Mount Barrow Summit parking
Nearest Road: | Mt Barrow Rd |
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Nearest Town: | Nunamara |
Locality: | North East |
Latitude: | S 41° 22′ 43″ |
Longitude: | E 147° 25′ 31″ |
Elevation: | 1,300 m |
Road Surface: | Narrow unsealed |
Car Park: | Good unsealed |
Water: | Dry |
Toilets: | None |
Toilet Accessibility: | No toilet |
Shelter: | None |
Picnic Table: | No table |
Comment: | The very narrow hairpin road up Mt Barrow is not for the faint hearted, with many blind corners and few places to pass oncoming traffic. |
3 walks from Mount Barrow Summit parking
Caution
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Mount Barrow Summit walk via scree slope
Goal: | Mount Barrow summit |
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Grade: | Some Very Steep |
Type: | Retrace route |
One-way distance: | 1,000 m |
Return distance: | 2,000 m |
Comment: | Walk around the compound near the car park. Follow road to flying fox base. Continue straight ahead till scree slope, then climb the scree to summit. |
References
Cowirrie, Walks known to Cowirrie and not yet sourced, not published, Mount Barrow
“The long way round now the steps are closed off.â€
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Mount Barrow Summit Walk via steps
Goal: | Mount Barrow summit |
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Grade: | Long climb |
Type: | Retrace route |
One-way distance: | 700 m |
Return distance: | 1,400 m |
Comment: | The walk up the steps past the towers is no longer available as private property. It is listed as a building site - so keep out. |
References
Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, 50 Family Walks around Launceston & Northeast Tasmania, Hillside Publishing, Page 40, Number 14, 14 - Mount Barrow
1 hour 30 minutes retrace route
“A short but spectacular traverse along the rocky ridge top.â€
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South Barrow Summit walk
Goal: | South Barrow Summit |
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Grade: | Some steep |
Type: | Retrace route |
One-way distance: | 2,500 m |
Return distance: | 5,000 m |
Comment: | From car park walk west on road past barrier round to South Arthur. Past to right of building, rejoin road up to tower. Rock hop to summit. Return. |
References
Cowirrie, Walks known to Cowirrie and not yet sourced, not published, South Barrow
“Walk road to South Barrowâ€