Parking
Start at the Mt Zero Picnic Area off the unsealed Mount Zero roads. The route finishes at the Gar Trailhead on Roses Gap Road. Arrange a vehicle shuffle between the two access points or use a licensed tour operator.
Overview
About Barigar Overnight Hike
Why go
- Taipan Wall and Stapylton Amphitheatre
- Strong ridgeline scenery and a rewarding overnight format
Heads up
- Steep, rough terrain with exposed sections
- Requires a campground booking and vehicle shuffle
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation229–480 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Best time to go
Safety
5 active Grampians alerts
- ClosureBushfire-damaged walks and picnic area remain closedThe Fortress, Red Gum, Billimina, Chimney Pots and Brownings Loop walks, plus Mafeking Picnic Area, remain closed because of track or site damage from the 2024/25 summer bushfires.Official details
- ClosureMackenzie Falls precinct closed during constructionThe Mackenzie Falls (Migunang wirab) Precinct has no vehicle or visitor access during major construction works expected to finish by the end of 2026.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Grampians Tour Guide
Your drive to Barigar Overnight Hike, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Grampians National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this trailhead
Mount Zero and Stapylton: Pick Your Climb0:00 / 1:04
“Up ahead is the Mount Zero Picnic Area, the starting point for Mount Stapylton and Mount Zero, with a shorter option that's well worth knowing about.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Grampians Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Hollow Mountain and Gulgurn Manja
- The View That Changed the Route
- The Bird That Plants Mistletoe
- The Trail Starts at Mount Zero
- 233 audio storiesacross Grampians’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Short-beaked Echidna, Powerful Owl, Wedge-tailed Eagle, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 81 trails, 62 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
Trail guide
Hiking Barigar Overnight Hike
The shape of the walkA 16.
A 16.0 km point-to-point route walked over two days with one night out, starting at Mt Zero Picnic Area and finishing at the Gar Trailhead on Roses Gap Road, with an overnight stop at Barigar Hike-in Campground. The split is deliberately lopsided: 12.1 km on Day 1, then a short but steep 3.9 km on Day 2.
Sequence and payoffDay 1 leaves Mt Zero at about 250 m through low forest and dense shrub, crosses Golton Creek…
Day 1 leaves Mt Zero at about 250 m through low forest and dense shrub, crosses Golton Creek and the Coppermine Track, then works up into the Stapylton Amphitheatre past Taipan Wall and Bird Rock to Mt Stapylton at about 518 m. From there the walking is exposed rocky battlements, open rock slabs and boulders along the ridgeline before a long descent to Barigar at about 230 m. Day 2 climbs out of camp through grassy woodland on switchbacks and rock steps toward the Mt Difficult Range and Gar at about 806 m, the high point of the trip, before dropping to the trailhead. Strong walkers can push the whole thing into one long day, but the overnight format suits the terrain far better.
Difficulty, footing and wayfindingThis is Grade 4 and part of a trail network suited to experienced hikers: steep, rough and…
This is Grade 4 and part of a trail network suited to experienced hikers: steep, rough and demanding, with limited wayfinding in places. Expect slab, boulder and loose rock underfoot, plus rock steps on the Day 2 climb. The ridgeline sections are open and exposed, so pace yourself, carry a full pack comfortably, and plan around fatigue rather than distance alone.
Water, camping and petsThe trail itself is free to walk, but the hike-in campgrounds are bookable and charged, so…
- The trail itself is free to walk, but the hike-in campgrounds are bookable and charged, so secure your Barigar night before you commit to the shuffle.
- Barigar and Gar have rainwater tanks holding untreated water. Carry treatment equipment and enough capacity for a hot, exposed day.
- Ordinary pets are not permitted in the park. Assistance-dog rules are handled separately.
Vehicle logisticsBecause the route is one-way, you need a vehicle shuffle between Mt Zero Picnic Area and the…
Because the route is one-way, you need a vehicle shuffle between Mt Zero Picnic Area and the Gar Trailhead, about 45 minutes return, or a transfer with a licensed tour operator. Sort this before you start walking: leave a car at Gar, drive back to Mt Zero, and begin from there so the finish drops you straight at your transport.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Grampians
157 sightingsShort-beaked EchidnaMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
37 sightingsPowerful OwlMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
59 sightingsWedge-tailed EagleMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
24 sightingsEastern Brown SnakeMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
10 sightingsTiger SnakeMost seen around noonSighting map
29 sightingsRed-bellied Black SnakeMost seen around 11 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Grampians. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
