Mt Tunbubudla West
(Sunshine Coast)A walk up the Steeper though smaller Twin, about 270m ascent.
Getting there
Follow the Steve Irwin Way to the Beerburrum Rd exit. Turn left into Beerburrum then after the township take the Woodford Rd. After about 3 km turn left into The Old Gympie Rd and then turn right and follow this road until you are directly opposite the mountain a small gate is the entry.
Maps
Nil
Route/Trail notes
Follow the 4wd drive track past the eastern peak and follow the track into the saddle between the two peaks,, I just chose an area that looked less steep turned right and left the track and started to ascend. It involved looking for the path of least resistance and I stuck to rocks I could see through the grass, it is steep and loose otherwise. After about 30 min I arrived at the summit. I simply tried to retrace my steps down to the base.
Permits/Costs
Nil
Other References
The Peak Baggers Guide to the Sunshine Coast
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Comments
Alan Barrie on 17 Sep, 2011
Perhaps my favourite climb of all the Glasshouse Mountains. There is a bit of a track going left from the Saddle. The rockface you come to a few mins later is awesome. The easy way is to work yourself to the right for about 30 meteres until you find a path up. We went left and climbed up the rockface following steps / grooves in the rockface - more dangerous but also exhilerating. After that a nice ascent to the top. Great views all round.jen on 16 Jul, 2011
Very slippery when you get to the rockface.Laurence Hallam on 11 Aug, 2010
A steep and loose climb but well worth the effort.