Iguana Creek - Den Of Nargun Falls and Deadcock Den Falls
The main picnic area is located at the Den of Nargun Carpark in the natural surrounds of the park. Toilets, picnic tables, gas barbecue and fire places are provided.
From the Den of Nargun picnic area you can either complete the 5km circuit walk which passes the Den of Nargun or walk directly there which is about 3km return. However to see both the Den of Nargun Falls and Deadcock Den Falls you need to do the circuit walk which is much more interesting anyway.
The Den of Nargun Loop Walk is 5 km, 1.5 hours return and starts and ends at the Den of Nargun picnic area. This walk features the Bluff Lookout with views of the Mitchell River Gorge, deep green pockets of warm temperate rainforest and Woolshed Creek. As you walk through the rainforest gully, stepping stones lead you into the Den itself where water flows during the wetter parts of the year. Tradition has it the Nargun lives there; a fierce being, half human and half stone. The best way to absorb the eerie atmosphere of the Den of Nargun is from a safe distance. The Gunai/Kurnai people and Parks Victoria ask you to respect this special place by not entering the cave.
To visit Deadcock Den, when you reach the point where Woolshed Creek joins up with the Mitchell River, there is an option to take a short (around 200m) off-shoot track up to Deadcock Den. This area is beautiful and is a natural amphitheatre where Woolshed Creek cascades over a series of platforms and then into a pool.
Getting there:
Den Of Nargun Falls is located in the Mitchell River National Park which is 320km east of Melbourne and 25km north west of Bairnsdale The river divides the park into two sections.
From the Princes Hwy, approach the western section via Lindenow or Fernbank along the Bairnsdale‐Dargo Road to Waller Road.
From the Princes Highway (A1), turn off at Lindenow Road (C602) west of Bairnsdale. Turn left into Dargo Road (C601) then right into Wallers Road at the National Park sign. The Den of Nargun is 4km further on.
Access for Dogs:
Dogs are not allowed.
Photo Credit: Peter Lugton, Adventure Me
Location
Wallers Road, Iguana Creek 3875 Map
Web Links
→ Mitchell River National Park Visitor Guide (PDF)
→ Mitchell River National Park
→ www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/sites/den-of-nargun
→ Den of Nargun Circuit Walk (Adventure Me)
