Mt Greville

GPS Tracks

A walk up to the top of Mt Greville circa 770m. Up the waterfall gorge, then visit viewing platform rock slab near top of waterfall gorge. Alternatively, ascend via SE Ridge. Continue to summit then return via Palm Gorge.

Waterfalls

Lookouts

Bird Watching

Scrambling or Climbing

Navigation Required

No Dogs Permitted

Eucalypt Forest

767m

Maximum Elevation

610m

Total Climb

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Getting there

From Aratula drive towards Cunningham's Gap and turn off at the Spicers Gap Rd. Follow this road for about 8 km( it does become dirt for a while) then turn into Mt Greville Rd find the start after about 800m driving or so along Mt Greville Rd.

Maps

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Route/Trail notes

From the gate walk uphill to the sign posts about 400m, there are three alternatives Waterfall Gorge, South East Ridge and Palm Gorge. This walk goes up SE Ridge and comes down Palm Gorge.

Follow the rough track up SE ridge lots of scree at the bottom and a few cairns on the way up. There are some rocky slabs to scramble on and through and if you lose the rough trail then keep heading up through the grass trees. Eventually you will come to a second wide rocky slab with great views of the southern Fassifern valley and the southern Mountains of the Main Range, Mt Ballow, Mt Barney, Mt Edwards, Mt Moon, Mt Maroon and Moogerah Dam. There is a lower rocky slab with the same view. Keep tracking up to the left through the Grass Trees till you enter forest again near another cairn note a well trevelled footpath that descends into Palm Gorge, it is about 30m up from the cairn for easier access. Keep following the trail up hill to the summit where there are good views to the North and views of the Ramparts of The Main Range and Mistake and Little Liverpoool Mountains.

On the Descent look for a rough trail that heads up hill about 10 min from the summit. it leads to the head of a steep rocky Gorge that has a stunning view of Spicers Peak framed in its middle. About 10 min again from here locate the cairn and footpad that descends into Palm Gorge. Just keep following this down and take your time. There are loose rocks and slippery palm fronds on the ground but is well worth it. Pictures are necessary just to prove how beautiful this place is. Follow the rough footpad all the way back to the signposts and turn downhill to the carpark.

Altenate walks can include going up Waterfall Gorge and Traversing to the start of Palm Gorge across the Rock slab very enjoyable after summitting!

Permits/Costs

There is no camping in the Park.

Other References

Take A walk in the Sout East Queensland ; Chapman.

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Comments

Beautiful weather today for this walk. Ascended via waterfall gorge and descended South East Ridge. Really nice walk up the gorge, mostly over dry creek bed. Some nice views of main range, but the foliage prevents views from the summit.
WorldWalker on 26 Aug, 2012

Enjoyed this walk today with Worldwalker and our small team.....I can't remember the gorge taking so long....Today is the beggining of tick season I declare, 1 tick was found on me and i seem to attract these creatures...I think from now we stick to rainforest tracks...I would rather leeches anyday over ticks...as worldwalker said we decended via south east ridge and took in the views, breathed in a bit of dust and slid all the way to the bottom on the scree covered track..
Walkinghawk on 26 Aug, 2012

Me and my cousin Liv (tramping virgin) did this walk. Up palm gorge to summit then down SE ridge. Awesome little viewing spot on north side of summit. Loved it... Looking forward to really getting into this Mt exploring business.
Julz84 on 12 Aug, 2012

We went up Waterfall Gorge, then to the summit and came down South East Ridge. Once out of the gorge, there is a rocky outcrop to the north where there are wonderful views over Lake Moogerah.
Steve on 6 May, 2012

I went up Palm Gorge and down Waterfall Gorge. Got a bit lost finding the start of Waterfall, but once in, it was gorgeous. Found some excellent little waterfalls and swimming holes
Allan Allport on 9 Mar, 2012

Followed the route up water fall gorge, this route took us a while to find why I do not know...along the way we took a side track that lead up to a flat rocky slab which over looked another small gorge there is also a rock that looks like a monkeys head I have photos to prove it..anyway back to the main track we went and continued along the trail, stopped for morning tea on a rock slab then continued to the top had lunch then descended via palm gorge,even though the view is not that fantastic and your only at an elevation of 770m I really enjoyed this walk and would thoroughly recommend it due to the varying terrain you encounter on the walk..
Walkinghawk on 17 Aug, 2011

I started the walk ( more of a intense climb) at 09:15.
Track starts off with a couple of hundred metres of vehicle track.
Signposting then directs you to two options, left towards Palm Gorge or right towards South East Ridge.
I opted left and begun the climb. After a hour I got to a T junction on the top of Palm Gorge.
Left turn towards the summit which was reached after another 45 mins.
View from top is less than expected, a lot of foliage to see through.

Return trip was quicker and I came down via South Edge Ridge. Be aware as it is a very steep and loose track in places. Some good views on way down. The return trip took 1 hour. The track down is not marked but noticeable due to usage. Keep a eye out for the little stone " pillars" people have built as a guide :-)

Came across only two groups via walk, one couple and one group of 15 who were very friendly.

Cheers :-)
Matt on 13 Aug, 2011

Up SE ridge and down Palm Gorge, no problems at all. It had been raining so it was quite wet and the foliage very thick so tough to keep on the trail a few times, but going down through the Palm Gorge was really a treat.
RobboShoe on Mar, 2011

Found Mt Greville irresistible when looking at it from Mt Cordeaux. View is good, but angle is a little limited by the trees. Still has some great views of Main Range from nice and close.
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