This is a place near where I grew up. My mother grew up at Blackwood Creek so I spent many of my school holidays staying with my grandparents in this country town of Tasmania.
Liffey's falls and forests have received World Heritage listing for their unique natural values.
Liffey Falls are nestled in the Great Western Tiers about an hours drive from Launceston and 1 1/2 hours from Devonport.
For many years the falls were only accessible by track ~ an hours walk from below the falls. The track still exists. There is now a reserve only a short distance from above the falls. A narrow winding steep gravel road links each end of the track.
The walk is very much worth the trip. The track from the upper car park is relatively steep in parts - particularly the final descent to the bottom of the falls.
There are two reserves on the upper reaches of the river, one a forest reserve managed by Forestry Tasmania and the other a state reserve managed by the Parks and Wildlife Service. The extensive picnic and barbecue facilities are in the former, while the falls themselves are in the latter, and both are part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.
There are four sets of falls along the 45-minute walk from the picnic ground down hill to the majestic Victoria Falls (commonly referred to as Liffey Falls) and return, all of which can be viewed from sturdy observation decks.
Liffey is located 41 kilometres (25 mi) south west of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. It was named by Capt. William Moriaty.
The town is situated in rainforest, on the Liffey River at the foot of the Great Western Tiers. Nearby towns are Bracknell and Blackwood Creek. The most notable attraction in the area is Liffey Falls.
The Liffey River rises on the northern edge of the Great Western Tiers, flowing through dense cool-temperate rainforest of myrtle, sassafras and leatherwood before plunging over spectacular waterfalls.
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