This Year
2
Number of Walks Ticked
11.5km
Total Distance Ticked
All Time
477
Number of Walks Ticked
1,623.8km
Total Distance Ticked
| Name | Date | Difficulty | Distance/Duration | |
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Minyon Falls Loop (Nightcap National Park) |
29 Apr, 2017 |
Medium |
6.8km return 3 hrs |
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Baxter Falls - Northern Approach (Kondalilla National Park) |
28 Apr, 2017 |
Medium |
3.3km one-way 90 mins |
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Mapleton Falls & Wompoo Circuit (Mapleton National Park) |
19 Apr, 2017 |
Easy |
1.8km return 1 hr |
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| This was the second of three 'falls walks' we completed today and in terms of waterfalls, is was very disappointing. All views are from the top of the falls and yes, you can see the water coming over the top of the falls, but that is about it. The walk around the Wompoo Circuit was far more interesting. | ||||
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Baxter Falls - Northern Approach (Kondalilla National Park) |
19 Apr, 2017 |
Medium |
3.3km one-way 90 mins |
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| Our third 'falls walk' of the day and one where details were a little sketchy. However, it was well worth the trek to find this little haven on Baxter Creek. It is amusing that National Parks signpost this as Baxter Falls from the north and Baxter Creek Falls from the south! | ||||
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Kureelpa Falls (Mapleton National Park) |
19 Apr, 2017 |
Easy |
2.5km return 1 hr |
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| The first of the day's three waterfall walks and by far the best. Research details were limited, so it was a case of getting in there and following our noses! What we found at these seldom visited falls was such fun scrambling down over the boulders to where the falls disappear into the gorge chasm and then working our way around to the far side and attempting to get down into the gorge, but no route was found. | ||||
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Picnic Creek Circuit (Kondalilla National Park) |
16 Apr, 2017 |
Easy |
1.7km return 45 mins |
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Kondalilla Falls Circuit (Kondalilla National Park) |
16 Apr, 2017 |
Medium |
4.7km 2 hrs |
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Buderim Forest Park (Sunshine Coast) |
8 Apr, 2017 |
Medium |
2km return 1 hr |
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Three Falls Trail (Mount Field National Park) |
31 Mar, 2017 |
Medium |
6.5km return 2.25 hrs |
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| A clear objective of our recent visit to Tasmania, was to tick off Russell and Horseshoe Falls in the Mt Field NP. What we found, was much much more. We added a third falls and the 'Tall Trees' area. This entire area's flora is so different to what we usually experience in SE Queensland, it was amazing. | ||||
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Mt Wellington - Summit Lookouts (Wellington Park) |
28 Mar, 2017 |
Very Easy |
400m return 30 mins |
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| This a 'bucket list' item if you visit Tasmania. We were lucky enough to get to the top on a clear, but very cold and windy day to enjoy the outstanding 360° vista. | ||||
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Cape Bruny Lighthouse (Bruny Island) |
27 Mar, 2017 |
Medium |
2km return 1 hr |
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| Just think about it, as you look out across the Southern Ocean south of the lighthouse. There is nothing between you and Antarctica except water! | ||||
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Grass Point Track (Bruny Island) |
27 Mar, 2017 |
Easy |
4.3km return 90 mins |
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| Found this walk quite by accident, whilst searching for the 'White Wallaby'! Great evening walk along the shoreline enjoying the views as the sun set. | ||||
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Tahune Airwalk (Tasmania) |
24 Mar, 2017 |
Easy |
3km return 2 hrs |
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| Tasmania is a fascinating place, with so many places to wonder at and get lost in. This second trip has ticked a few more boxes, but leaves a whole lot more to explore. Tahune Airwalk, whilst commercial, provides you with a history lesson on how the area has changed in just 200 hundred years, but leaves a legacy of the previous 1,000s if not 100,000's. If I remember, this area was covered by a glacier less than 10,000 years ago! | ||||
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Kenilworth Bluff - Wilcox Family Park Trail (Sunshine Coast) |
19 Mar, 2017 |
Hard |
6km return 4.5 hrs |
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| We did our research before this walk, but found that it was very inaccurate as regards time and distance (a lot longer!), so have edited the walk accordingly. The weather was not our friend today with heavy rain at times, so we had to abandon the walk at the bottom of the final climb up the cliff to the plateau for safety reasons. We will be back later in the year when it is cooler and drier, at which point we will complete the GPS track as well as the final part of the route/trail notes. |
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Mount Coolum (Sunshine Coast) |
13 Mar, 2017 |
Medium |
2.6km return 90 mins |
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Emu Mountain (Mt. Peregian) (Sunshine Coast) |
13 Mar, 2017 |
Easy |
1.6km return 1 hr |
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Mary Cairncross Reserve (Sunshine Coast) |
12 Mar, 2017 |
Very Easy |
2km return 1 hr |
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Wild Horse Mountain (Glass House Mountains National Park) |
7 Mar, 2017 |
Medium |
1.4km return 30 mins |
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Mount Beerburrum (Glass House Mountains National Park) |
7 Mar, 2017 |
Medium |
3.5km return 90 mins |
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Mt Ngungun (Glass House Mountains National Park) |
7 Mar, 2017 |
Medium |
2.8km return 90 mins |
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| Usually, we do not 'comment' when we revisit a climb, but today was a little different, as it was the third and last of the day's challenge. We had already redone Wild Horse Mountain and burned our leg muscles on Beerburrum, so this was a great way to finish. | ||||