This Year
6
Number of Walks Ticked
31.6km
Total Distance Ticked
All Time
506
Number of Walks Ticked
1,687.2km
Total Distance Ticked
| Name | Date | Difficulty | Distance/Duration | |
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Mt Gower (Lord Howe Island) |
12 Apr, 2010 |
Very Hard |
12.3km return 8 hrs |
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| This is a leg killer, so leave this one till the end of your stay, or be prepared to lie on the beach for two days recovering! | ||||
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Goat House Cave (Lord Howe Island) |
10 Apr, 2010 |
Hard |
4.6km return 3 hrs |
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| You can't climb to the top of Mt Lidgbird, but this is the next best thing, as the mountain towers above you for a further 350m. As with all the walks on the island, the views are stupendous. | ||||
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Mutton Bird Point and Boat Harbour (Lord Howe Island) |
9 Apr, 2010 |
Medium |
7.1km return 3 hrs |
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| Time to explore the southern end of the island today and was really not sure where this track would lead. In the end, it was a very scenic walk along the cliff top to Mutton Bird Point and then on down through the rainforest to Boat Harbour, returning via Intermediate Hill and back to where I left my bike. | ||||
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Intermediate Hill Loop (Lord Howe Island) |
9 Apr, 2010 |
Medium |
3.9km return 2 hrs |
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| Well this one got my heart racing! 250m climb over 1km. Get to the top and the views are well worth all that effort. | ||||
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Malabar Hill Circuit (Lord Howe Island) |
8 Apr, 2010 |
Medium |
3.8km return 3 hrs |
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| My first day out around the northern part of this island paradise and what a fantastic way to start, given the exquisite scenery and the full perspective you get from the top. | ||||
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Booyong Walk (Treetop Walk) (Lamington National Park) |
23 Jun, 2009 |
Easy |
800m return 30 mins |
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| It might have been 11 years from doing this walk and posting it, but my recollection of the prolific birdlife is still fresh as ever. | ||||
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Wishing Tree Track (Lamington National Park) |
22 Jun, 2009 |
Easy |
2.4km return 75 mins |
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| Reminded the other day of a 2009 trip here for a couple of nights stay at the 'resort' and took a afternoon stole down to the Wishing Tree, Mick's Tower and Glow Worm Gully and think I might have returned via Red Road. | ||||
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London Bridge (Port Campbell National Park) |
31 May, 2009 |
Easy |
218m return 30 mins |
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| I am surprised that after 15 years since I first visited this iconic venue, nobody has ever recoded it. | ||||
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The Grotto (Port Campbell National Park) |
31 May, 2009 |
Easy |
815m return 30 mins |
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| Another walk first completed in 2009 and then again in 2024 that has never been recorded. Well worth the 25m climb down to look through the water filled grotto and the ocean 10m further below. |
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Bay of Islands (Port Campbell National Park) |
31 May, 2009 |
Easy |
1.5m return 1 hr |
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| Of all that The Great Ocean Road has to offer, after two visits, the Bay of Islands continues to be my favourite spot for a picnic and to while away time enjoying the bay views and fishing boats. | ||||
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The Twelve Apostles (Port Campbell National Park) |
30 May, 2009 |
Very Easy |
1.2km return 45 mins |
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| I write this 15 years after my first visit to this iconic location. One of the stacks has been lost over that period leaving just seven. | ||||
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Loch Ard Gorge (Port Campbell National Park) |
30 May, 2009 |
Easy |
1.7km return 45 mins |
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| After 15 years since my last visit, this spectacular gorge, the Razorback and Mutton Bird Island do not disappoint. | ||||
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Bald Rock Summit (Bald Rock National Park) |
27 Dec, 2005 |
Medium |
2.9km return 90 mins |
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| I found this a really easy climb, but then ten years ago I was a lot younger and fitter! The scramble up the face is great fun, but was scorching hot. The density of the surrounding bushland makes you wonder how the first pioneers ever got through? | ||||
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Minyon Falls Loop (Nightcap National Park) |
7 Aug, 2004 |
Medium |
6.8km return 3 hrs |
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| We have visited these falls a number of times over the years and every time it has been in the dry season, with not much water coming over the falls. That said, it is always a pleasant walk down and around the falls for all the family. Watch out for the kookaburras in the picnic area, they pinch your sandwiches! |
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Queen Mary Falls Circuit (Main Range National Park) |
7 Aug, 2004 |
Easy |
2km return 45 mins |
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| Been to the falls a few times over the year, the last of which was showing visiting friends from England around the area. Judging by the photo, it must have been English weather as well! Interestingly, nearby Daggs Falls was named after my housekeeper's great grandfather, who was the postmaster in Killarney. |
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Mt Warning Summit Trail (Wollumbin National Park) |
5 Apr, 2004 |
Hard |
8.3km return 5 hrs |
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Bridal Veil Falls (North Island NZ) |
7 Nov, 2001 |
Easy |
1.4km return 45 mins |
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| Did many walks in New Zealand back then, but only a couple were ever recorded and photographed. | ||||
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Daggs Falls Lookout (Main Range National Park) |
2 Oct, 2001 |
Very Easy |
40m return 15 mins |
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| Some years after I visited these falls, I employed a lady called Judy Dagg who told me the falls were named after her great grandfather who was, I think, the Postmaster in Killarney and there was something about the Post Office burning down. | ||||
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Queen Mary Falls Circuit (Main Range National Park) |
2 Oct, 2001 |
Easy |
2km return 45 mins |
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| A lunchtime pit stop for a couple of walk when travelling from Gatton to Byron Bay. | ||||
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Mt Ngungun (Glass House Mountains National Park) |
1 Oct, 2001 |
Medium |
2.8km return 90 mins |
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| It might be almost 20 years since I first climbed Ngungun, but my diary never lets me down and I quote: My exercise this morning is climbing another volcanic plug. Ngungun, in the Glasshouse Mountains. This is a two hour round trip, including a stop at the top which was covered in flying ants. Chatted to a couple of assailers up there or down as the case may be. Also met an old guy of 82 who has climbed the hill everyday for the last 7 years. | ||||