Blackfellows Hand Track/Firetrail

G'day Frank,

I haven't been down there for 6 months but it was ok then.
That was after the worst of the rain we've had in recent times.
The roughest part is right down the bottom after you go through the switch back with the big rocks beside you.

That section was washed right out about 12 months ago with 6 foot deep wash outs but it's a lot better now.

Have you considered heading further north as well, through to Baal Bone Gap.
The entry is almost straight across the road from where Black Fellows Hand Track comes out on the main road. The climb up to the top is testing but the views along the edge are spectacular, to say the least. There's another bit further on that climbs down to Baal Bone Gap but it's worth the effort.

Steve

Hi Frank
I have been going up there for over 30 years,You will notice a change after 7 years .
a Group of us from the ExplorOz forum here had a day trip up there in 2009 about 15 vehicles in total.
During the drought and it was certainly a Doddle, if you kept to the main tracks.
I was up there in April with my son to test his recently purchased Hilux.

Boy things have changed after the wet weather in recent years.
And the popularity of more 4WD These days. Bunglebooricamp ground was a quagmire and littered with piles of rubbish.

Black fellows hand trail has been renamed to some more suitable indigenous name but i can't remember it,though some of the original signs still exist, just a tad confusing in the beginning of the track, plus tracks appear to go of every were.

The track is ok, just a more corrugated and lot slower and few more water /bog holes usually can drive around these.
As Steve said the roughest part is at the end of the track were it drops of the plataue
Down into the valley,though not that bad and will not be an issue with the Prado or 200 series even with camper.

The Gardens of Stone National park Baal bone track as Steve suggested is good and very good views, if you want to test your skills though i would not try to drag the KK camper up there. in 09 it was easy just graded.
Today the track up is challenging My 80 series had no problem, had to winch the Hilux, though a little track work would have got it up,wanted to test the winch.
And would recomend a chain saw if you came across a tree across the track as going back Baal bone gap would be a challenge.If you didn't exit at Ben Bullen.

Black Fellows Hand trail






Baal Bone Gap trail






Rob

I did the track about 3 weeks ago, was a slow trip due to the state of the track and recent rains, all two done in two wheel drive. There is a hairpin turn just before reaching the Newnes Rd that may prove a challenge if your van is long.
If your doing it on a weekend, lookout for motorcycles.