Lower Pool Lookout - NSW

The pool you see below is at the base of the lower falls. The lower talls can be viewed from the Oxley Walk via the suspension footbridge. The Apsley River catchment forms a significant part of the Macleay River catchment which enters the sea at South West Rocks downstream of Kempsey. Several other river gorges join the Apsley River downstream of here, the main ones being Tia River, Yarrowitch River, Green Gully Creek, and Rowleys Creek. Many more rivers flow into the Macleay River east of Armidale forming a vast and rugged gorge system collectively know as the Macleay-Apsley Gorges. The dramatic cliffs in front of you are made of slate. Slate was quarried in the early 20th century about 5km to the east. The Presbyterian Church and the National Bank building in Walcha have roofs made of this slate. The dominant native trees you see along the walking tracks are Black Cypress Pine, New England Stringybark, Snow Gum, Bendemeer White Gum and Grey Box.