Profile for F.A.B. - Aussie Bushwalking

This Year

Number of Walks Ticked

11.5km

Total Distance Ticked

All Time

477

Number of Walks Ticked

1,623.8km

Total Distance Ticked

Ticks

Name	Date	Difficulty	Distance/Duration
Mt Marlay Lookout & Summit Loop (Darling Downs South West)	13 Jul, 2024	Easy	600m return 30 mins
An early morning walk with cloud cover meant there were no views. They did lift as I was leaving and provided a stunning view of the town below.
Mary Cairncross Reserve (Sunshine Coast)	30 Jun, 2024	Very Easy	2km return 1 hr
Mount Coolum (Sunshine Coast)	30 Mar, 2024	Medium	2.6km return 90 mins
Black Mountain Summit Trail (Australian Capital Territory)	18 Mar, 2024	Medium	5.4km return 2 hrs
This is a leg burner with no ‘reward’. Since the Telstra Tower and Café closed during Covid, now never to be reopened, there is absolutely no view from the top and no reason for anyone to drive to the top let alone hike. Cut the trees back and it could be an awesome 360° vista. I choose the route up through the Botanic Gardens, which at least provided some interest and a great café for a coffee and a bite to eat when you got back.
Mt Ainslie Lookout (Australian Capital Territory)	17 Mar, 2024	Very Easy	100m return 10 mins
A very misty morning today, so the views were obscured somewhat.
Mary Cairncross Reserve (Sunshine Coast)	12 Dec, 2023	Very Easy	2km return 1 hr
Mary Cairncross Reserve (Sunshine Coast)	13 Aug, 2023	Very Easy	2km return 1 hr
Carlo Sandblow (Great Sandy National Park)	1 Jul, 2023	Easy	3.2km return 90 mins
Underground Creek (Girraween National Park)	2 Jun, 2023	Medium	3.8km return 105 mins
The last time we visited here we were unaware of the ‘unofficial’ track that takes you to the platform above the creek, which we found challenging and most rewarding.
Dr Roberts Waterhole (Girraween National Park)	2 Jun, 2023	Easy	1.4km return 30 mins
Castle Rock (Girraween National Park)	1 Jun, 2023	Hard	4.4km return 90 mins
Getting to the face of the rock was the easy bit. From then on it is a scramble and a precarious walk across the exposed granite to the top. Fantastic views and well worth the effort.
The Sphinx and Turtle Rock (Girraween National Park)	1 Jun, 2023	Medium	7km return 2.5 hrs
An easier trek following the hairy scramble to the top of Castle Rock. Views of Turtle Rock are best from back at The Sphinx although reckoned it resembled an elephant lying on its side more than a turtle.
Sawn Rocks (Mount Kaputar National Park)	31 May, 2023	Easy	1.6km return 45 mins
Yulludunida Walking Track (Mount Kaputar National Park)	30 May, 2023	Hard	4km return 4 hrs
I have to say that we tried to complete this walk, but the unmarked track to the ridge and then along to the top of Mt Yulludunida beat us. It would have taken us another two hours in and back and the risks were too great for someone my age.
The Governor (Mount Kaputar National Park)	30 May, 2023	Easy	2km return 1 hr
Mt Kaputar (Mount Kaputar National Park)	30 May, 2023	Easy	3km return 75 mins
Bundabulla Circuit (Mount Kaputar National Park)	30 May, 2023	Easy	3.7km return 90 mins
This was the last walk I had not completed or been recorded on Mount Kaputar after two visits. It was a great way to finish off this trip with a leisurely walk along the southern perimeter. I have to say that the markers down to Bundabulla Lookout were a little vague and took the wrong track more than once and had to really concentrate to get back on the circuit.
Eckford Lookout (Mount Kaputar National Park)	30 May, 2023	Easy	1.8km return 1 hr
Sandstone Caves (Pilliga Nature Reserve)	29 May, 2023	Easy	2.3km return 1 hr
Breadknife and Grand High Tops Circuit (Warrumbungle National Park)	26 May, 2023	Hard	13km return 6 hrs
What was meant to be the highlight of our trip, was met with a cold wet day that was unforgiving and the cloud cover obliterated any views of the Breadknife or from Grand High Tops. But ‘we never gave up’ and finally got a few photos in when the clouds clear on our way back.