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O n e w a y traffic only Valentine Plains Road T a b l e l and R o a d C rim ean C reek Mt Chapman Mt Rideout Amy’s Peak Callide C re e k To Calliope To Calliope C l i f t o n R o a d To Monto D r y C r ee k Loop road 35km (2hr) T h r e e M o o n C r e e k K r o om b it C r e ek M u n h olm e C r e e k Anni e Creek Bomber crash site M id d l e C re e k Maho o n C r e e k R oad The Barracks Escarpment track Rainforest walk Lookout The Wall camping area Griffiths Creek camping area Razorback camping area G r i f f i t h s C r ee k Marble Waterhole To Biloela 37km R a z o rb a c k tra c k Gate Parking Car camping 4WD camping Orientation sign Mobile phone reception Barracks Kroombit Tops National Park map © State of Queensland. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. MA529 April 2020 2 4 6 8km Scale 0 Legend National park Creek Cliff edge Walking track Sealed road Unsealed road 4WD dry weather only road— high clearance vehicles required. Walking track Picnic table Lookout Toilet Heliport To Ubobo To Ubobo C le w l e y s G a p R o a d Forest road gates: If gates are open, leave them open. If gates are closed, close them again after travelling through. Page 1 of 2

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Page 1: Kroombit Tops National Park map - Parks and forests · Kroombit Tops walking tracks Use walking track grades to choose a walk suitable for your groups’ fitness and ability. Grade

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Crimean Creek

Mt Chapman

Mt Rideout

Amy’s Peak

Callide Creek

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Rainforestwalk

Lookout

The Wall camping area

Griffiths Creek camping area

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Marble Waterhole

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4WD camping

Orientation sign

Mobile phone reception

Barracks

Kroombit Tops National Park map

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Page 2: Kroombit Tops National Park map - Parks and forests · Kroombit Tops walking tracks Use walking track grades to choose a walk suitable for your groups’ fitness and ability. Grade

The lookout walk 100m returnAllow: 10minDetails: Suitable for wheel-chairs—natural hard dirt

surface, gentle incline, single road-way width. Spectacular views from the eastern escarpment looking over the Boyne Valley—look for ribbons of dark green rainforest among the paler eucalyptus woodlands in the valley below.

Rainforest walk 300m returnAllow: 10minDetails: Discover Kroombit Tops’ unusual tropical

rainforest along this easy circuit track through palms, vines and tall trees near Munholme Creek.

Beautiful Betsy bomber crash site 700m returnAllow: 30minDetails: This short walk takes you to the final resting

place of Beautiful Betsy a WWII Liberator bomber that crashed on the western side of the plateau in 1945. Wayside signs provide information about this war grave. Please treat it with respectfully and leave it as you found it.

Escarpment track 13km one-wayAllow: 5 hrCaution: Keep to the track and away from the cliff

edges. This is not a circuit track, so arrange a support vehicle to drop you off and pick you up.

Details: Hike along the eastern escarpment through open blackbutt forest with glimpses of the Boyne Valley to the north-east.

Scenic 4WD drivesChoose routes that suit your type of 4WD vehicle and your driving experience.

Drive cautiously! Horses, cattle and wildlife may run on to the road anywhere in this country area. Be alert for other vehicles, especially on narrower and winding road sections.

Please leave gates as you find them.

The Bomber crash site driveDistance: 20km one-way from the Tableland Road/Loop Road junction. Allow: 2hr.

Caution: High-clearance four-wheel-drive vehicle required; may be accessible by all-wheel-drives with good clearance and drivers with four-wheel-driving experience, but caution is required to avoid vehicle damage.

Details: drive along the two-way section of the Loop Road and take the Bomber site turnoff onto a narrower two-way track—drive cautiously, as you may have to pull over to allow an oncoming vehicle to pass.

The Loop Road driveDistance: 35km circuit. Allow: 2 hr.

Caution: High clearance four-wheel-drive vehicle required; not suitable for inexperienced four-wheel-drivers.

Details: Beyond the Bomber Crash site turnoff, the road narrows and includes rough, rocky sections that require caution to avoid vehicle damage. Visit The Wall for a picnic stop. Return to the Loop Drive and travel north—this section of road is narrower and traffic flow is one-way only. As you drive, notice the vegetation change from dry open forest to wetter blackbutt dominated forest. Enjoy stunning vistas over gorges and valleys from two natural lookouts.

The Razorback Track driveDistance: 27km one-way from the Valentine Plains Road entrance on the western park boundary to Tablelands Road. Allow: 2hr

Caution: High clearance four-wheel-drive vehicle required; not suitable for inexperienced four-wheel-drivers. The route is a dry-weather-only track. It includes numerous creek crossings, steep ascents and descents, and narrow sections.

Details:The Razorback track takes visitors from Kroombit Tops’ western boundary up through rugged terrain in panoramic scenery atop twisting ridges and into the core of the park. It is also accessible at its eastern end via Tablelands Road as a challenging and rewarding scenic drive.

Kroombit Tops walking tracksUse walking track grades to choose a walk suitable for your groups’ fitness and ability.

Grade 1 walking track:No bushwalking experience required. • Flat, even surface with no steps or steep sections.• Suitable for wheelchair users who have someone to assist them.

Grade 3 walking track:Suitable for most ages and fitness levels.• Some bushwalking experience recommended. • Tracks may have short steep hill sections, a rough surface and many steps.

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