Blencoe Falls

The Blencoe Falls is a segmented waterfall on the Blencoe Creek, located in the Far North region of Queensland, Australia.Location and featuresThe falls are situated in the Girringun National Park near, approximately north of a confluence with the Blencoe Creek and the Herbert River. From an elevation of above sea level, the falls descend in an initial drop of approximately and they cascade for another to the base of the gorge.The falls can be reached by road from Mount Garnet on the Kennedy Highway. The Kirrama Range Road from Kennedy on the Bruce Highway also provides access from the coast to the falls. This road is now opened and is accessible by four-wheel-drive and high-clearance vehicles. For the latest information relating to the state of Kirrama Range Road one can contact Cassowary Coast Council. Blencoe Falls lookout is approximately west of Kennedy.The traditional custodians of the land surrounding the Blencoe Falls are the Indigenous Australian Warungnu peoples, some of whom were driven over the ridges above Blencoe Falls to drown in the gorge.The second season of Survivor was filmed in an area close to the falls.