Nebitt's Knee Falls is accessed by a short hiking trail and provides an interesting diversion on the way to or from Kinuseo Falls and Monkman Provincial Park.

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The Nesbitt's Knee waterfall can be viewed from a bench on the trail just before it branches above and to the base of the falls. All three areas are worth exploring and seeing this area from three different perspectives.

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The trail is just under 1.5 km long. It climbs for the first 50 m to the top of a ridge, then becomes mostly flat, leading along the edge of the valley through pine forest. After a few hundred metres the first views of the falls and canyon are seen. The rock layers here are flat, and are in the centre of a large syncline or trough in the strata. The views are most impressive in spring, when the falls are at their most powerful and the leaves are not out on the aspen.

Once you reach the cliff, the trail has two branches:

It is possible to scramble steeply down beside the cliff to the base of the falls. Ropes have been installed to hold onto, but be aware that the rocks are slippery, the water is very cold, and the pool is only waist deep.

The trail also branches up a few hundred metres further, briefly joining an old exploration road, then ending at a pleasant spot beside the creek above the falls.

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To reach the trailheads, drive towards Kinuseo Falls on Hwy 52 E. Turn right 14 km from Tumbler Ridge onto the gravel Kinuseo Falls Road. At km 9, after the road crosses the Murray River, there is a junction. Continue left, staying on the Kinuseo Falls Road. 21 km along this road (35 km from Tumbler Ridge) there is a signed turnoff to the left. Take this turnoff onto Barbour Creek Rd, which crosses the Murray River after 500 m and forks after another 500 m. The left road leads to Nesbitt’s Knee Falls. If you are returning from Kinuseo Falls, the signed turnoff is on your right, 29 km from the falls.

The trailhead for Nesbitt’s Knee Falls is 3.6 km from the fork mentioned above. 1.5 km along this road there is a bridge across Barbour Creek. After 3.5 km Waterfall Creek is crossed, and the parking lot is 100 m further on the right. It was constructed by Hillsborough Resources in 2006.

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These routes are in bear country; travel in groups and make noise

Please pack out what you packed in

Caution: getting carried off by the waters above the falls will lead you into a chute and then over the falls.

Views of the canyon are airy. There are no barricades above enormous drop-offs.

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