Sharon and Tanya, along with two
friends from their CrossFit group and two of Tanya's workmates,
decided to go for a stroll
Glacier
Rock in the Barron Gorge National Park
"a
six kilometre walk through rainforest to an ancient glacier rock
with amazing views"
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COLIN
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MICHELLE
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TANYA
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SHARON
JAIME
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AMANDA
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TANYA
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Route
/ Trail Notes and Map
After crossing the pipe bridge,
follow the track behind the Douglas Track sign
It's a lot smaller and harder to see, but it leads away from the
creek and heads up into the rainforest
The track is very well marked with lots of coloured markers on
the trees and a fairly well defined track
You'll head up and up through rainforest for a while, until you
reach a clearing that used to be a railway worker's camp
After this point there are some boulders to scramble up for a
nice view (of some powerlines and Cairns)
before it starts cutting back and forth up the hillside, as the
rainforest thins out to grasssy area
The Kuranda Railway looms in front of you, right where there was
a rockslide in early 2010 hitting the train
Now there's stairs and a bridge to cross the railway
You then walk along the edge of the rainforest, over what is obviously
ground cut for the power line
The view from here just keeps getting better and better
Eventually you hit the top and follow the powerline service track
The Douglas Track meets the McDonalds Track from the top of the
Gorge here
Take the left, following the Douglas Track / Glacier Rock sign
back into the rainforest
More steep uphills here for seven hundred metres until you reach
a sign saying "Glacier Rock"
Take a left and enjoy the easy last two hundred and fifty metres
until you reach the top of the rock
Magnificent views !!
Don't forget to sign the guest book attached to the sign
Trust you enjoyed this walk ... now follow your steps back to
the car
during the walk ??
