A tranquil walk alongside a gently flowing stream followed by a diobolically steep and slippery 1km vertical ascent!

Waterfalls
Swimming
Scrambling or Climbing
Camping Permitted
Rainforest
1063m
Maximum Elevation

Getting there

Drive to the end of Pace Road at Rollingstone. You will see a spot you can park on the right side of the road before the gate.

Route/Trail notes

Just before the gate leading into private property you will see a wooden box with a visitor book in it. From here look for the signs to the right and follow a well marked trail along a small stream. As you go you will encounter a series of waterfalls and swimming holes which are a great place to cool off on when you finish your hike. There is a rope allowing you to hug the wall and safely ascend the rocks to the right of the final waterfall (pictured). The next portion of the walk involves a lot of rock hopping as you slowly ascend towards the beginning of the steep section. The track is well signed with heaps of waypoints along the way. From the area marked Flat Rock expect things to take a turn for the difficult as you begin to head to the summit. There are scramblings sections, rock hopping sections, and a number of extremely steep sections with fixed ropes you can use to drag yourself up. The walk begins to shallow out when you reach the first outlook which affords you views of the coastline, and the distant summit. Walk a bit longer and you will eventually arrive at the top which has a rocky outlook to the east with nice views on a clear day. 

Permits/Costs

No cost.

Other References

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/australia/queensland/mount-halifax

 

GPS Tracks

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Comments

A great challenge. Absolutely stunning.
This is now one of my favourite hikes ever.
Exactly 3 hours to the summit, then 2 hrs 20min back down to the first swimming hole you'll really look forward to returning to. Then a 40 minute dawdle back to the car. 6 hours total.
Moderate fitness level definitely required and agility for rock hopping. Super fun hike!!

TheImperialHiker on 14 Oct, 2022

This walk involved more creek rock hopping than any mountain I have done before. You follow the creek a good portion of the way so your speed will be determined by how fast you can hop between boulders. I really enjoyed it, the steep sections were quite managable thanks to whoever fixed the ropes along the track. It is pretty relentless, climbing 1000 meters vertical over a short horizontal distance. There are a few obstructed views along the way but the summit has the most unobstructed view of the whole walk. We unfortunately had no view from the summit due to the cloud closing in but it was still a nice accomplishment to have made it. The descent was a lot faster because we rocketed down the steep sections. The waterfall made for a nice cool off point on the way back!

Vonsnrub on 28 Jul, 2021

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