WaterfallHidden gem
Ryde Falls
Oxford, Canterbury
Five-tier waterfall south of Oxford, reached by a forest tramp.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 4 hours

Ryde Falls drops in five tiers inside Oxford Forest Conservation Area. The standard walk from Coopers Creek car park is a 3-hour, 7 km one-way track through beech forest. A shorter, rougher approach starts at View Hill car park and takes 1 to 2 hours.
Good to know
- You must cross the creek to reach the viewpoint, skip it after heavy rain
- Perhams Road to View Hill has two fords, 4WD advised
- Wasps are bad from January to April
- Best time
- Settled weather
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Coopers Creek car park via Woodside Road and Mountain Road
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
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