Returning from The Sphinx as the heat began to ramp up a visit to the underground creek sounded ideal.

If nothing else the name was cool.

A short drive from our camp took us up into the surrounding hills. The car park is well signposted and gives access to both the Underground creek trail and Dr Roberts Waterhole.

The walk out to the underground section the creek is just over a 1km and fairly flat.

So what the hell is it?

This section of creek drops down through boulders into a a short section of old lava tube

It’s a short section but well worth exploring a bit.

Just upstream we scrambled up past this feature. Belatedly we found an easy trail that bypasses around the little cliff line up to a sunny platform that’s worth a look

On the way back we made the detour to Dr Roberts waterhole. It’s a nice spot for a dip.

We’d spend another night in Girraween before hitting the road and head towards Cranky Rock