Profile for Suz - Aussie Bushwalking

This Year

Number of Walks Ticked

40.9km

Total Distance Ticked

All Time

Number of Walks Ticked

354.1km

Total Distance Ticked

Ticks

Name	Date	Difficulty	Distance/Duration
Mt Coochin (East and West Peaks) (Glass House Mountains National Park)	1 May, 2023	Medium	2.8km return 2 hrs
Fun hike with amazing views of the glass house mountains. We went anti-clockwise. Started with a lot of uphill to reach the western peak. Then it was down a gully & a bit of a rock scramble up to the eastern peak. Completed the circuit by heading back down the eastern side. The track was easy to follow for the most part.
Box Forest (Lamington National Park)	10 Apr, 2023	Medium	10.6km 5 hrs
This ended up being about a 12km round trip which took us 4 hours at a steady pace. We went clockwise, which was great, as it left the 2 main waterfalls more towards the end of the walk. It was a nice walk, but if you're only interested in the waterfalls, I would go anti-clockwise and just go as far as boxlog falls. You need to do a tiny bit of rock scrambling to see Elabana Falls. Definitely recommend getting there early-ish. We got there around 9am which was ok. When we got back from our walk, the carpark at O'Reilly's was full.
Muttonbird Island Nature Reserve (New South Wales)	19 Mar, 2023	Easy	2.5km return 45 mins
Really nice walk which starts beside Coffs Harbour Marina, then continues up & across Muttonbird Island. There are viewing platforms & a path which you must remain on, so as not to damage the nesting grounds
The Wonga Walk (Dorrigo National Park)	17 Mar, 2023	Easy	6.6km return 2.5 hrs
Nice walk with two waterfalls & bridges. You can walk behind Crystal Shower Falls. We went early in the morning, so had the pleasure of clearing all the spiderwebs from the track haha. There was also a big python off to the side of the track. Looked like it had just had a meal. The circuit took about 2 hours to complete. Great way to start the day.
Point Lookout (New England National Park)	17 Mar, 2023	Easy	500m return 15 mins
Easy short walk with 2 viewing platforms & amazing views!
Dangar Falls (New South Wales)	17 Mar, 2023	Easy	1.1km return 30 mins
Amazing waterfall close to town. The falls can be viewed from a lookout at the top. You can also take an easy walk to the bottom of the falls & go swimming if you choose.
Angourie Point and Blue and Green pools (New South Wales)	16 Mar, 2023	Easy	2km return 1 hr
Easy short walk. Had a swim in the blue pool...even jumped of the rocks. Almost missed seeing the green pool, as we first mistakenly took the natural rock pool near the ocean as one of the pools.
Skywalk Lookout (Dorrigo National Park)	7 Mar, 2023	Very Easy	200m return 15 mins
Went here for sunrise. So pretty!
Mt Maroon (Mt Barney National Park)	4 Mar, 2023	Hard	6km return 5 hrs
What a great hike! Did this one solo. Lots of uphill...597m...with heaps of rock scrambling, which made it fun. Much better than a boring fire trail. Awesome views at the top, although it was a bit overcast & windy when I got up there. 4 hour round trip for me. 2 hours going up at a steady pace with a few stops to catch my breath & take some photos. 1.5 hours coming back down. Only slipped on my butt once haha
Mount Coolum (Sunshine Coast)	6 Jan, 2023	Medium	2.6km return 90 mins
Did this in the late arvo to see the sunset from the top. It was a little cloudy but still beautiful, with the sun rays shining through the clouds. I would have stayed for the full moon too if it wasn't so cloudy.
The Northbrook River Trail (Northbrook Gorges) (Brisbane Forest park D'Aguilar National Park)	2 Jan, 2023	Medium	6km 3 hrs
This was a great walk...6km of rock hopping, wading & swimming! I wore wet shoes, which probably wasn't the best idea, as my feet were a bit tender by the end from all the rock hopping. There are faint tracks to the sides of the creek in a lot places, however, keep your eye out for snakes. We came across a python that looked like it had just had a feed & it wasn't interested in moving off the track. We also spotted a couple of other snakes that quickly slithered away. It was quite busy, but that's to be expected in the holiday season. We did the longer walk, which involved a lot more rock hopping up the creek. The wading & swimming didn't really start until after the closer carpark. The track back up to the carpark can be easy to miss, so make sure you pay attention on your way out. I would love to go back & start at the closer carpark & continue exploring up past the main gorge sometime.
Bally Mountain (Gold Coast)	6 Nov, 2022	Hard	9.5km return 4 hrs
The views at the top are beautiful. Definitely worth the uphill climb. You can see all the way to the coast one way, & look out over valleys & mountains the other way. I did the 6km out-and-back trail to the summit. It starts out with a wide fire trail, then once you cross the creek (which I almost missed) you start the uphill climb on narrower trails which are washed out & rocky for the most part. Near the top there is a small rock scramble but nothing too difficult. Amazing views & not very busy at all. At a steady pace, it took about 1.5 hours going up & less than 1 hour coming back down.
White Rock Ridge Hike (White Rock - Spring Mountain Conservation Estate)	3 Oct, 2022	Hard	6.5km 2 hrs
Great short walk to an amazing rock formation. Took the ridge trail on the way in & the fire trail on the way out. Would recommend doing the ridge trail both ways, as it is much more interesting. Bit of a rock scramble if you want to climb to the top of White Rock but nothing too difficult. Such a shame that there are so many names carved into the rock at the top.
Enoggera Reservoir Circuit (Brisbane Forest park D'Aguilar National Park)	25 Sep, 2022	Medium	10km return 2.5 hrs
Tamborine Mountain Botanic Gardens (South East Queensland)	17 Sep, 2022	Easy	1km return 1 hr
Pages Pinnacle (South East Queensland)	10 Sep, 2022	Hard	6.7km return 2.5 hrs
What a great hike! Not very long, but still challenging & beautiful views. Starts with a basic uphill fire trail before you get to the main track. We looked up just in time to spot the tree with PP which marks the turn off. The rocky ridgeline was a little intimidating, but there were a lot of places to grab along the way, so I made it across ok. There is an alternative path if you're not comfortable with the rocky scramble across the ridgeline...we took this on the way back. After the ridgeline we continued to the lookout at the end of the track.
Bridal Veil Falls Via Champagne Falls (Tasmania)	24 Aug, 2022	Medium	6km return 2 hrs
I loved this walk! The waterfalls were just amazing! I can't believe we didn't see another sole the entire time. The walk up the firetrail to the start of the falls loop isn't anything special, but the circuit track to the falls was beautiful. Highly recommend this walk.
Dove Lake Circuit (Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park)	24 Aug, 2022	Easy	5.7km return 2 hrs
Bit of a drizzly overcast day with limited visibility, but still made for a nice walk. There was snow on many of the paths which was pretty to see. There was also a lot of water flowing over some sections of paths. Luckily our shoes were waterproof.
Enchanted Walk (Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park)	22 Aug, 2022	Very Easy	1.1km one-way 30 mins
Beautiful walk in the snow!
King Billy Track (Reynolds Falls Nature Recreation Area)	22 Aug, 2022	Easy	2km return 40 mins
Nice easy walk through the forest