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You will need to park at West Gap parking lot because of the road construction. According to the park service, it adds 5 km total to the hike to Mt Cordeaux. Lots of big Box trees on this “extra” hike along Box Track, but admittedly there is a lot of road noise. Still a great hike though!

Molly Krupa on 1 Oct, 2024

12.5k return with the Box Trail walk from the temp car park, my son went on a birthday walk with friends and their parents and my daughter and I walked ahead, beautiful day, just slightly marred by some bush burning which made the view from the top a bit hazy, easier walk that Mt Mitchell.. great for kids..did not care for the few ticks that hitched a ride on my jumper though.

Will Walk For Food on 11 Aug, 2024

I've been up here many times. This was the worst. The good part was no one on the path, up or down; an explicable miracle maybe. I left at 8am, but there were major roadworks and I had to park 3km down the road at the picnic areas and then follow a boring track paralleling the road back to the memorial and the start of the Mt Cordeaux track. The roadworks cover about 6km and look like they will continue for most of a year. Beware as this diversion adds 7km to the walk. I didn't see anyone until I was back on this extension track at 10:30am - then I passed 7 groups going up in pouring rain, which had started when I reached the summit. It was also a white-out up there. I had wanted to do the Bare Rock ridge extension, but the weather was too horrible. Solo trip. Should have gone to my gym class instead.

Kaz Manley on 8 Jul, 2024

Walked Mt Cordeaux for first time. Great, well-formed, and safe track. 1 hr 15 mins up and a bit quicker back down. Very quiet track leaving at 5.30am.

Incredible wildlife - lots of potoroos, and stoked to see 2x Albert's Lyrebirds.

qldnick on 26 May, 2024

We did this walk with 14yo, 12yo and 9yo. Really enjoyable, mainly out and back with a small loop section at the bottom. Rainforedt, a bit muddy, but good adventure stuff.

Pretty busy due to public holiday, but didnt matter.

Marcus coleman on 6 May, 2024

Such a beautiful walk. Very humid in the summer but walking across the saddle to bare rock is spectacular.

pulsade on 10 Jan, 2024

A few Giant Spear Lilies still in bloom. Was a good season for those plants.

Wanderlust on 2 Oct, 2023

Nice winter walk ⛰️ Took an hour up from the Crest Carpark at a very brisk pace.

IMO the views are way better at Bare Rock. I would also recommend checking out the little crevice with the gold miner's sign; it's cool to walk through the gaps between the mountain :)

:) on 4 Aug, 2023

2nd time hiking Mt Cordeaux. We did a late afternoon hike so we could make it to Bare Rock for sunset. It took us about 1 hour to get to Mt Cordeaux lookout at a moderate pace.
Such a great hike with beautiful views!

Suz on 8 Jul, 2023

Loved this hike! The fact that the hike was pretty much covered the majority of the way by lush rainforest was in my books - 'perfect'. I would class this one of the more enjoyable hikes that I've done, and will definitely do it again. The views from the top are magnificent! Make sure you pack a picnic to enjoy at the peak. 🙂

Faith on 27 May, 2023

as of May 2023 you can't go all the way to the top. Its been blocked off because of Fragile Enviromental reasons. The views are quite nice from that place but if you wanted to get to the highest point....well you can't

Jozef KESEG on 8 May, 2023

Brilliant walk - this was my 5th time and I'm still itching to do it again. Perfect weather today & cool enough at the moment for a lunchtime walk. Easy to handle for kids with lots of changes in vegetation/views to keep things interesting. I overheard my 8 year old telling my 6 year old it was just like the changes in landscape in Minecraft.

Steph T on 11 Apr, 2023

One of the most visually spectacular walks I've done in SEQld!! Not a technically difficult walk, took Miss 11 and Miss 8 who started to tire in the last 20 mins (we also did the Bare Rock walk). Carpark was full when we arrived at 0830 on a Saturday.

Tegan on 21 Jan, 2023

Nice walk, started 5am thursday morning and didn't encounter anyone else. Added Bare Rock which was worth the extra couple of KMs. Total distance 12.65km, 495 elevation gain, 2h 35m elapsed time.

Brent on 19 Jan, 2023

First night hike to see new year in. Bit slower in the dark lots of slippery rocks and roots. Got to top with 20 minutes to spare. Only saw faint flashes of the fireworks in Brisbane city 110klms away through the clouds. The clouds lifted about 15minutes to late. Back down and tucked up in bed by 4.30am.

ian parker on 31 Dec, 2022

Nice easy well-graded walk. A few steps but nothing too strenuous. Nice compliment to Mt Mitchell if you have climbed that and are wanting to explore more of Main Range. We coupled it with Bare rock, which was only a few kms past the summit.

Jess&JonM on 27 Dec, 2022

Fun easy walk, switchbacks made it very relaxed. Had a nice nap at the summit and hung out with a young Currawong (don't feed the wildlife!) and then hiked back down again. Total hiking time 1.5 hours.

Sasha Thiedeke on 17 Aug, 2022

A great morning walk, not too difficult. I started at first light and there were already people there. Saw loads of wildlife - wallabies, lyre birds etc. Would 100% recommend continuing on the Bare Rock track if you have time. Was pretty muddy in parts and there was an icy wind towards the top.

Jose on 8 Aug, 2022

It's easier than I thought it would be as grade 4 listed.

Mai.H on 10 Jul, 2022

Easy graded solo walk to the summit. Terrific scenery. Saw a Lyrebird! Traffic noise from Cunningham Hwy is a bit of a distraction, but the birdlife dominates attention. Very busy in school holidays, even 9am Monday morning. I did this again in 2023 with Rob. We saw scarlet honeyeaters on grass tree stalks near the summit. We had lunch at the Dugandan Hotel on our way back to Brisbane. Lovely old pub with beer garden on a quiet street.

Kaz Manley on 27 Jun, 2022