Ralphs Falls

The East Coast


Check out some vertical water at Ralphs Falls – take the signed turn-off to the right shortly before St Columba Falls. There’s a 20-minute return walk, or a 50-minute circuit, taking in the falls here, with sweeping views across astoundingly green farmland.


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