Careys Peak lookout

Careys Peak lookout is in the Barrington Tops precinct of Barrington Tops National Park. The lookout can only be accessed by foot. To get there:

From Gloucester

• Take Thunderbolts Way; this road becomes Scone Road and Barrington Tops Forest Road.
• Turn left into Barrington trail at Barrington trail picnic area located on the left after passing Devils Hole
• Follow Barrington trail for approximately 15km to Mount Barrington
• Barrington trail is only open to vehicles from October 1 – May 31
• From Mount Barrington follow Careys Peak walking track to the lookout

From Scone:

• Take the Hunter Road from Scone
• Turn right on to Moonan Brook Road, then turn left on Barrington Tops Forest Road.
• Turn into Barrington trail, which is on the right 1km past Polblue.
• Barrington trail is only open to vehicles from October 1 – May 31.
• Follow Barrington trail for around 15km to Mount Barrington

Alternatively, the lookout can also be accessed via:

• Dungog - starting from Lagoon Pinch picnic area and walking up Corker trail
• Link Trail - Gloucester Tops to Careys Peak
• Aeroplane Hill walking track via Junction Pools campground

Road quality

Access via Gloucester or Scone requires a 4WD vehicle.

• Unsealed roads

Weather restrictions

• Dry weather only

Parking

Parking is available at:

• Mount Barrington
• Lagoon Pinch picnic area
• Link Trail - Gloucester Tops to Careys Peak, at the end of Kerrepit Road
• Junction Pools campground

There are lots of great things waiting for you in Barrington Tops National Park. Here are some of the highlights.

Autumn

Take to the park's walking tracks to make the most of cooler and drier daytime weather.

Spring

Look out for ground orchids and other wildflowers along the Polblue Swamp walking track.

Summer

Look out for the eastern water dragon basking on rocks around the streams.

Toilets are located at Wombat Creek campground.

• Careys Peak lookout factsheet
• Careys Peak lookout map (4.3MB pdf)