The waterfall is 5 km from Nieuwoudtville on the tarred road to Loeriesfontein. The parking area is on the right and is clearly demarcated. Nominal admission is charged during August and September.
The spectacular Nieuwoudtville Waterfall marks the site of an interesting example of river capture. Since the break-up of Gondwanaland, approximately 195 million years ago, some rivers cut back even further than the escarpment edge. Where this happened, they captured rivers that had previously flowed to the interior. The Doring River did just that.
The main fall is 30 m high and the gorge supports an interesting array of plant and bird species. Nesting Booted and Black Eagles, Gymnogene, Lanner Falcons and Black Stork have all been observed. |
