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(Binna Burra)Combines rainforest, palm groves and open eucalypt forest, wildflower vegetation and excellent lookouts over the Numinbah Valley. A short side trip takes in the Lower Ballanjui Falls.
Distance:
19kmDuration:
7 hoursDifficulty:
EasyGetting there
Most people do this walk in a clockwise direction starting from the lower carpark at Binna Burra and finishing at the main entrance.
Maps
Lamington National Park
Route/Trail notes
This is not a difficult walk but is quite long. The walk starts with a descent through rainforest into the valley before climbing up through open forest to the viewpoint at Ships Stern. The rest of the track is fairly level with only slight gradients. After the Kooloonbano Lookout the track splits with the left hand fork taking the cliff edge and the right hand fork has views looking back towards Binna Burra. The forks are about equal in length.
Other References
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Comments
7 Jan, 2012
FANTASTIC.. one of the best day walks I have done - stunning scenery (that just keeps on changing!) wildlife (we saw a snake, goanna, 3 x Blue Crayfish things, various birds, bush wallabies, leeches, ticks, spiders and various other bugs and fauna) easy if you're fit and have good shoes, but can start to get a bit exhausting towards the end if you're not terribly fit!17 Oct, 2011
EKKA Day, great day for a walk....Travelled to Binna Burra and started the Ships Stern Circuit at 9:00am.
Track is in great condition ( well done volunteers ) and very easy to follow.
Going is rather easy, scenery and lookouts on the way are awesome.
The 600 mtr (1.2k return) leg to the base of Ballunjui was worth it, good photo op.
We went out to the Charraboomba Rock (608m high) for lunch. It's a rocky pad but
a great view point to look down into the valley and to see "Egg Rock" and to have lunch.
Not long after departing the lunch stop it rained for 20 minutes but the walk was still enjoyable.
Views from the last 4 lookouts were a bit limited due to mist ( after the rain etc) but stil very scenic.
We completed the walk in just under 6 hours including 1/2 HR lunch.
I would recommend stopping at the Lamington National Park visitors information centre for a Binna Burra and Green Mountains sections free map to take with you. HEMA Lamington National Park 1:25000 also has the walk(s) detailed on it.
Happy Walking :-)
Cheers.
17 Aug, 2011
Did all of the side walks for the first half, but then the rain kicked in and made us hurry. The track condition is great, I just was confused when the track split in two for the "western lookouts" and "eastern lookouts" part, so we stuck to Eastern. Next time I guess I'll check out Western25 Jul, 2010
On the way back last 1.5km is hard when you know you are so close ! Loved it all the way. There is a little land slide near Lower Ballunjui Falls but enough people have been through it to start wearing the track through again.http://www.youtube.com/user/TheKendo72