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Ammonite Falls
I had heard about Ammonite Falls for many years before I actually went for myself. A short 2.5km walk through the forest on the bottom of Mount Benson brings you to a section of Benson Creek which in the rainy season produces a stunning waterfall flowing off the 20m+ drop into the underlying pool known as Ammonite Falls. In the dry season the waterfall continues to flow but not nearly as much as the rest of the year, if you want to walk along the bottom of the falls or climb the surrounding hills, this is the time. The majority of the walk to the falls is downhill and a rather easy hike, aside from the last section, no longer than 50m that is steep enough to need the ropes lying around to continue down to the bottom. The trailhead is at the end of Jameson Rd but the parking lot is another 50m down the road.