The Wampoo loop starts with a vertiginous lookout over Mapleton Falls then heads off in a fascinating easy stroll through lush rainforest. The circuit has many interpretive signs explaining the forest environment and identifying the various trees, palms and lichens encountered. Why are buttress roots found on so many rainforest trees? To retain leaf litter, absorb oxygen or stabilise the tree? The scientific jury is still out.
Mapleton Falls, Queensland.
Moderate