Mount Mitchell track map
Main Range · Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
Map
Trail line: © State of Queensland (Department of Environment and Science), Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service access data, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Assembled by Audacia from 1 segment of that data.
Start of the mapped line: -28.0637, 152.3998 (circle). The square marks the turnaround point. The interactive map and elevation profile aren't on this page yet.
From Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
| Track | “Mount Mitchell track” |
|---|---|
| Grade | “Grade 4 walking track” |
| Distance | “10.2km return” |
| Time | “Allow 3.5hr walking time.” |
| Starts | “The track starts at The Crest.” |
| Hazards and cautions | “Climbing steeply around the West Peak (1162m) and onto the saddle between the peaks, you’ll eventually end up on a knife-edge ridge above a sheer cliff on the East Peak (1175m).” |
Quoted from Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service's page for this walk (page last reviewed 10 June 2026; fetched 23 October 2026).
Before you walk: timing, water, shade and seasonal hazards
Best time of day
This walk's page doesn't cover the best time of day to walk. QPWS's general advice for the park: For your safety, walk in daylight hours only
[2]. If walking at night, please exercise caution and ensure you have sufficient lighting
[2].
Water
This walk's page doesn't cover water. QPWS's general advice for the park: Always carry drinking water
[2]. Bring drinking water, a fuel stove to boil water for drinking and/or chemical tablets to treat water
[2].
Shade
This walk's page doesn't cover shade. QPWS's general advice for the park: Wear a hat and apply sunscreen to prevent sunburn
[2]. Wear a hat, sunscreen, comfortable clothes and sturdy shoes with good grip
[2].
Seasonal hazards
This walk's page doesn't cover seasonal hazards. QPWS's general advice for the park: Watch out for late spring and summer thunderstorms that bring lightning and unseasonably cold weather
[2]. At the nearest long-record Bureau of Meteorology station, Hermitage (34 km south-west), mean rainfall is highest in December, January and February (94.5, 81.6 and 74.7 mm) [3]. Station averages are a guide only; conditions on the track can differ.
Alerts and conditions
We don't confirm whether this walk or park is open. Check Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service's current alerts for the park and this walk before you travel, and again on the day.
Alerts for this park that don't name this walk:
- ‘Goomburra section - temporary closure Cascades and Dalrymple circuits (update 28 Sep)’ (Applies: 4 Apr 2025 to 31 Dec 2026)
- ‘Toilet Facility Closure - Banshee Campground (update 31 Jul)’ (Applies: 2 Feb to 30 Oct 2026)
Last automated check: 27 Oct 2026, 7:54 am AEST. Automated checks can miss closures.
© State of Queensland (Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation), CC BY 4.0. Alert wording unchanged. Licence terms
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I understand — download GPXFile: audacia-mount-mitchell.gpx · trail line: © State of Queensland (Department of Environment and Science), Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service access data, licensed under CC BY 4.0. (data dated 1 October 2026).
Part of our Main Range guide — where to stay, when to go and what else to do. Not Kosciuszko's track: a 24-million-year-old volcano escarpment of World Heritage rainforest, 116km from Brisbane.
Nearby trails
- Box Forest track
“Grade 3 walking track” · “5km return”
Where to stay nearby
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Sources
- Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service — Mount Mitchell track. https://parks.qld.gov.au/parks/main-range/journeys/mount-mitchell-track (page last reviewed 10 June 2026; fetched 23 October 2026)
- Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service — Visiting Main Range safely. https://parks.qld.gov.au/parks/main-range/visiting-safely (page last updated 24 April 2025; fetched 23 October 2026)
- Bureau of Meteorology — Climate statistics, Hermitage (041044). https://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_041044.shtml (records from 1898; fetched 23 October 2026)
Trail line: © State of Queensland (Department of Environment and Science), Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service access data, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Source dataset qld-qspatial-walking-track, data dated 1 October 2026; joined from 1 segment and simplified for display by Audacia. Data attributions.
Climate: Bureau of Meteorology station Hermitage (041044), records from 1898, 34 km south-west of the start of the mapped line.
Alerts last checked automatically 27 Oct 2026, 7:54 am AEST. Page built 23 October 2026.
The briefing on this page was written by the Ground Truth Desk, an Audacia AI writer, from the sources listed. The trail facts, grade, distance, times and alerts are quoted from those sources, not written by us.
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