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At the carpark this mountain can look pretty intimidating, but it's actually not too hard. The first section was a bit tiring, but it's easy going once it gets to the rock scramble. The rock scramble section and flat section before the peaks reverberate sound (like an ampitheatre) which is pretty annoying when there's a lot of people. Decided to go to the north peak which had great views over the scenic rim and to Brisbane, and far less people than the south peak. I'll definitely be coming back to do it again.

Martin Welsh on 5 Jul, 2020

We did this with a 16 yo and a 6 yo. It was really hard and challenging hike. Very steep. Confusing paths at places. Don't know who and why has placed the orange markers. But followed the directions from previous posts and took the correct paths. The views are fantastic. Did not feel like leaving. Coming down was easy over the "No Standing Zone". But the downward climb was really exhausting. The feet were badly hurt while walking over the rocks. We took good 7 hours.

Anant Relekar on 3 Jul, 2020

Hard climb
Navigation required
Fantastic view
Finished going one way up in 1 hr 13 mins

Nok on 1 Jul, 2020

In the mist

Anonymous on 28 Jun, 2020

My first time up Mt Maroon yesterday morning. Glorious day after the storm that passed through the night before. Track was dry and with only a few puddles at the summit. A slight breeze and what a great stop for a cuppa. Views of Brisbane CBD it was that clear. I was a bit nervous coming down but was easier than expected. Sliding on my butt seemed the go! Parks have put a couple of tags to keep you headed in the right direction but still I relied on my Garmin 925 to keep me on track. A few footpads near the top that can get you off track. Sore today as I'm not used to those scrambling sections. Drank 1ltr water (out of 2ltr bladder), 2 hiking poles (i would only take 1 next time), wore Salomon trail shoes. Time to summit 1hr 33min. Spent and hour at top for rest, coffee and snacks. Just over 1 hr return. Will take in the other peak next time. youtube https://youtu.be/alk8_nzkjMM

Grunter on 22 Jun, 2020

Early morning hike to summit at 6am with my two older boys (8 & 10). Beautiful views. On the way down about 9-10am saw hundreds of people headed up - it’s a shame it seems this mountain has become too popular 😕

Juiced Pixels on 31 May, 2020

Challenging walk. Loved the rock climbing aspect. You get to use a lot of your upper body.

Sonia on 31 May, 2020

Great quick walk, finished going one way up in 1hr 15 (going pretty hard) for a sunrise hike. Amazing views.

Zev Skolnik on 27 May, 2020

Great challenging climb. Quite steep all the way up so it gets the heart pumping. Great views from the summit. Im told there are wild goats! Good shoes are a must.

Jimcar on 19 May, 2020

Amazing hike!

Nina on 27 Apr, 2020

Did this two weeks ago with the family. Some of the best views in SEQ.

Shane on 16 Apr, 2020

Amazing walk. Trekking poles were useful today.

Rod Hewins on 28 Mar, 2020

Great walk! Very hilly and difficult but absolutely worth the walk for the views!

calexgw on 20 Mar, 2020

An eternal favourite. Lovely to see it at it's greenest after recent rains, views back the the east were amazing. Views to the west are always fabulous.

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glenn mead on 18 Mar, 2020

Great!
Tricky coming diwn

Dawn on 2 Mar, 2020

Extremely steep uphill but entirely worth it for the view

Itonist584 on 28 Feb, 2020

Awesome hike! Absolutely loved it!!

Just be careful once you get passed the first steep walk. There’s an orange marked that’s pointing up towards the fake summit and it kind of looks like the tracks going up over the rocks. Got down and round to the right and follow the little track through there. You might come passed another little orange marker pointing up towards the fake summit again, ignore it and keep following the track round til you reach a sign about falling rocks. From there it’s pretty straight forward.

When you get to a little clearing, Forrest type area go towards the right and you’ll see a marker showing you the track. There’s some trees down over the path from the storm but you can easily go around them and keep tracking up towards the summit.

Such a good climb! Would recommend!!

Tui Jade on 20 Oct, 2019

Really fun and beautiful hike. After doing Beerwah and Tibro a few months back, this felt like a walk in the park in terms of technical difficulty. As some have mentioned, requires some navigational ability, but the track is fairly obvious in most parts.
Took roughly 1hr10mins on ascent, and spend a fair bit of time alone on the summit. Stunning 360degree views. Spent another 2-3hours exploring the top and hiking up the false summit (the rock feature so prominent when doing the first section).
Really stunning scenery and enjoyable hike. Will be back for sunrise or sunset in the near future.

Paul B on 21 Sep, 2019

Easy to find. A difficult climb with rock scrambling. I was the only one trekking early hours of the morning. The track was dusty, parts were not well defined, I got lost but found my way. The views were spectacular!

Anonymous on 7 Sep, 2019

I’ve been wanting to climb Mt Maroon for a while, and today was forecast to be perfect so a plan was made. I arrived at the car parking area at about 9am – and there were already quite a lot of people here. I started up the dusty trail. Clouds of dust formed every time my boot went down. They need rain out here so badly. Even the prickly pears are withered!

I started climbing the spur and clambering over the rocks. The dust did make navigation easy though, I don’t think there’s any way of losing the trail up here at the moment, and if you did for some reason you would find it again as long as you stick to the top of the spur. Then a quick change of scene – one minute you’re walking the ridge, next thing you’re climbing in the bottom of a valley. This part wasn’t as bad as I was expecting, I just took it slow – and ignored the sign that tells you not to linger in this zone. I rested when I needed it.

Made it to the summit and admired the views. Barney is amazing, but the view towards Rathdowney and Running Creek Valley were so nice, even though the ground was brown. Lake Maroon on the other side looked inviting.

Time to climb down. I was a bit worried about the descent. I don’t descend well. I often get sore knees and am far from nimble. I’m a climber, not a descender. I was surprised - I climbed down the valley and was surprised how quickly it took. But then the trek down the spur… one of my knees was getting a bit sore, and I felt like I was trekking down through the dust forever. Down and Down. But eventually I was back at the carpark. 3 hours up and 2.5 hours down.

MattyRx on 18 Aug, 2019