Paluma Range National Park

Chock Creek

This rugged rainforest creek is located in Paluma Range and flows into Crystal Creek. This creek was named after the chockstone feature in the creek.

Luen Warneke

• 2 min read
Chock Creek
Cover photo by Adrian Garnett

Location - Paluma Range National Park, North Queensland, Australia
Difficulty - Grade 5, bushwalking experience recommended
Duration - 3-6 hours
Distance - ~11 km

This rugged rainforest creek is located in Paluma Range and flows into Crystal Creek. This creek was named after the chockstone feature in the creek by Luen Warneke and Adrian Garnett.

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chock creek

Chockstone

Interactive Map

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Approach

The headwaters of this creek are uniquely swampy with lots of lawyer cane, which is to be expected.

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chock creek scramble
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Rappels

There are several rappels throughout this creek. However, they are not essential.

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chock slide
chock pool
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chock creek end

Exit

Walk back along Intake Road to Mango Tree car park.

If you have time, rock hop down Ethel Creek to the Lower Falls.

Photos by Luen Warneke and Adrian Garnett

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