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FLINDERS PEAK via SOUTH RIDGE

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Trail stats

Distance
7.26 mi
Elevation gain
2,051 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
1,749 ft
Max elevation
2,224 ft
TrailRank 
25
Min elevation
141 ft
Trail type
Loop
Time
4 hours 5 minutes
Coordinates
1172
Uploaded
October 2, 2010
Recorded
October 2010
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near Rockton, Queensland (Australia)

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Itinerary description

The long way around to get to south ridge...use Mt Elliott Road to access the park for a shorter climb to Flinders summit.
Signs saying "remote area closure" are there to deter those who cannot navigate as people get lost here regularly.
As a general rule stick to the main 4WD track from Flinders Plum, (S8 track not signposted just before Scotts Track [marked ST on yellow post] is an alternate route).
NOTE: The track up South Ridge has fallen out of use since the bushfire several years ago.

Waypoints

PictographWaypoint Altitude 483 ft

CATTLE YARDS & G3 GATE

PictographWaypoint Altitude 521 ft

G5 GATE

PictographWaypoint Altitude 531 ft

S8 TRACK ALTERNATE ROUTE

NOT SIGNPOSTED S8 TRACK TURNOFF TO THE TOOTH RIDGE S8 REJOINS MAIN TRACK FURTHER ALONG.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 519 ft

SCOTTS TRACK TURNOFF

MARKED SC ON YELLOW MARKER

PictographWaypoint Altitude 543 ft

G7 GATE

PictographWaypoint Altitude 552 ft

SANDY CREEK JUNCTION

SANDY CREEK JUNCTION, UNMARKED TRACK JOINS ON LEFT AND THE OFFICIAL END OF SANDY CREEK TRACK FOR THOSE WHO CANT NAVIGATE(TOO MANY GET LOST IN THE PARK)

PictographWaypoint Altitude 626 ft

FOLLOW CRT TRACK

YELLOW MARKER MARKED DT TRACK TO THE LEFT,SANDY CK TRACK(SCT)ENDS HERE,ROUTE NOW FOLLOWS CRT TK ,S7 MARKER

PictographWaypoint Altitude 741 ft

G10 GATE

PictographWaypoint Altitude 941 ft

SST TRACK + S10 MARKER

SST TRACK JOINS ON LEFT S10 FIRE MARKER

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,043 ft

S8 TRACK JOINS FROM RIGHT

FOLLOW THIS TRACK TO THE TOOTH OR TELSTRA GULLY OR TO RETURN TO SANDY CREEK TRACK OTHERWISE IGNORE

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,265 ft

STK LEFT SFTK RIGHT KEEP TO RIGHT

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,328 ft

THICK LANTANA

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,418 ft

LARGE BOULDER

EVIDENCE OF MASSIVE ROCKFALLS ?

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,456 ft

THICK LANTANA ENDS

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,464 ft

RIDGE

THE RIDGE HERE CAN BE TAKEN TO FLINDERS SUMMIT NEAR THE HELIPAD, THRILL SEEKERS ONLY, STEEP AND UNSTABLE GROUND NEAR THE TOP.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,430 ft

TURN R THEN L ONTO OLD TIMBER TRACK

A CHANGE FROM THE 4WD TRACK OR STAY ON THE TRACK PICKING UP THE ROUTE SHORTLY

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,431 ft

4WD TRACK TO THE SLIDE TRACK U TURN HERE

TURN AROUND HERE LOOKING FOR OLD TIMBER TRACK TO THE SOUTH (THE SLIDE IS A STEEP TRACK TO THE SUMMIT BEST USED FOR DESCENT)

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,432 ft

TURN SOUTH ONTO OLD TIMBER TRACK

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,407 ft

VERE LEFT ONTO OLD TIMBER TRACK

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,226 ft

BACK ON 4WD TK & MT ELLIOT RD GATE

RETURN TO MAIN 4WD TRACK HERE CLOSE TO THE MOUNT ELLOIT ROAD ENTRANCE TO THE PARK

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,127 ft

TRACK MARKER CONTINUE TO RIGHT

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,216 ft

LOCKED STEEL GATE

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,223 ft

SW RIDGE

NEAR GATE WITH USUAL NO TRESSPASSING NOTICE

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,259 ft

TURN RIGHT ONTO RIDGE AND CLIMB

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,218 ft

TELSTRA FACILITY

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