Cobbold Gorge

Cobbold Gorge is a narrow sandstone gorge located on Robin Hood Station near Forsayth in Etheridge Shire, Queensland's Gulf Savannah region. Formed over 1,700 million years, the gorge features 30-metre sheer cliffs, permanent waterholes and a distinctive narrow chasm only two metres wide in places. Accessible only by guided tour, it is notable for its remote outback setting, ancient geological formations and freshwater crocodile habitat.

Visitors can expect a remote outback setting accessed via unsealed roads on a working cattle station. The gorge itself is explored only on guided tours combining bushwalking and a quiet electric boat cruise through narrow sandstone cliffs up to 30 metres high. Visitors will see permanent waterholes, ancient sandstone formations, native wildlife including freshwater crocodiles and birdlife, and can also walk the 1.2km glass bridge and walking trails. Accommodation, camping and dining are available at Cobbold Village.

The gorge is carved into Hampstead Sandstone dating back approximately 1,700 million years. The surrounding Robin Hood Station is a historic pastoral property in the Etheridge goldfields region settled in the late 19th century. The gorge remained largely unknown to non-Indigenous people until the early 1990s when pastoralist Simon Terry developed guided access and opened it for tourism in 1994.

Located on the traditional lands of the Ewamian people, the traditional owners of the Etheridge region. The area holds cultural significance for its connection to Country, with sandstone landscapes and waterholes forming part of Aboriginal cultural heritage. The Ewamian Aboriginal Corporation is involved in cultural heritage management in the region.