Mt Maroon 4 Waterfalls to Middle Peak

The southern side of Mt Maroon has a number of waterfalls. This hike progresses up via Paddy Falls before venturing towards the western side of the mountain to pick up Spring creek which we then ascend past other waterfalls before ascending a spur that finishes at the centre of the peaks of Mt Maroon. The hike concludes coming down Maroon Gorge and the slabs that end up at Paddys flat. It is not recommended to do this hike in wet weather.

The start of the hike is from Drynan's hut. Note the track from the gate that leads to the Hut is heavily wheel rutted track and is difficult to traverse in wet weather. For those that have not headed up to Paddies before, unfortunately there is a ankle deep water immersion point in the first creek about 50 m into the hike. It is highly recommended that you take your shoes off as after this point you don't get your feet wet.

The trail on the ascend is difficult to follow and requires good navigation skills. There are sections which require rocking, rock climbing and scrambling.

The track for people using this trail is to stick where possible to the line. You will need to examine the terrain that you see in front of you and pick the best route that gets you back to the line.

The southern and western side of the mountain is way more vegetated with flowering plants and as with all the mountains in the area is wetter on the Western and Southern side.

It is possible to go easily up to the top of maroon's main peak. It will add more distance and climb to the hike.

The return section has overtime become more and more visible as a track. There are many areas where you can avoid walking on the wet rock and instead take a track to the left or right.

All up a beautiful hike that is easily done in drier weather and winter.