211) Baroon Lookout
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 1.75 mi
- Elevation gain
- 276 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 509 ft
- Max elevation
- 877 ft
- TrailRank
- 21
- Min elevation
- 503 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Moving time
- 59 minutes
- Time
- one hour 9 minutes
- Coordinates
- 513
- Uploaded
- January 8, 2019
- Recorded
- January 2019
near Montville, Queensland (Australia)
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Itinerary description
211) Baroon Lookout - 8th January 2019
Return Distance 4.9km, Max Elevation 318m, Time 2hr, Level - Easy
Co-ordinates -26.698450, 152.869130
My Blog:
Second walk of the year and we hit a new one for Aussie Bushwalking! A great walk for all the family, although the little ones decided not to walk down the 'stairs' to the river. Don't blame them, as it was over 80 steps each way.
Short Description:
A great family walk up the side of the gorge to the lookout out across Obi Obi Creek as it heads north from the Baroon Dam and into the Blackall Range to join the Mary River.
Getting there:
Head for Montville and turn into Western Avenue (signposted) and then turn left into Narrows Road down to the dam. The car park is on the right just before the dam, which is also the start of the 58km Sunshine Coast Hinterland Great Walk.
Maps:
https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/great-walks-sunshine-coast/about.html
Route/Trail notes:
Signposted from the information board in the car park, follow the track as is meanders uphill over various creek walkways all the way to the lookout and back. The side option are a short walk off the main track to the Narrows Lookout and the Stairs. Be aware that the Stairs is just that, 80 down and 80 back up, but this does take you right down to Obi Obi Creek, with the option of a little rock hopping along the creek bed.
Permits/Costs:
None.
Other References/Comments:
The day use area on the other side of the road is a great place for a picnic following a morning's walk.
Return Distance 4.9km, Max Elevation 318m, Time 2hr, Level - Easy
Co-ordinates -26.698450, 152.869130
My Blog:
Second walk of the year and we hit a new one for Aussie Bushwalking! A great walk for all the family, although the little ones decided not to walk down the 'stairs' to the river. Don't blame them, as it was over 80 steps each way.
Short Description:
A great family walk up the side of the gorge to the lookout out across Obi Obi Creek as it heads north from the Baroon Dam and into the Blackall Range to join the Mary River.
Getting there:
Head for Montville and turn into Western Avenue (signposted) and then turn left into Narrows Road down to the dam. The car park is on the right just before the dam, which is also the start of the 58km Sunshine Coast Hinterland Great Walk.
Maps:
https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/great-walks-sunshine-coast/about.html
Route/Trail notes:
Signposted from the information board in the car park, follow the track as is meanders uphill over various creek walkways all the way to the lookout and back. The side option are a short walk off the main track to the Narrows Lookout and the Stairs. Be aware that the Stairs is just that, 80 down and 80 back up, but this does take you right down to Obi Obi Creek, with the option of a little rock hopping along the creek bed.
Permits/Costs:
None.
Other References/Comments:
The day use area on the other side of the road is a great place for a picnic following a morning's walk.
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