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Lower Portals to Mt May via Double Peak

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Trail stats

Distance
21.47 mi
Elevation gain
8,865 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
8,865 ft
Max elevation
4,167 ft
TrailRank 
57
Min elevation
4,167 ft
Trail type
Loop
Time
2 days 2 hours 24 minutes
Coordinates
3310
Uploaded
August 23, 2013
Recorded
August 2013
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near Bigriggan, Queensland (Australia)

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Itinerary description

The lack of surf and a beautiful sunny winter weekend couldn't keep Luke and I in the big smoke. We decided to get an extra day out in the bush and hit the trail late afternoon for a camp on Yamahara creek. We had no set route and unfortunately we drank all our red wine the first night which caused a late start day two. Our original plan was to head further around the Ballow Range and down Snake Ridge but this was cut short due to the thought of bush bashing for another 4 hours and searching for a suitable camp. Instead, due to the clear calm conditions with a full moon, we decided to pick up some extra water at cedar pass and Bivy on top of Double Peak. Our final day saw us retracing our path and descending to Graces Hut and because of our day two laziness and the thought of having to walk the lower portals track again home, we headed up to cleared ridge and walked the 4wd rack to ascend Mt May's twin peaks from the south and down it's eastern ridge to Paddys Peak, exiting via Drynans Hut. The fire trail to the south easily got us back to the Lower Portals car park. I imagine this is on private property; however, along the way there was no gates or private property signs. This ended up being a reasonably tough but rewarding hike. Luke (lukeyglasso) has posted the same hike and has some further trail notes if interested.

Waypoints

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,578 ft

Upper Portals TH

PictographSummit Altitude 4,121 ft
Photo ofDouble Peak Sth Photo ofDouble Peak Sth Photo ofDouble Peak Sth

Double Peak Sth

PictographSummit Altitude 3,976 ft

Durramlee Peak

PictographSummit Altitude 3,507 ft

Focal Peak

PictographSummit Altitude 3,346 ft
Photo ofMontserrate Lookout

Montserrate Lookout

PictographLake Altitude 1,765 ft
Photo ofBarney Creek - Upper Portals

Barney Creek - Upper Portals

PictographCampsite Altitude 1,814 ft

Yamahara Camp

PictographIntersection Altitude 2,438 ft

Cleared Ridge TH

PictographSummit Altitude 4,147 ft

Double Peak Nth

PictographIntersection Altitude 662 ft

Drynans Hut

PictographCampsite Altitude 3,793 ft

Durramlee Alt Camp

PictographCampsite Altitude 3,839 ft

Mowburra Peak

PictographSummit Altitude 2,625 ft

Mt May Nth Peak

PictographSummit Altitude 2,785 ft

Mt May Sth Peak

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,936 ft

Mt May Sth TH

PictographSummit Altitude 1,827 ft

Paddys Peak

PictographLake Altitude 0 ft

Barney Creek - Lower Portals

Comments  (2)

  • antyWB Aug 25, 2013

    Hey P, Interesting, innovative and novel route - unhinged even. Nice pics. Peter S.

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