Remote hiking in White Mountains National Park

Location - Charters Towers region, North Queensland, Australia

Inland from Townsville is the North Queensland Highlands, a remote and heavily dissected plateau rising to about 700 metres. The best parts of White Mountains National Park are hidden deep within the national park and best accessed via private property. The area is characterised by white sandstone formations and complex gorge systems that cover 108,000 ha of rugged terrain. It's home to Flinders River, massive sandstone cliffs, gorges, deep ravines, overhangs, caves, arches and columns, and the rocky Warang sandstone ridges. It's rarely visited and offers some real exploratory walking and canyoning in this remote part of North Queensland. White Mountains National Park is 275 km inland from Townsville, 140 km southwest of Charters Towers, and 80 km northeast of Hughenden. It is part of the Great Dividing Range.

See also the general White Mountains National Park articles, which cover the official national park lookouts and the camping area. This remote area is accessed via private property, and prior permission is required. The Townsville Bushwalking Club organises trips to this national park and can provide information about remote hiking in this National Park. A combined Australian Geographic and Royal Geographical Society scientific expedition in 2001 described the White Mountains as a biological black hole, so little was known about the area prior.

This remote area and parts of it are accessed via private property, and prior permission is required.

This article covers Canns Camp Canyon, Canns Camp Gorge Lookout, the Warang Sandstone Ridges and Walls, and the Flinders River areas.