Swingsloth

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Name Date Difficulty Distance/Duration
The Pyramid (Girraween National Park)
27 Mar, 2023
Hard
3.8km return
2 hrs
Had some time to kill before wi had to hike into my camp spot so took the opportunity to take in this walk on a truly glorious day. The photos never do these spots justice.
Bald Rock Creek Circuit (Girraween National Park)
27 Mar, 2023
Easy
4km return
1 hr
Blissful little walk on a Monday morning I'm the wee hours. And still warm enough to justify taking the boots off for a shallow yet refreshing wade. Would love to take in more of the waterways in the park if this is an example.
South Bald Rock RBC via the Stone Cottage (Girraween National Park)
27 Mar, 2023
Medium
8km one-way
2 hrs
Picked a cracking day to start the trip. Beautiful weather on the way in, but over estimated my capabilities and was like the walking dead after having completed a couple of other tracks in the same morning. Second night came the storm. Third day, hike out day, came unrelenting rain. Still got to see South Bald Rock with water teeming down it and into Racecourse creek. Gotta love silver linings.
Scenic Circuit (Bunya Mountains)
19 Mar, 2023
Easy
4km return
80 mins
Lovely temperature starting at 6am. Few people around. Then back to lounge around in the breeze.
Mount Beerwah Base (Glass House Mountains National Park)
16 Oct, 2022
Medium
9.5km one-way
3 hrs
Nice day for a walk. Glad it was breezy because us "well insulated" fellas feel the heat. I was a little surprised to see so many pig trotter prints in the dried mud. No roos and no koalas spotted (and I was treading lightly & looking closely), but at least three goannas that weren't stoked to see me. Lovely reasonably easy track.
Mount Coolum (Sunshine Coast)
Jun, 2022
Medium
2.6km return
90 mins
Mount Coolum is a nice, reasonably quick, but challenging hike for the general public and should be researched by infrequent hikers before attempting. Steps have been formed for ease of access through the entirety of the easterly facing climb with exception only for areas where the rock face provides natural step treads. Whilst there is a rope barrier on iron uprights alongside the path it would be a stretch to call it a handrail or supportive in any meaningful way. Upon reaching the summit you'll be treated to vistas reaching to the ocean's horizon in the East, Northern Moreton island, the Glasshouse mountains, and lovely bird's eye views of the sunshine coast overall. Stick to the track and you'll encounter more than a handfull of folks who make this experience part of their daily routine. Highly recommended.
Enoggera Reservoir Tunnel (Brisbane Forest park D'Aguilar National Park)
Apr, 2022
Medium
4km return
90 mins
Lovely walk, if not challenging as far as traction is concerned in a few places. Definitely could do with some more obvious signage for the route itself. But the few short "detours" were pleasant in any case.