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Edith Falls Plunge Pool sits at the base of the main waterfall and is the most accessible swimming spot in the Leliyn area. A short path from the car park leads to this expansive, pandanus-fringed pool where you can swim underneath the cascading falls, making it one of the park’s most popular places to cool off after a walk.

Bemang Lookout is one of the main viewpoints along the Leliyn Trail. From this vantage point, the landscape opens out across the layered rock landscape of Edith River valley and the series of pools and cascades below. It's one of the best elevated perspectives of the Edith Falls area.

Upper Pool is a large natural swimming hole above the main waterfall. Surrounded by red sandstone and fed by cascading water, the clear pool is a popular place to swim and relax midway through the walk. From its rocky edges, you can look down over the falls or swim close to the smaller cascades feeding the pool.

This is a great spot to see the falls dropping over layered sandstone into the wide plunge pool surrounded by pandanus and bushland. From higher points along the Leliyn Trail, the perspective opens across the Edith River valley, showing the series of pools and cascades that form the falls. It’s one of the most iconic sights in Nitmiluk National Park, especially impressive after seasonal rains, when the water flow is at its strongest.

Leliyn Trail is a dirt path that climbs onto the sandstone escarpment, then circles above Edith Falls before returning to the plunge pool near the car park. This moderately challenging track includes steep rocky sections and passes two lookouts with excellent views of the falls, the Edith River and the surrounding woodland. About halfway around the circuit, the path reaches the upper pool, which is an ideal spot to stop for a swim before completing the loop.

Cotterill’s Lookout is one of the most dramatic viewpoints along the Kings Canyon Rim Walk in Watarrka National Park. Reached via a short side detour from the main rim trail, the lookout sits on the edge of the canyon and offers sweeping views of the towering sandstone walls on both sides of the gorge. From here you can look down into the deep canyon and across to the rugged north and south rims, giving a real sense of the scale of Kings Canyon. It’s widely considered one of the best viewpoints on the entire rim walk.

Along the Kings Canyon Rim Walk, you'll pass a striking cluster of rounded sandstone domes often compared to beehives, or otherwise known as the “Lost City.” These unusual shapes formed as the ancient Mereenie Sandstone, laid down about 400 million years ago, fractured into blocks that were gradually rounded by wind and rain over millions of years.

Hidden within Kings Canyon, the Garden of Eden Waterhole is a rare permanent water source surrounded by lush vegetation and towering sandstone walls. To reach it from the Kings Canyon Rim Walk, a side track descends into the gorge via a series of wooden steps and boardwalks, followed by a small bridge crossing the creek. The shaded canyon floor feels noticeably cooler than the exposed rim above. The waterhole is culturally significant and an important refuge for wildlife, so swimming is not permitted.