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Porcupine Gorge
Porcupine Gorge is 74 kilometres North of Hughenden on The Kennedy Development Road, a fully sealed section of the road.
We parked in the day-use area at the Pyramid campground and wandered over to the Pyramid lookout. From this lookout, we had lovely views of the gorge and the pyramid.
The walk to the bottom of the gorge is a 2.4-kilometre return walk, taking about an hour and a half. It is rated moderate, and you follow the rough, rocky track as it descends deep into the gorge.
When you reach the gorge, you will see large rocky platforms, towering sandstone cliffs with multi-coloured layers, and several rock pools with crystal-clear water.
Porcupine Gorge National Park extends for more than 25 kilometres along Porcupine Creek. Over millions of years, the creek has carved an impressive canyon, which reveals strata layers of sedimentary rocks.
In the wide section of Porcupine Gorge, the creek's eroding action has created the Pyramid, an isolated monolith of multicoloured sandstone rising from the gorge's floor.
We walked to the pyramid's base and enjoyed a refreshing swim in the freezing cold water of a large Rockpool.
You can also take a scenic flight over Porcupine Gorge with Fox Helicopters, which looks like a lot of fun!
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