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Yellow Pinch Reserve
How to get there:
1.Head south-west on Mount Lindesay Hwy towards Boonah Rathdowney Rd
2.Take the 1st right on to Boonah Rathdowney Rd
3.Slight left at Upper Logan Rd
4.Turn right to stay on Upper Logan Rd
5.Turn left to stay on Upper Logan Rd
6.Continue onto Hardgrave Rd to Yellow Pinch Reserve ... Approx 30 mins from Rathdowney.
mt Barney

 

mt Lindesay

Peasants Ridge

Campsites Near Yellow Pinch Reserve:

Campsite 6 Rum Jungle - 10 hr return (between east and the west peak)
Campsite 7 Old Hut Site - 10 hr return near the Rum Jungle campsite.
Campsite 8 East Peak - CLOSED.
Campsite 9 Cronan Creek - 1 hr from yellow Pinch Reserve.
Campsite 10 Cronan Creek2 - 1.5hrs from Yellow Pinch Reserve.

Upper Portals
How to get there:
1.Head south-west on Mount Lindesay Hwy towards Prior St
2.Take the 2nd right on to Boonah Rathdowney Rd
3.Continue onto Rathdowney Boonah Rd
4.Turn left at Boonah Rathdowney Rd
5.Take the 1st left to stay on Boonah Rathdowney Rd
6.Turn left to stay on Boonah Rathdowney Rd
7.Turn right to stay on Boonah Rathdowney Rd
8.Turn left at Burnett Creek Rd
9.Continue onto Newman Rd
10.Turn right at Waterfall Creek Rd ... Approx 40mins from Rathdowney.
upperportals
yahmahra creek

Campsites near here:

Campsite 1 Cleared Ridge - between upper and lower portals.(closer to upper portals 3hrs approx from carpark)
Campsite 2 Hoop Pines - 1st on the track to the lower portals. 40mins.
Campsite 3 Yahmara Creek - 2nd on the track to the lower portals.1hr.
Campsite 11 Skull Camp - near Mt Maroon.
Campsite 12 Paddy's Plain - between Mt Maroon and Mt May.
Campsite 13 Mt May Saddle - on Mt May Access via waterfall creek rd (see Upper Portals directions).

Lower Portals
How to get there:
1.Head south-west on Mount Lindesay Hwy towards Boonah Rathdowney Rd
2.Take the 1st right on to Boonah Rathdowney Rd
3.Slight left at Upper Logan Rd
4.Turn right to stay on Upper Logan Rd
5.Turn left to stay on Upper Logan Rd
6.Turn right at Seidenspinner Rd
7.Turn left at Lower Portals Rd until you reach the carpark... Approx 26 mins from Rathdowney.

rock wallaby

spiny Mountain crayfish
Barney Junction

 

Campsites near here:

Campsite 4 Barney Gorge Junction - roughly 2 - 3hrs from lower portals carpark.
Campsite 5 Lower Portals - 1 hour walk from lower portals carpark.

 

Mt Maroon
How to get there:
1.Head south-west on Mount Lindesay Hwy towards Boonah Rathdowney Rd
2.Take the 1st right on to Boonah Rathdowney Rd
3.Left at Cotswold rd follow till end. Approx 25 mins from Rathdowney
Walking Tracks
(Please note that only Some of these tracks are listed in the Mt Barney Visitor Guide Book available at the car parks of Mt Barney. For more detailed track information you can purchase the book "TAKE A WALK in South East Queensland" at most book stores or online at www.takeawalk.com.au ).

Lower Portals - 7.4km 3hrs - Moderate Grade
Lower Portals, Mount Barney Waterfall Circuit - 10.8km 6hrs - Hard Grade
Lower Portals, Barney Gorge, Peasants Ridge - 17km 1 or 2 days One Way - Hard Grade (two cars are needed for this one, leaving one at the Lower Portals carpak and another at Yellow Pinch Reserve carpark).
Logans Ridge and Eagles Ridge - 11km 10hrs - Hard Grade
North Peak, Rocky Creek Circuit - 9.5km 2 Days Hard Grade
South-East Ridge, South (Peasants) Ridge Circuit -16.5km 11hrs - Hard Grade
Yellow Pinch, Logans Ridge Circuit - 4km 2hrs - Hard Grade
Mount Maroon - 6km 4-5hrs- Moderate Grade
Mount May Circuit - 6.8km 5hrs - Hard Grade
Mount May - 3km 1.5hrs - Moderate Grade
Upper Portals Circuit - 10km 4hrs - Moderate Grade
Montserrat Lookout, Upper Portals Circuit - 9.3km 5hrs - Moderate Grade
Mowburra Peak, Montserrat Lookout Circuit - 11.4km 6hrs - Hard Grade
Cronan Creek Track - 13km 4hrs - Easy Grade

Remote Camp sites

1. Cleared Ridge - between upper and lower portals.(closer to upper portals 3hrs approx from carpark)
2. Hoop Pines - 1st on the track to the lower portals. 40mins.
3. Yahmara Creek - 2nd on the track to the lower portals.1hr.
4. Barney Gorge Junction - roughly 2 - 3hrs from lower portals carpark.
5. Lower Portals - 1 hour walk from lower portals carpark.
6. Rum Jungle - 10 hr return (between east and the west peak)
7. Old Hut Site - 10 hr return near the Rum Jungle campsite.
8. East Peak - CLOSED.
9. Cronan Creek - 1 hr from yellow Pinch Reserve.
10. Cronan Creek2 - 1.5hrs from Yellow Pinch Reserve.
11. Skull Camp - near Mt Maroon.
12. Paddy's Plain - between Mt Maroon and Mt May.
13. Mt May Saddle - on Mt May Access via waterfall creek rd (see Upper Portals directions).

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