Public trail
Wheel of Fire track (Finch Hatton Gorge)
A rainforest walk west of Mackay that passes the Araluen Cascades lookout, crosses Finch Hatton Creek at Callistemon Crossing and climbs more than 300 steep steps to the Wheel of Fire cascade.
At a glance
- Distance
- 4.2 km return
- Duration
- 1.5–2 h
- Official track grade
- Grade 4 · Intermediate
- Elevation gain
- Not published
- Cost
- Not published
- Experience
- Self-guided
- Facilities
- Not published
- Accessibility
- No wheelchair access
- Dogs
- Not published
- Family suitability
- Not published
- Public transport
- Not published
Plan your visit
Seasonal considerations: Callistemon Crossing can be impassable after moderate to heavy rain.
Highlights
- Wheel of Fire cascade
- Araluen Cascades
- Callistemon Crossing
Trailhead & access: Finch Hatton Gorge picnic area, about 70 km west of Mackay via the Mackay–Eungella Road and The Gorge Road. The last 2.5 km is unsealed with two causeways.
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