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Very, very busy for ANZAC Day, but worth it for the views on a day with great visibility. I've never seen the carpark close to full before, but it was overflowing. We passed a large group of geocachers, apparently there's a geocache somewhere near the summit

Allan Allport on 25 Apr, 2013

Did this yesterday with a pretty fit crew of 2, took 2 hours up and like 1.5 hours back down without any map/real idea where we were going beyond small internet clues. Pretty deluxe 360 deg views at the top.

From the carpark, you follow the trail past 2 environmental protection signs and walk alongside a fenceline up the ridge for about 45mins following the most obvious (nonleafy) trail, there will be some small orange markers indicating the correct direction to turn right into a slight descent but the trail is reasonably obvious to this point. after the decline there is a fork beside the east face where you can see to the right the letter P graffiti'd on a big rock, don't follow this way, instead go left up a pretty steep incline that will enter between two 'heads' of the mountain to a clearing from which you can see the summit directly south (previously not visible during the climb). you can choose pretty much any way from here to scramble to the top, but from the first clearing (big expanse of rock) veer slightly right to eventually get to the top

what a day !

noobwalker on 18 Jan, 2013

Great views.

Gregory Neverov on 29 Sep, 2012

Track seems to have had some more markers added which makes it easier to follow - still need to be well prepared though. Tore my calf two weeks ago so this was particularly difficult today! View from the top still makes it worthwhile though.

Richard Mason on 29 Sep, 2012

Tough climb! Went up with five kids, one super fit adult, one (me) who would like to be a lot fitter. Needed plenty of water, snacks etc but it was a safe, steady and ultimately very enjoyable climb... two and a half hours up, one and a half down.

mick on 26 Sep, 2012

After 2 weeks bed ridden with Dengue fever, this was hard work today. The weather was perfect and had a good crew with us. Great day.

WorldWalker on 19 Aug, 2012

Had a great walk up Cotswold track today, it was a warm day and the track was really dusty due to the dry weather we have had. Had lunch on top and enjoyed the views for about an hour.

Walkinghawk on 19 Aug, 2012

Ascended via the paddy's plain route due to the closure of Cotswold track. Enjoyed this very much walking up along the rock slabs, creek bed through the gorge then scrambling up over the rock, and making our way towards the summit over the rocky terrain.

Walkinghawk on 13 Jun, 2012

spectacular view up the top. On our first attempt on this trail, we ended at the cliff face that people have previously mentioned, and ended the walk there. Our second time, we actually made it to the summit. Have a read of the previous comments, so you don't miss the trail. Moving in a group of 4 at a leisurely pace, it took us about 6 hours including about 30mins at the summit.

hazwing on 19 May, 2012

Beautiful Maroon, solid approach, stayed out of the gully to climb north face of first mini-peak.
Very exposed scramble, experienced climbers only.
Several ways up, but all have heart-in-mouth moments, have been to main peak, also north peak and followed escarpment west until possible to go down, very rough going under cliffs and back to carpark.

Veet on 6 May, 2012

post about ascending via paddys plain was actually done on the 7th of August 2011... Pity you can't edit your previous walks...anyway this time we ascended via Cotswold track as it is now open, didn't have a problem finding the track to the right, yes it goes down a bit, but it does go back up I found this the most exciting part of the walk, made our way to the top of Maroon where we had lunch and chatted with another group, today was a fairly fast ascent and decent as one of us had to start work that afternoon..

Walkinghawk on 14 Apr, 2012

Loved this walk/climb. Steep in, then a scramble up the gorge to a few peaks with 360 views. Can be cold up top.

WorldWalker on Apr, 2012

Great walk. Went solo and didn't run into anyone else. My fitness is pretty low at the moment, so it was quite a slow ascent. The track is not always well defined, but I managed to find the track leading off the the right with no trouble - I didn't have to turn back after hitting the cliff as others have mentioned. I can see how you'd ignore it, as it heads quite a way down before going back up. As there have been rock slides/track changes since it was written the 'Take a Walk in SEQ' guide was not perfect in places, but useful in others. This time of year it is best to head up early as it gets quite hot out there, but there was shade to be found in most parts. Spent quite a bit of time at the top and was back at the carpark in 5 hours.

ggoodey on 10 Mar, 2012

Great walk. But beware the trail is not well marked and a crucial point is where you are at the top of the ridge you have to turn right and go down to reach the gully for the scramble climb.

If you miss this point and keep going up the ridge for another 100 metres you will reach a cliff face. If you are a everyday hiker it is obvious that it is too steep to climb but I do a lot of free climbing/scrambling on pretty steep faces. So when I was there I didn't know I was at the wrong route and started to climb that cliff face, we went up by about 50 metres it got more steep, though I could keep going my friend that came along with me couldn't and we didn't bring rope. He had a very hard time going back down (close to nearly needing to be rescued).

So basically just want everyone to know when you reach the cliff face please turn back it is not the main route and if you go up it you may get stuck. It does look like it's possible to go up to the peak from that climb but it not recommended without rope.

CH33 on 21 Feb, 2012

Great walk with excellent company. K2 Extreme Adventure guide with our group totalling 6. Very hot day and didn't eat right before hand ( lesson learnt ). Incredible views from the peak to Mt Barney and surrounding areas into northern NSW. Could make out the peak of Mt Warning in the distance. Garmin eTrex GPS was absolutely spot on with 1:25000 Topo MGRS references.

davealex on 22 Jan, 2012

Quite a steep hike, with a bit of scrambling. Enjoyable!!

peter10001 on 23 Dec, 2011

Great walk. beautiful views. Took 4hrs 4mins to get back to the car after stopping for lunch and exploring the amazing peaks. Not many markers but is easy enough to get through without them. Loved the rock climbing.

jen on 5 Nov, 2011

Experienced a 'white out' on the mountain for ascent to summit and descent - take precautions.

Badger on 29 Oct, 2011

Had a walk up to the top via Cotswold. loose underfoot and the gully seems to be steeper.

Laurence Hallam on 27 Sep, 2011

My third time here but this time it was via paddy's plain since the closure of the Cotswold route. This way is very interesting with a great diversity of landscapes, but it's a long walk including exploring Paddy's falls it took around 9hrs to complete.

mika28au on 2 May, 2011