This Year
26
Number of Walks Ticked
164.0km
Total Distance Ticked
All Time
132
Number of Walks Ticked
673.1km
Total Distance Ticked
| Name | Date | Difficulty | Distance/Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gap Creek to Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens (Mt. Coot-tha) |
13 Jun, 2021 |
Medium |
10km one-way 3 hrs |
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| The Citriodora trail (part of the walk) is very well maintained and wide (fire brigade access) but also close to the freeway (noise pollution). Botanical Garden is very rewarding itself (has many paths to walk). | ||||
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Stringybark Circuit (Daisy Hill Conservation Park) |
27 May, 2021 |
Easy |
5.7km return 90 mins |
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| Remarkable green bushland after all the autumn rains. Still water in some lower creek parts. | ||||
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Phil Hill Environmental Park (Jabiru Island Walk) (Gold Coast) |
20 May, 2021 |
Very Easy |
500m return 15 mins |
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| Well maintained park and boardwalk. Nesting birds of prey on metal structure at the end of the boardwalk. | ||||
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Half Tide Rock (New South Wales) |
19 May, 2021 |
Easy |
1.5km return 30 mins |
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| Beautiful rock platform. Take time to explore. | ||||
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Red Rock Headland (New South Wales) |
18 May, 2021 |
Easy |
1km return 30 mins |
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| Excellent views along the coast. Access from little beach to big beach presently closed due to landslide. | ||||
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Booyong Walk (Treetop Walk) (Lamington National Park) |
3 May, 2021 |
Easy |
800m return 30 mins |
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| At 7.30 in the morning you will have the boardwalk and the tree top walk nearly for yourself, even on a public holiday. | ||||
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Morans Falls (Lamington National Park) |
3 May, 2021 |
Easy |
4.4km return 90 mins |
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| Nice lookout towards the west with Mt Lindesay, Mt Barney and Mt Maroon lined up. | ||||
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Border Track (Lamington National Park) |
3 May, 2021 |
Medium |
21.8km 7 hrs |
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| Completed the walk by walking on two occasions from either Binna Burra and O'Reillys to the middle (Chakoonya lookout) and return. The purist: this does not count The pragmatic: did the walk in each direction and did not have the hassle with the car pickup/ overnight backpack |
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Bangalley Headland (Greater Sydney) |
25 Apr, 2021 |
Medium |
2km return 45 mins |
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| Great views towards Barrenjoey Head and Avalon. | ||||
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Barrenjoey Lighthouse track (New South Wales) |
25 Apr, 2021 |
Medium |
2km return 45 mins |
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| Spectacular views. | ||||
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Bundeena to Little Marley Beach (Royal National Park) |
24 Apr, 2021 |
Medium |
14km return 4 hrs |
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| Stunning sandstone formations and vast views. | ||||
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Bundeena to Jibbon Head Circuit (Royal National Park) |
24 Apr, 2021 |
Medium |
6.8km return 2.5 hrs |
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| I included the walk as an add on, coming back from the Coastal Walk. The sandy management trail was downhill and therefore not too exhausting. | ||||
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Waterfall Creek Trail (Springbrook National Park) |
5 Apr, 2021 |
Medium |
11.6km return 3.5 hrs |
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| The stormy weather forecast made for a very quiet day. Impressive moss covered log loading ramp from timber getter times. | ||||
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Mt Ninderry (Sunshine Coast) |
3 Apr, 2021 |
Medium |
3.3km return 90 mins |
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| I enjoyed that the three lookouts on top were located a short distance from each other. This makes for pleasant walking around on the summit. | ||||
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Baroon Lookout (Kondalilla National Park) |
2 Apr, 2021 |
Easy |
4.9km return 2 hrs |
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| Scenic but busy on a holiday weekend. | ||||
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Boat Harbour, Point Danger and North Tweed Circuit (Gold Coast) |
28 Mar, 2021 |
Easy |
4.15km return 1 hr |
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| Couldn’t have done this last Sunday! Two small detours due to water erosion. | ||||
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Eddie Kornhauser Recreational Reserve (South East Queensland) |
28 Feb, 2021 |
Very Easy |
2.5km return 30 mins |
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| Almost always green parklands with views across the water, the paddocks and bushland. | ||||
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Pages Pinnacle (South East Queensland) |
26 Jan, 2021 |
Hard |
6.7km return 2.5 hrs |
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| Busy carpark, plenty of views, good exercise due to a few steep ascents. | ||||
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Mt Merino (Lamington National Park) |
24 Jan, 2021 |
Medium |
22km 7 hrs |
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| Did it as an add on to the Coomera Circuit and included also the Chakoonya lookout with the view to the east. A bit further you will find the half way marker of the Border track (for those who do the complete border track in two sessions). | ||||
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M4 parking/Ubajee walkers camp/Gheerulla falls loop (Mapleton National Park) |
5 Jan, 2021 |
Medium |
14km 4 hrs |
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| I did it as a return to spare me the boring loop along the Delicia Rd, a bit longer but the rain forest section is worth it. | ||||