour to make it to this waterfall. Views are lovely from the Douglas track walk for thrill seekers and having a place to cool off along the Stony Creek walk is an added bonus. I recommend walking up the creek and back along the Douglas Track way.

Nice falls under the trainbridge!

Beautiful swimming hole, so nice to get out of the city for a fresh swim.

The giant water fall is a magnificent opportunity to take photos it looks especially good out of the Kuranda Scenic Railway

Did the smiths track in from speewah. Good ride. Fair bit of walking. Great downhill at the end..

Was a beautiful waterfall,great view from train

So many spots to swim and it's an easy walk up the falls

Great waterfall, nice for swimming. Worth the 20 minute walk to the actual waterfall.

Spectacular views from the train up to Karunda from Cairns

Great experience. The train ride was amazing and is a must experience. Experience is gor all ages from kids to grandparents.
Would highly recommend is you can spare day in your itinerary.
Train leaves sharp at 9.50am from Freshwater train station and reaches at Kuranda around 11.30am. A 5 mins walk will take you in town.
Kuranda is small little town with markets and mtiple cafes. You can easily spend 3 hours walking around.
The return train departs at 3.30pm or you can take a sky rail which will take you back to Smithfield station in 30-40mins.

Visited as part of the Kuranda Railway journey. The falls were lovely.

A great day out for the family. If enough rainfall, can swim in the fresh water creek. Plenty of parking too.

Much better than crystal cascades. Not as many people. Heaps of small crystal clear swimming holes. Granite gravel so not slimy or slippery. Walking track is a little rough. But we'll worth it.