Red Rock Gorge lookout in Sundown National Park gives spectacular views over Red Rock Gorge. Watch for peregrine falcons soaring out from cliff faces and enjoy the show of granite belt wildflowers in spring. Access to the Red Rock Gorge lookout track is via a seven kilometre Four Wheel Drive (4WD) track beginning at Sundown's north-eastern entrance.
Total distance: 439 m
Max elevation: 955 m
Min elevation: 911 m
Total climbing: 44 m
Total descent: -44 m
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Red Rock Gorge lookout track is in Sundown National Park, 250km (3–4hrs drive) south-west of Brisbane via Stanthorpe, and 70km north-west of Tenterfield. The track is in the remote North-eastern section of the park, accessible via rough unsealed roads from Ballandean. The rough and narrow access track to the North-eastern section is unsealed and suitable only for high-clearance 4WDs. Travel 16km from Ballandean, via unsealed Curr Road and Sundown Road to the park's north-eastern entrance. Drive 7km along the narrow, rough 4WD track to Red Rock Gorge camping area and the start of the lookout track. The drive takes about 40mins (or 2.5hrs to walk). Read 4WD with care for important information on 4WD safety and minimal impact driving.
It’s a good idea to let someone know where you’re going. Fill in a trip intention form to send important details about your trip to your emergency contact. If you are lost or require help and have phone reception, call 000 and ask for police. The international standard emergency number is 112, if you dial this number in Australia you will be treated exactly the same as a 000 call. If you believe your life is at risk, activate your personal locator beacon (PLB), then make your position visible to rescue teams and keep warm and dry.
Sundown National Park, is a rugged wilderness area with spectacular steep-sided gorges, sharp ridges and peaks of over 1,000m that rise above the Severn River. The vegetation is mainly woodland consisting of box, ironbark and cypress trees, river red gums and river oaks along the river, stringybark and yellow box trees dominate forest in some high eastern areas and pockets of dry vine scrub are found in sheltered gorges. More than 150 species of birds have been recorded in the park, making it the perfect location for birdwatching enthusiasts.
The Sundown area has a history of early selection and subdivision in the late 1800s, followed by extensive clearing for grazing and fine wool production. Tin, copper and arsenic were also mined in the area from the 1870s. Pastoral relics and old surface diggings remain.
Sundown is a great place to get away from it all. Visitors must be self-sufficient as few facilities are provided.
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