Searching The Origin of The Hunter River: An Atmospheric Journey | Scenic Drive 4K

Journey to Barrington Tops, Australia's ancient rainforest in search of the origins of the Hunter River. This is a relaxing scenic drive in 4K from the town of Gundy in the Upper Hunter Shire of NSW, Australia, through the countryside to Moonan Flat and up the mountains to the ancient Barrington Tops National Park. Barrington Tops National Park is the origin the the Hunter River, also a World Heritage Site featuring flora and fauna from the Gondwana super continent over 530 million years ago. This scenic journey is a beautiful Australian drive, with no music, no voice, just the natural rush of the wind and vibes of nature, as we cross the countryside. We'll see lush green valleys, mountainside embankments, rain, atmospheric fog and surprise sunny weather towards the end. Our itinerary: 0:00:00 Preview and introduction 0:00:20 Beginning at Gundy, Upper Hunter, NSW 0:02:25 Joining Hunter Road, the road that traces the Hunter River 0:05:05 Entering Belltrees, Upper Hunter, NSW 0:13:37 Passing beautiful horse stud farms and acerages 0:15:25 Belltrees Bridge, crossing the Hunter River 0:16:25 Stewarts Brook Bridge, crossing Stewarts Brook 0:17:32 Lower Razorback Bridge, crossing the Hunter River 0:18:02 Upper Razorback bridge, crossing the Hunter River 0:21:05 Entering Moonan Flat, Upper Hunter, NSW 0:24:00 Challis Cutting, Hill ridges and gap towards Moonan Flat 0:30:00 Passing by Moonan Flat township 0:31:50 Moonan Brook Bridge, crossing Moonan Brook 0:32:20 Entering Moonan Brook, Upper Hunter, NSW 0:35:50 Merging onto Barrington Tops Forest Road 0:39:35 Atmospheric fog as we climb the mountain 0:43:55 Beautiful views as the fog parts 0:48:24 Spectacular distant sunlit valley through the clouds 0:52:45 Entering Stewarts Brook State Forest 1:01:25 Entering Barrington Tops National Park 1:04:45 Entering Barrington Tops locality, NSW 1:05:30 Turn off to Barrington Trail and headwaters of the Hunter River 1:10:50 Devils Hollow Campground and end of video **** Today's journey takes us through the country of the lands of the "Gringai", "Wonnarua", "Worimi" and "Birpai" first nations peoples. I acknowledge their connection to the land and also pay my respects to their ancestors and Elders past, present and emerging. **** This virtual travel video is presented dash cam as a 4K slow TV scenic drive tour with natural sounds, it can be used as background video, white noise or ASMR content. Video recorded on 25 June 2026 Information sources: https://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/g... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonan_... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonan_... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_H... https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/... https://barringtoncoast.com.au/destin... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barring... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barring... https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gondwan... https://www.forestrycorporation.com.a... https://www.forestrycorporation.com.a... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_...) Census data Gundy https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-ce... Belltrees https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-ce... Moonan Flat https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-ce... Moonan Brook https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-ce... Barrington Tops https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-ce... https://moonanpub.com.au/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-0... https://www.theorchardlodge.com.au/ https://www.upperhunter.nsw.gov.au/Fa... https://www.camptoo.com.au/campsites/... https://www.visitnsw.com/destinations... #BarringtonTops #ScenicDriveAustralia #NSWNationalParks #SlowTV #AustraliaTravel