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Mount Maroon Caves via Mount Maroon Summit Route

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Mount Maroon Caves via Mount Maroon Summit Route

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Mount Maroon Caves via Mount Maroon Summit Route

01:04

3.18km

280m

Hiking

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

Last updated: May 25, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 83 m for 606 m

After 2.49 km for 612 m

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Start point

Parking

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940 m

Mount Maroon Caves Track

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The route to the Mount Maroon caves leaves from the main Mount Maroon trailhead before branching off onto a rough footpad through dense bushland. Unlike the standard summit track, this …

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1.63 km

Mount Maroon Caves

Highlight • Cave

The Mount Maroon caves sit beneath towering rhyolite cliff bands on the western side of the mountain, forming large overhangs and sheltered rock chambers tucked into the escarpment. Reaching the …

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3.18 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.75 km

1.25 km

168 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.75 km

1.40 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 8 July

20°C

9°C

90 %

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