Located just behind the Mount Field Visitor Centre, the Russell Falls walk is one of Tasmania’s most beloved and accessible short walks. Russell Falls is one of Tasmania’s 60 Great Short Walks. There was ample parking by the visitors centre, and the track is wheelchair-accessible and paved all the way up to the bottom of the falls and the very nice viewing platform there. About 1.4 km return, typically taking 20–25 minutes at a leisurely pace. 

The trail winds under towering swamp gums—the tallest flowering trees on Earth—alongside native understoreys of dogwood, musk, and myrtle, with vivid moss and fungi all along the creek that runs beside the trail. The large tree ferns makes this a magical place. 

At the end of a magnificent walk is the majestic Russel Falls, a two‑tiered waterfall plunging over Permian siltstone and sandstone layers, around 34–54 m high, framed in emerald ferns and misty spray—probably Tasmania’s most photographed waterfall, and well worth the short and easy hike. 

At the bottom of the falls you can choose to either walk back to the visitor centre via the other side of the creek, or continue up the many stairs up to the top of Russel Falls to see the nice but not so spectacular Horseshoe Falls. It is a 10-15 minute extra hike one way but well worth the sweat from all the stairs.  We continued from Horseshoe Falls to the cool Tall Trees Walk.