{"id":6162,"date":"2020-07-06T17:05:26","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T07:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.askroz.com.au\/blog\/?p=6162"},"modified":"2025-05-17T16:48:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T06:48:24","slug":"minnie-ha-ha-falls-katoomba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.askroz.com.au\/blog\/minnie-ha-ha-falls-katoomba\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnehaha Falls, Katoomba"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Minnehaha Falls is a great walk for the family and your “Bucket List”. It’s one of the best walks in the Blue Mountains. <\/span><\/span>The walk isn’t difficult, although there are many steps and a few ladders. Simply follow the signs from the carpark.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The track does get a little muddy in patches and take care closer to the falls as there are many places where there are no handrails and the rocks can be slippery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2022 Distance: 2.5km<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u2022 Best time of the day: Any time<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u2022 Kid-safe: Yes with supervision, but not little ones<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u2022 Dogs on-leash: Yes<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u2022 Steps: Lots<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u2022 Accessible: No<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u2022 Heights: As you near the descent to the falls, it might bothersome.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u2022 Must do rating out of 10: 11<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Park here: w3w.co\/whitening.pleasantly.suppression<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Falls are here: w3w.co\/nuance.toothpicks.stick<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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In summer, you can swim at the base of the falls. Not far into the walk, there are few spots to have a picnic beside the creek.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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At the carpark there is playground equipment and picnic tables.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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BACKSTORY<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The track was constructed in 1894. The area around Minnehaha Falls was owned in the 1890s by an American company called The Assets Realisation and General Finance. Co. Ltd.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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It reminded them of Yosemite National Park, the first reserve of its sort in the world, established in California in 1890, so the creek that feeds Minnehaha Falls was named Yosemite Creek.<\/span><\/p>\n

Over time, it’s also been known as:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Minnie Ha-ha Falls<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Minna-ha-ha Falls
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