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Rutestatistik

Afstand
19,12 km
Positiv højdeforskel
864 m
Sværhedsgrad
Meget svær
Negativ højdeforskel
864 m
Max Højde
1.166 m
TrailRank 
36
Min Højde
663 m
Rutetype
Løkke
Tid i bevægelse
2 timer 47 minutter
Tid
11 timer 32 minutter
Koordinater
2565
Uploadet
26. februar 2023
Optaget
februar 2023
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tæt på O'Reilly, Queensland (Australia)

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Rutebeskrivelse

Starts at O'Reillys Rainforest Retreat - Lamington National Park.
5km on Border track, turn onto Albert River Circuit and then leave this circuit and head off track down the side of the hill towards Black Canyon.
There is a "trail", marked by pink/orange fluoro tape tied to trees - as you leave Albert River Track going downhill the track is slightly to the right. Progressively steeper as you approach Black Canyon. Where you join the creek cross immediately over to the other side and then boulder hop oustream to the blind end where Thunder and Lightning falls are. Crossing creek multiple times and a couple of detours several metres away from the creek bed to get around steep bits and one deeper waterhole with steep edges.
About 2 hrs of creek hopping to the falls. Spectacular views in the creek and the falls are amazing.
Backtrack the way you came.
Very steep up out of Black Canyon back to the Albert River Circuit Track. Then back to O'Reillys.
Total time for us was 11.5 hrs (Oreillys to Oreillys). A very long, hard day but a wonderful hike.
Tips: do not do this if there has been recent heavy rain - the hillside down to Black Canyon is likely to be muddy, slippy and generally treacherous AND the river will be rushing.

Waypoints

IkonWaypoint Højde 1.113 m
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Albert River Circuit

Leave Border Track and turn onto ALbert River Circuit track

IkonWaypoint Højde 1.037 m
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Start off track

Leave Albert River Circuit track and head off track down the hill towards Black Canyon

IkonWaypoint Højde 969 m
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Fluoro tape markers

Fluoro markers are present in some areas.

IkonWaypoint Højde 828 m
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Skirt some sheer escarpments

The track does skirt around some steep escarpment bits

IkonWaypoint Højde 696 m
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Enter the River & Black Canyon

IkonWaypoint Højde 813 m
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Thunder & Lightning Falls

Blind end to Black canyon at Thunder & Lightning Falls

IkonWaypoint Højde 715 m
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Albert River rock hopping

IkonWaypoint Højde 684 m
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Leaving Albert River

Leave the river and start back up the steep slope to rejoin the Albert River Circuit track

IkonWaypoint Højde 766 m
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Old tin markers

There are a few old tin markers nailed to some trees on the scramble down to the canyon (some on the uphill side of trees - marking the down track) and some on the downill side of trees.

IkonWaypoint Højde 1.018 m
Foto afBack on the Albert River Circuit

Back on the Albert River Circuit

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