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Serpentine Falls - Main Picnic Area

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At Serpentine Falls you will find a sealed loop road and car park, a grassy picnic area, shaded picnic tables, gas barbeques and toilets with access for people with disabilities.

Serpentine Falls has been one of the focal points of the area since the early European settlers came in droves to swim, picnic and enjoy a day out in the bush.

Set in a naturally beautiful cleft at the foot of the scarp, the park stretches up the steep slopes of the Serpentine River valley, past a sheer face of granite polished smooth by the rushing waters.
During the winter, the white waters of the Serpentine River cascade into a swirling, rock-rimmed pool 15 metres below.

Around the grass lawns in the late afternoon, Western Grey Kangaroos come down to graze and are quite unconcerned about visitors.

Bush Walking
The best time of year to walk in Serpentine is late autumn to mid-spring, when the temperatures are cooler.  Spring is a peak walking period because of the spectacular wildflower displays.

Swimming

Even though inland waterways look inviting, especially when the surface is calm, they pose many hidden dangers. Know the risks and how to swim safely.

From the Serpentine Picnic Area car park, visitors can access the Falls Walk Trail, Baldwins Bluff Nature Track and Kitty’s Gorge Walk Track.  For more information visit TrailsWA.

Getting There

You can get to this site by: 2WD

GPS: -32.3693, 116.007

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Site Activities:

Bushwalking

Site Facilities:

Picnic Table
Toilet
Entry Station
Barbecue
No dogs allowedNo drinking water available
Activities
  • Bush Walking

    The best time of year to walk in Serpentine is late autumn to mid-spring, when the temperatures are cooler.  Spring is a peak walking period because of the spectacular wildflower displays.

    From the Serpentine Picnic Area car park, visitors can access the Falls Walk Trail, Baldwins Bluff Nature Track and Kitty’s Gorge Walk Track.

    Falls Walk Trail

    The falls are a short 15 minute walk and can be accessed by wheelchair.   The walk trail begins at The Serpentine Falls car park and passes by the pipes that supply the Metropolitan area from the Pipehead Dam.  There is a timber viewing platform for the spectacular views of rushing water.

    Distance:  400m (Return) Time: 15minutes

    Baldwins Bluff Nature Track
    The ascent up the hill of Baldwins Bluff offers the experience of changing vegetation and spectacular views looking down over the valley.

    Baldwin Bluff Nature Track is a walk that requires you to be reasonably fit as it climbs up gravel tracks to Baldwins Bluff. You will pass through Jarrah and Marri woodlands, eventually coming to Wandoo woodland and then finally over exposed granite. Great views in to the valley, across the Swan Coastal Plain and of the Serpentine Falls can be enjoyed from the summit.
    Distance:  6km (return) Time: 2 hours  Class: 4

    Kitty’s Gorge Walk Track
    A medium difficulty trail with impressive scenery running from the main picnic area into Kittys Gorge.

    Kitty Gorge Walk Track is a marked walk that takes you along Serpentine Gorge to Gooraling Brook and then into Kittys Gorge. The track begins from the lower car park. Expect steep sections and uneven ground. Along the way discovery impressive granite outcrops and waterfalls.

    It is important to remember the gates close at 5:00pm at Serpentine Falls.

    Distance: 14km return  Time: 5 hours  Class: 4
     

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