To undertake this walk you will need to:
*be fit and experienced to undertake this hike.
*have the correct maps and a compass.
*have adequate food and water.
*bring full camping gear if camping on the way
*bring clothing for extremely cold and wet weather.
*bring a fuel stove (no fires are permitted).
*give trip details to a responsible person.
- leave the carpark at Babinda Boulders, over the saddle between Mount Bellenden Ker and Mount Bartle Frere to the Goldsborough Valley
- follows an old trail forged by miners in the 1930s
- can be done as a long day walk or as an overnight camping trip.
- first kilometre of track follows Babinda Creek upstream through lowland rainforest with epiphytes and vines
- the track enters Wooroonooran National Park
- 4km along the walk the track begins to ascend to the saddle crossing several delightful mountain streams and taller rainforest with a dense canopy
- 7km mark you will reach the saddle amidst mountain rainforests
- descending trail passes through a grove of king ferns and rare feather palms
- vantage points along the trail provide views of the rainforest canopies
- pools of the East Mulgrave River provide excellent swimming
- Camping is permitted here
- final 8km follows an old logging road along the river to the Goldsborough Valley campground
- Before commencing the walk:
ALWAYS CHECK WEATHER CONDITIONS
REGISTER ON QUEENSLAND NATIONAL PARK SITE BELOW