Located 2 km north of the town centre, these small and pretty falls, on the Bielsdown River, are well worth a visit. There is an attractive picnic spot which offers excellent vantage points. It is possible to get down to the banks and walk along the river below the falls.

The falls are a classic block type waterfall plunging 30m over a basalt wall. There is a viewing platform near the car park providing a spectacular 'top-down' view of the falls. There is also a trail that leads away from the falls as it descends before returning towards its base.

Take the Bellingen Road 4km out of Dorrigo to the top of the Dorrigo Mountain where the Lookout Motor Inn is situated.
Turn right here and go past the Motor Inn for 1 km where there is a left hand turn and a sign pointing to Griffiths Lookout. It's 4km along the road, right to the end, where there are breathtaking wilderness views of the unfolding Great Divide looking due south.To the South-east you will see the Pacific Ocean right down to Kempsey, 100km away.

 
There's an interesting interpretive display sign here and picnic tables beside the award winning Landcare Project that the neighbours along this road have initiated to help restore rainforest, an if you look across the farms on your return, you will see where farmers have planted trees along their creeks and on top of the hills to protect the waterways and provide windbreaks.
This group of farmers have consistently won State awards for the landcare and rivercare measures they have taken.

Take the Armidale Road 55km west through the village of Ebor.  2km on the right is the turnoff to the falls, which are just 1km along the road. Park the car at the upper falls and walk to the viewing platform. Then take the 600 metre walk along the escarpment to the next viewing platform for a great view left to the two drops of the falls (upper and lower) and left over the wilderness area of Gay Fawkes National Park. You are now at 1300 metres above sea level so the air can be crisp. There's another 20 meter walk around to the left to another viewing platform looking due west.
Exhilarating!

Walk back to your car by the road then drive on about 10km on the left where the sign says "Dutton Trout Hatchery and New England National Park".  It's 20km up to the top of Point Lookout, which is one of the highest points in Australia after the Snowy Mountains with 1564 metres. You might need a jacket here. Take the short walk around the top to see 100km to the east, south and west, including the Pacific Ocean.

Back in your car you may like to call into the Trout Hatchery with its excellent display and opportunity to see the growing hatchlings and feed the bigger fish. Continue along the Armidale Road another 30 km to Wollomombi Gorge. Turn left at the sign and it's a 4km drive to this, Australia's little Grand Canyon. You'll find yourself on the top of a 600 meter split in the earth with 2 waterfalls, the highest in New South Wales, trickling down. (This is not a high rainfall area). There are several short walks to get the full benefit of the gorge and the picnic facilities are superb. The best restaurant in Australia is under a gum tree. You'll then be ready to retrace your journey home. Stop at Ebor at FussPots Coffee Shop for a relaxing afternoon tea by the fire before getting back to Dorrigo for sunset.

Dorrigo -Never Never Picnic Area - Dorrigo

This is one of the most beautiful short drives you will ever experience.

 Go to the Dorrigo National Park and turn left along Dome Road for 10km. Eight km of this road to the Never Never is unsealed but you will drive by soft rolling hills as you are drawn to the far end of the Dorrigo National Park where you will drive through a tunnel of rainforest, first a regrowth coachwood forest - the original trees were logged during the 2nd World War to send to Britain to be made frames for bomber aircraft.

The forest gets denser and you have a sense of going deeper and deeper into the real heart of a rainforest.  At the end of the road there are beautiful secluded picnic grounds including a substantial covered gallery if the weather is inclement. Here you can picnic and barbeque (wood and all facilities by National Parks) and there are three splendid walking tracks for the adventurous and you can walk for 2 to 5 hours depending an how much time you have.
 
There are three beautiful waterfalls on these walks and you can swim just above the Coachwood Falls, which is along the Rosewood Creek Track.  Return to Dorrigo the same way as the Never Never is not a circuit route.