This Year
5
Number of Walks Ticked
24.1km
Total Distance Ticked
All Time
70
Number of Walks Ticked
650.9km
Total Distance Ticked
| Name | Date | Difficulty | Distance/Duration | |
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Caves Track (Lamington National Park) |
20 May, 2023 |
Medium |
5.2km return 90 mins |
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| Nice little walk. We did it anticlockwise, returning up the road, which wasn’t too hard and we got great views of Egg Rock and Heinz Dam along the way. | ||||
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Dandahra Crags walking track (Gibraltar Range National Park) |
9 Apr, 2023 |
Medium |
6km return 2.5 hrs |
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The Needles (Gibraltar Range National Park) |
8 Apr, 2023 |
Medium |
6km 2.5 hrs |
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Anvil Rock Walk (Gibraltar Range National Park) |
6 Apr, 2023 |
Medium |
4km return 2 hrs |
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Bald Rock Summit (Bald Rock National Park) |
26 Jan, 2023 |
Medium |
2.9km return 90 mins |
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Conondale Great Walk (Conondale National Park) |
10 Aug, 2022 |
Hard |
56km return 4 days |
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Mount Superbus (Main Range National Park) |
30 Jul, 2022 |
Hard |
10km return 3 hrs |
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Lincoln Wreck Circuit (Main Range National Park) |
30 Jul, 2022 |
Very Hard |
12.4km 8 hrs |
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Ships Stern Circuit (Lamington National Park) |
16 Jul, 2022 |
Medium |
21km 7 hrs |
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| The notes for this walk are very accurate; it took us 7 hours, including an hour for breaks and was 21kms. Very enjoyable with the bottlebrush and wattles starting to bloom and birds everywhere. Had lunch at the Kooloobano Point enjoying the view. The track is not technically difficult but quite long. Take plenty of water and use all opportunities for a break. | ||||
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Wivenhoe Hill (South East Queensland) |
25 Jun, 2022 |
Medium |
13km return |
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Crows Nest Falls Circuit (Crows Nest National Park) |
28 May, 2022 |
Medium |
4.5km return 2 hrs |
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Wineglass Bay (Freycinet National Park) |
3 Apr, 2022 |
Medium |
6.6km return 3 hrs |
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| It was quit overcast the day we were at Wineglass Bay but we still did the walk and continued on to the beach walk. Because the weather was so moody we had the beach to ourselves and enjoyed the crashing waves. We didn’t find the track difficult, although I took some of the uphill steps at my own pace. We are in our 50’s and fit. | ||||
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Conondale Great Walk (Conondale National Park) |
24 Mar, 2022 |
Hard |
56km return 4 days |
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Overland Track (Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park) |
23 Mar, 2022 |
Medium |
63km 8 days |
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| This was a wonderful, challenging, and totally worthwhile eight days . Day 1 was very challenging due to hiking up Marion’s Lookout with full pack in a gale, and then a steep descent at the end of a tiring day. Waterfall Hut is lovely, with around 32 sleeping platforms in 3 dorms and a spacious common room. Thankfully Day 2 is much shorter and we were at Lake Windermere Hut before lunchtime. It’s a smaller and older hut but a new, larger, hut is under construction. Day 3 is long but you cover some beautiful country, and Pelion Hut is a welcome end to the day. We chose to stay two nights at Pelion and hiked Mt Oakleigh the following day. We’ll worth it. Day 5 could be a short day but we elected to attempt to summit Mt Ossa. Didn’t make it quite to the summit due to weather conditions. The Kia Ora Hut is the smallest but a new one is under construction. Day 6 has three side trips to see waterfalls, and considering we’d walked five days to see them we weren’t going to miss them. Everyone had their favourite. Windy Ridge/Bert Nicholls Hut is quite large and has a drying room for wet gear. Day 7 is pretty much a gentle descent to Lake St Clare and the scenery is not as spectacular. The Narcissist Hut is quite small but not as many people camp there. Sunrise on the mountains was beautiful. Day 8 was a ferry ride to Cynthia Bay. The trail is well maintained and all the huts have rainwater. Track surfaces vary from boardwalk to tree roots to rocks. Tasmanian Parks Rangers also travel the track to keep an eye out for any problems. Most huts have a Rangers station with a 2 Way for emergencies. We were told that the most common reason for hikers to be evacuated is due to twisted ankles. Prepare for this hike by doing lots of mountains in the months before you go. I trained doing a 10 km walk each morning with a 17kg pack, for 4 months; and I’m so glad I did! |
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Mt. Mathieson Circuit (Main Range National Park) |
16 Jan, 2022 |
Medium |
10.5km 3 hrs |
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| Moderately easy hike along a well defined trail. Most of the way it’s single file and a little overgrown but we had no trouble following it. Overall not too steep although a couple of short scrambles where the path uses the natural rocks. Glad I wore my gaiters because it was quite wet after the thunderstorm last night. Spectacular views from Mt Mathieson towards Cunningham’s Gap, and at the other end of the trail from Governors Chair towards Moogerah Peaks National Park. | ||||
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The Pyramid (Girraween National Park) |
30 Dec, 2021 |
Hard |
3.8km return 2 hrs |
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| Very enjoyable scramble in this beautiful National park. Easy trail to get to the base, although has steps towards the end. Once on the rock the trail is well marked with white paint dashes. Good grippy shoes are best because of the angle but the rock surface is rough so it grips. Unless it’s wet. Don’t attempt if it’s wet. I saw all levels of ability, from people just walking and others on all fours for parts. All age groups from young kids to retirees. Lovely views from the top. Also take the side track to the right just before summit, which leads to balancing rock (it’s not sign posted). | ||||
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Pages Pinnacle (South East Queensland) |
18 Dec, 2021 |
Hard |
6.7km return 2.5 hrs |
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| The hike up the fire trail is technically easy but you need a reasonable level of fitness. The real challenge for me was the ridge line crawl, and I have the bruises to prove it haha! Don’t attempt this unless you are very experienced or with someone very experienced. | ||||
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Granite Arch (Girraween National Park) |
30 Oct, 2021 |
Easy |
1.7km return 30 mins |
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| Really enjoyable little walk. | ||||
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Granite Arch (Girraween National Park) |
30 Oct, 2021 |
Easy |
1.7km return 30 mins |
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| Really enjoyable little walk. | ||||
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The Sphinx and Turtle Rock (Girraween National Park) |
30 Oct, 2021 |
Medium |
7.4km return 3 hrs |
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| Very nice walk | ||||