Lower Panorama Point via The Steamers
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 11.13 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,793 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 3,793 ft
- Max elevation
- 4,015 ft
- TrailRank
- 53
- Min elevation
- 2,248 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- one day 5 hours 7 minutes
- Coordinates
- 568
- Uploaded
- June 24, 2013
- Recorded
- June 2013
near The Head, Queensland (Australia)
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Itinerary description
This hike traverses the steamers from the junction of the north branch of Emu Ck and Reedy Ck. The start offers an open grassy paddock suitable for camping the night prior to hiking. However, due to recent floods access requires a high clearance 4wd to negotiate the 7 creek crossings which, in the past, was able to be negotiated by 2wd in dry weather. The hike starts 50m back from the camp site, follow a rough vehicle track up to the first creak/gulley and follow a compass bearing of 100' offtrack until under the funnel/mast saddle, crossing approx 6 gullies. This bearing slowly gains elevation and avoids rocky scree under the funnel. The final ascent can be identified by a change in vegetation to an open grassy slope with multiple black boys. In addition, the funnel is visible to the SW to aid navigation. Follow past the mast and any cliff breaks at their base to the north until an obvious route is found to gain access to the stern ridge line. A good foot pad can be followed to one of the best lookouts in SEQ. A faint foot pad can be followed to Mt Steamer where the main range ridge line down to steamer saddle camp offers a good overnight site with accessible water within 100m. This walk added a trip to Lower Panorama then a descent back to the cars via Davies Ridge
Waypoints
Summit
4,006 ft
Mt Steamer
Fountain
3,156 ft
Steamer Saddle Water
Summit
3,655 ft
Lower Panorama Point
Campsite
3,176 ft
Steamer Saddle Camp
Panorama
3,586 ft
4th Lookout
Panorama
3,615 ft
2nd Lookout
Fountain
3,077 ft
Water
Panorama
3,143 ft
1st Lookoout
Main Range National Park
Panorama
3,478 ft
3rd Lookout
Main Range National Park
Panorama
3,107 ft
Steamer Cave
Main Range National Park
Panorama
3,711 ft
Mt Steamer Lookout
Main Range National Park
Panorama
3,839 ft
Steamer Ridge Lookout
Main Range National Park
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Hi! Did this hike this weekend. It was amazing!!! Thank you Shatkins sooo much for sharing your hikes. I have also done your Barney 4 peaks this year. The route was straight forward to follow and all your comments very useful. Great job posting all these hikes!! THANK YOU!
Hi G*a*b*y,
Glad you enjoyed it. How is the drive in these days?
Definitely 4WD only. We hired a Mitsubishi Pajero and had no problems at all. The road is in good condition. It is just the various creek crossings that make it 4WD only. Also the water at the camp was very scarce. I wouldn't rely on there being water in the creek at all times. There were only a couple of small puddles and just a trickle of running water.
The track was very clear. It was surprisingly easy to follow.
Hi Shatkins, wondering if you’ve done this loop more recently since you posted in 2016? Would like to know what to expect after the saddle camp and traverse down to LPP? Thank you