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BlackCanyonThunderLightningFalls

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Trail stats

Hossza
19,12 km
Szintemelkedés
864 m
Nehézségi szint
Nagyon nehéz
lefelé
864 m
Max elevation
1 166 m
TrailRank 
36
Min elevation
663 m
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
2 óra 47 perc
Idõ
11 óra 32 perc
Koordináták
2565
Uploaded
2023. február 26.
Recorded
február 2023
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közel O'Reilly, Queensland (Australia)

Megtekintve 143 alkalommal, letöltve 9 alkalommal

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Itinerary description

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

PiktogramWaypoint Magasság 1 113 m
FényképAlbert River Circuit

Albert River Circuit

Leave Border Track and turn onto ALbert River Circuit track

PiktogramWaypoint Magasság 1 037 m
FényképStart off track

Start off track

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

PiktogramWaypoint Magasság 969 m
FényképFluoro tape markers

Fluoro tape markers

Fluoro markers are present in some areas.

PiktogramWaypoint Magasság 828 m
FényképSkirt some sheer escarpments

Skirt some sheer escarpments

The track does skirt around some steep escarpment bits

PiktogramWaypoint Magasság 696 m
FényképEnter the River & Black Canyon

Enter the River & Black Canyon

PiktogramWaypoint Magasság 813 m
FényképThunder & Lightning Falls

Thunder & Lightning Falls

Blind end to Black canyon at Thunder & Lightning Falls

PiktogramWaypoint Magasság 715 m
FényképAlbert River rock hopping

Albert River rock hopping

PiktogramWaypoint Magasság 684 m
FényképLeaving Albert River

Leaving Albert River

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

PiktogramWaypoint Magasság 766 m
FényképOld tin markers

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.

PiktogramWaypoint Magasság 1 018 m
FényképBack on the Albert River Circuit

Back on the Albert River Circuit

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