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Lower Portals Track

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Queensland

Lower Portals Track

Moderate

4.0

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104

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Lower Portals Track

02:43

7.45km

210m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 10, 2026

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Mount Barney National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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704 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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3.72 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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7.45 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.26 km

162 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.70 km

729 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (300 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

Weather

Wednesday 8 July

17°C

8°C

61 %

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