Guy Fawkes River rises below Majors Point, on the northern slopes of the
Snowy Range, an eastern spur of the
Great Dividing Range, east of the village of
Ebor. The river spills over the columned
basalt rock Ebor Falls, and enters a deep valley, joined by four
tributaries, including
Aberfoyle River, flowing generally northward and eventually forming its
confluence with the
Sara River to form the
Boyd River. The river descends over its
course; Adjoining the national park are the Guy Fawkes River Nature Reserve and Guy Fawkes River State Conservation Area. The
Bicentennial National Trail runs along the western side of Guy Fawkes River on what is a
travelling stock route. The largest of the
Grevillea genus, southern silky oak, or
Grevillea robusta, is distributed in the Guy Fawkes River area, which is the southern limit of its natural environment. It has attractive orange-yellow flowers and may reach up to with a trunk diameter in excess of . ==Name==