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Length: 2.4km
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Duration: 1.5hrs
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Grade: 3
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Style: Return
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Start: Kennedy Developmental Rd, Porcupine
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End: Kennedy Developmental Rd, Porcupine
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Location: Porcupine Gorge National Park
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Closest Town:
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Distance from CBD: 1,655 km
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State: QLD
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Latitude: -20.37999229
Longitude: 144.4228363
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Porcupine Gorge National Park...
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Hike Summary
The impressive Porcupine Gorge National Park extends 25 kilometres along Porcupine Creek, which has carved a breathtaking canyon in its path that reveals strata of sedimentary rocks spanning hundreds of millions of years. Its centrepiece is the Pyramid, an isolated monolith of multicoloured sandstone rising from the floor of the gorge, shaped as its name suggests.
About the region
Porcupine Gorge National Park is a national park in North West Queensland, Australia, 1,174 km northwest of Brisbane and 60 km north of Hughenden. Established in 1970, the national park has an area of 54.10 km² and is managed by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. It is an IUCN category II park.
The national park was established in the area surround Porcupine Gorge. The gorge features strata of sedimentary rocks which span hundreds of millions of years.
For more information on this hiking trail, please visit Queensland.com