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121 walks ticked

This Year

7
Number of Walks Ticked
41.3km
Total Distance Ticked

All Time

121
Number of Walks Ticked
453.6km
Total Distance Ticked
Name Date Difficulty Distance/Duration
Rainforest Circuit (Main Range National Park)
4 Aug, 2023
Easy
1.6km return
25 mins
Bare Rock track and Morgan's Walk (Main Range National Park)
4 Aug, 2023
Medium
13km
4.5 hrs
A stunning late winter walk ⛰️
Took around 3.5 hours at a brisk space. 1 hour up to Mt. Cordeaux lookout and another 45 to Bare Rock.

We loved the changes in biomes 💚 From rainforests, rocky outcrops, and the grassy saddle. The view from Bare Rock is fr way better compared to Mt Cordeaux and Mitchell.

🦅 Fauna spots: Was super lucky to see a wedge-tailed eagle doing a low flyover while at the lookout! Also saw three Albert's lyrebird which is insane. One at very close range. <3

🌼💐 Flora spots: First few gymea spear lilies starting to shoot out flower spikes. Golden ever lasting daisies abound at the lookout :)

Mt Cordeaux (Main Range National Park)
4 Aug, 2023
Medium
6.8km return
2.5 hrs
Nice winter walk ⛰️ Took an hour up from the Crest Carpark at a very brisk pace.

IMO the views are way better at Bare Rock. I would also recommend checking out the little crevice with the gold miner's sign; it's cool to walk through the gaps between the mountain :)
First Falls Walk (South Australia)
31 Jul, 2023
Very Easy
1.7km return
45 mins
Super lush and easy walk 💧

We started from the lower carpark at Stradbroke Road. Loved walking by the creek and seeing all the lorikeets and rosellas playing in the trees <3

The walk from the trailhead to the falls was super easy. Continued on to the Plateau Hike as we had a bit more energy. Spotted like 4 koalas which was sick 🐨
Plateau Hike (South Australia)
31 Jul, 2023
Hard
2.5km return
1.5 mins
Sooo lush and magical 💧 <3

We walked this on a cloudy, drizzly day and the atmosphere n vibes were so surreal. Beautiful views of the valley. Also loved having to rock hop over a creek :)
Kondalilla Falls Circuit (Kondalilla National Park)
5 Mar, 2023
Medium
4.7km
2 hrs
Very sunny and dry conditions rn ☀️

We did the full circuit loop counter-clockwise as suggested! The descent wasn't too steep but I can see it being annoying as an ascent if done clockwise. Very busy as it was a Sunday afternoon.

Not much water trickling down atm and the lower pools were pretty stagnant and gross. Kinda flopped ngl, would recommend coming here after heavy rains.

🕷️🦎💚Fauna spots: Heaps of trapdoor spiders in their burrows, a couple of medium sized lace monitors, a cool red and black centipede
Mt Mitchell (Main Range National Park)
19 Feb, 2023
Medium
10.98km
3.5 hrs
Haven't been back here in a couple of years! ⛰️ Went with a couple of friends who are new at bushwalking. Took around 4.5 hours round trip at an extremely leisurely photographer's pace.

The weeds are SO overgrown rn! Shoulder-length inkweed and thorny vines that scratch and pull on your clothes. It's especially thick near the summit :( 👎 Some rainforest parts of the track is also bordered by gympie-gympie so be careful! Would suggest wearing long pants and wearing a thin long-sleeve outer layer.

Track condition is good, not muddy despite the recent rains. Bit of an incline but nothing huge :)

🦎 Fauna spots: 2 eastern crevice skinks, a lace monitor

🌼💐 Flora spots: Golden everlasting daisies are popping OFF rn. Native violets, hardenbergias, a couple of bulbine lillies. No orchids in flower atm
Cougal Cascades (Springbrook National Park)
20 Nov, 2022
Very Easy
1.6km return
1 hr
Billai Dhagun Circuit (Brisbane City Council Local Walks)
20 Aug, 2022
Easy
2km return
45 mins
Quarantine Station (Point Nepean National Park)
22 Apr, 2022
Very Easy
1km return
30 mins
Gunners Cottage and Walker Pisterman Heritage Walk (Point Nepean National Park)
22 Apr, 2022
Easy
1km return
45 mins
Cape Schanck Circuit Track (Victoria)
21 Apr, 2022
Easy
1.4km return
Baroon Lookout (Kondalilla National Park)
28 Nov, 2021
Easy
4.9km return
2 hrs
So lush and dreamy 🌧️🍄
Walked after a week of La Nina rain and the whole track has transformed into a fungi wonderland. Seriously magical <3

Also the tusked frog calls are super prolific atm. I'm sure I heard a bunch of other frogs too I just couldn't identify them 🐸
Rainforest Circuit (D'Aguilar National Park)
30 May, 2021
Medium
2km
1 hr
What a beautiful short walk today! The Greenes Falls track was closed due to tree damage so we decided to walk this very slowly and really take in the details.

🐁🕷️💚🍄 Some amazing spots include: A long-nosed bandicoot scurrying in the leaf litter, so many pademelons, hill banks full of burrows housing wishbone spiders, empty snail shells, and fungi galore.

Highly recommend doing a "grounding" walk like this once in a while. Quite different to being focused on fitness or counting up kilometres. Great for your heart and your soul :)
Mt Cotton (South East Queensland)
23 May, 2021
Medium
3.5km return
75 mins
Okay walk, good for a workout and not much else. Nothing toooooo interesting in the track itself. The view was good but currently half obstructed by construction work as they are building a platform viewing area and new bitumen roads up to the viewpoint. I predict this place will be a lot more developed and touristy in the next few years...
Kureelpa Falls (Mapleton National Park)
7 Mar, 2021
Easy
2.5km return
1 hr
So lush 💧💧💧
Super lucky to have this all to ourselves today! A decent amount of water in the falls. Really fun to scramble around and rock hop up and down the creek, exploring some of the smaller rock pools and personal jacuzzis experience. Loved how quiet and private it felt with no one around!

We opted for the longer signed track from the day-use area. The walk to the falls was pretty easy as it is all downhill. A bit tiring walking back to the car park tho after a couple of hours swimming and up an incline but nothing major.
The Northbrook River Trail (Northbrook Gorges) (Brisbane Forest park D'Aguilar National Park)
28 Feb, 2021
Medium
6km
3 hrs
Gardners Falls (Sunshine Coast)
7 Feb, 2021
Very Easy
600m return
30 mins
Always a classic 💧
Easy to get to, heaps of rockpools to choose from, cool and refreshing water. There's a reason it's so popular!
Castle Rock (Girraween National Park)
19 Jan, 2021
Hard
4.4km return
90 mins
What a gorgeous sun-drenched day ☀️
Dramatic landscapes all around with a gazillion boulder formations everywhere. The panorama at the summit was insane and IMO better than the Pyramid (because we had it to ourselves). We had lunch in the shade overlooking the national park and it was so so lovely.

🦎 A handful of Cunningham skinks, and a whole bunch of other lizards and skinks
🌼💐 Cool flora spots: We're at the tail end of the flowering season I think but there's still some around. Wattles, a field of flannel flowers, isotomas, yellow buttons, flax-lilies, daisies in an assortment of colours, granite bluebells everywhere.
The Sphinx and Turtle Rock (Girraween National Park)
19 Jan, 2021
Medium
7km return
2.5 hrs
Completely baked ourselves during this walk ☀️
Combined with the Castle Rock track. We weren't as impressed with these two. Didn't know you could climb up Turtle Rock as there was no information on the national park website, but we'd probs be too tired anyway. Definitely did not take enough water lmao