Horsetail Falls
A slender waterfall on the hillside east of Queenstown, a roughly 20-minute walk on a cantilevered boardwalk for a close look, with a view down over the zigzag bends of the Lyell Highway.
Horsetail Falls lies beside the Lyell Highway about 4 kilometers east of Queenstown. From the car park, a wooden boardwalk built on the steep hillside runs about 1.2 kilometers (roughly 30 minutes return) to the viewing platform. The waterfall tumbles thinly down the bare mining hillside and is at its fullest after rain. The walk offers views of the famous '99 Bends' zigzag road and Queenstown's moonscape landscape. Admission is free and the site is open all day, making it a good stop between Queenstown and Lake St Clair.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Queenstown, Tasmania
- West Coast Wilderness Railway
- Lake Burbury
- Nelson Falls
- Hogarth Falls
- Strahan & Gordon River Cruise
- The Ship That Never Was
- Henty Dunes