Sugar Gum Lookout Hike

Starting from the Mambray Creek Day Visitor Area at the end of Park Road, Mount Remarkable National Park, this walk takes you to the Sugar Gum Lookout and back via the Sugar Gum Lookout Hike. This moderately challenging bushwalk meanders through the Mambray Creek Valley to the Sugar Gum Lookout, following a wide fire track through ancient river red gums and native pine forest alongside Mambray Creek. The track features a mostly gentle gradient, with a short but strenuous climb to the lookout, which offers stunning views over the Mambray Creek Valley. Before reaching the lookout, the track passes Scarfes Hut, an old shepherd's hut, where there's interpretive signage detailing the hut's history and the lives of early shepherds. The walk begins near the Mambray Creek Campground, which is suitable for tents, caravans, camper vans and camper trailers and has toilets, showers and fire pits. This walk consists of wide fire tracks, with compacted natural surfaces, short steep hills and creek crossings, suitable for average fitness levels. Let us begin by acknowledging the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we travel today, and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

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Safer Bushwalks

Tips on staying safe on track

Before you start any bushwalk ensure you;
• Tell someone you trust where you are going and what to do if you are overdue
• Have adequate equipment, supplies, skills & knowledge for the whole journey
• Consider the impact of weather forecasts, park/track closures & fire dangers
• Can respond to emergencies & call for help at any point
• Are healthy and fit enough for this journey
If not, change plans and stay safe. It is okay to delay and ask people for help.

Getting There

Transport options and directions

Start	(-32.8383019,138.0413921)
Mode	Car
Directions	From , Mambray Creek.

Track Notes

Turn by turn instructions & maps

Turn map	Directions & comments
	Start heading along Mambray Creek Track. There is a car park (about 65 m back from the start). There is a BBQ (about 20 m back from the start). Find the gate at the start.
	After another 15 m (at the intersection of Mambray Creek Track & Daveys Gully Walk) continue straight, to head along Mambray Creek Track. After another 7 m (at the intersection of Mambray Creek Track & Baroota Creek Walk) continue straight, to head along Mambray Creek Track.
	After another 45 m (at the intersection of Mambray Creek Track & Mambray Creek Walk) veer left, to head along Mambray Creek Track.
	After another 245 m (at the intersection of Mambray Creek Track & Hidden Gorge) continue straight, to head along Mambray Creek Track.
	After another 250 m (at the intersection of Mambray Creek Track & Mambray Creek) continue straight, to head along Mambray Creek Track. After another 60 m (at the intersection of Mambray Creek Track & Mambray Creek Walk) continue straight, to head along Mambray Creek Track.
	After another 900 m veer left, to head along Mambray Creek Track.
	After another 240 m continue straight, to head along Mambray Creek Track.
	After another 1.2 km (at the intersection of Mambray Creek Track & Hidden Gorge) continue straight, to head along Mambray Creek Track. After another 7 m pass the water tap (9 m on your right).
	After another 315 m (at the intersection of Mambray Creek Track & Mount Cavern Trek) continue straight, to head along Mambray Creek Track.
	After another 205 m continue straight, to head along Mambray Creek Track. After another 6 m come to the "Scarfes Hut" (40 m on your right). After another 7 m pass the water tap (50 m on your right).
	After another 530 m come to "Sugar Gum Lookout". Turn around here and retrace the main route for 4 km to get back to the start.

Terrain

Know the Hills, grading & facilities

Sugar Gum Lookout Hike

Grading

	Class 3/6 Moderate track
Length	8.1 km
Time	2 h to 3 h

Quality of track	Clear and well formed track or trail (2/6)
Gradient	Short steep hills (3/6)
Signage	Clearly signposted (2/6)
Infrastructure	Generally useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats) (2/6)
Experience Required	Some bushwalking experience recommended (3/6)
Weather	Weather generally has little impact on safety (2/6)

Some facilities on route

Hut: There is one 3.5 km from the start.

Order of key facilities on route

Item	From Start	Name & link to notes
Hut	3.5 km	Scarfes Hut

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