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Lower Portals Track – Mount Barney Creek loop from Mount Barney National Park

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Lower Portals Track – Mount Barney Creek loop from Mount Barney National Park

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Lower Portals Track – Mount Barney Creek loop from Mount Barney National Park

11:15

25.0km

1,510m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 18, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 10.7 km for 33 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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705 m

Rocky Creek crossing

Highlight • River

This is a relatively shallow creek crossing; you’ll step across rounded boulders and stones while the clear mountain water flows around the rocky creek bed. Surrounded by open forest and …

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1.82 km

Lower Portals Track

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Lower Portals Track is a popular walking trail that leads from the Yellow Pinch trailhead to the swimming holes at the Lower Portals. As you follow the path through open …

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3.33 km

Mount Barney Creek

Highlight • River

Mount Barney Creek is a clear mountain stream that winds through forested valleys and granite boulder fields below the slopes of Mount Barney. Along the track, it forms natural pools …

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3.43 km

Lower Portals Remote Bush Camping Area

Highlight • Rest Area

3.90 km

Lower Portals

Highlight • Gorge

Lower Portals is a picturesque gorge on Mount Barney Creek, reached via the Lower Portals Track. Here, the creek flows between massive granite boulders, forming deep natural pools surrounded by …

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9.27 km

Mount Barney West Peak

Peak

10.5 km

Mount Barney East Peak

Highlight • Summit

At 1,351 metres, Mount Barney East Peak is the highest point of Mount Barney and one of the most prominent peaks in the Scenic Rim. The summit is reached via …

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25.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.8 km

6.22 km

3.70 km

253 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.1 km

5.75 km

3.61 km

643 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,300 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

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Monday 13 July

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