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Rainforest Circuit (Lamington National Park) |
13 Oct, 2023 |
Very Easy |
1.2km return 30 mins |
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| I did this with my parents who are 86. They loved it. They were visiting from Southern Victoria. In the past, I've done Daves Creek with them up here. Dad also did some of the Caves Circuit - peering over the fence to the Coomera Gorge. | ||||
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Daves Creek Circuit (Lamington National Park) |
12 Sep, 2023 |
Medium |
12km return 4 hrs |
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| I did this with Steve. It is my favourite walk at Lamington - along with Caves Circuit. I like ridge top walks, rather than creek walks. I would have done this track a dozen times over nearly 20 years. This was Steve's first time. We were passed by a nude man and were stalked by a Dingo. I've walked hundreds of hours around Binna Burra and never had those experiences before. Best to walk with a pole for protection now. How sad! DON'T feed the Dingos. They are potentially dangerous. The walk has a great variety of vegetation types, including heathland on the escarpment. Great views. Have lunch on top of Surprise Rock. There is a concealed climb to the top when you first encounter it. This was our third trip to Binna Burra in the last two months, plus I took Mum and Dad on a day trip. Steve and I stayed in the Safari Tents. They are great! Our favourite is Tent 91. It is a standard size tent and we got it on sale for $70 per night. It has its own private fireplace! |
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Coomera Circuit (Lamington National Park) |
11 Sep, 2023 |
Medium |
17.4km 6 hrs |
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| Steve and I stayed in Standard Tent 91 which was on sale for $70pn. We liked it because it has its own fireplace! We did the Coomera Circuit when there had been not much rain for weeks. Consequently, there were no leeches. Yippee! There was still plenty of water though on all the falls. It was a very pretty walk, but I still prefer the ridge tracks. We didn't see any Lamington Crayfish, although we looked hard for them. It was probably too dry. | ||||
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Buderim Forest Park (Sunshine Coast) |
12 Jul, 2023 |
Easy |
2km return 90 mins |
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| Steve and I did the boardwalk section of this track (about 800metres) with my 86 year old parents when they visited Maroochydore from Pt Lonsdale. Steve and I have done the full wee walk the week before, passing the waterfall and moving along the creek to the boardwalk, where he saw a noisy pitta! | ||||
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Mt Cooroora (Sunshine Coast) |
26 Jun, 2023 |
Hard |
2.6km return 2.5 hrs |
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| I did this with Judy and Jane when we were staying at Boreen Point. We are between 50 and 65, and fit enough, even so, it was a bit of a struggle. Also, I was scared of exposure risk a few times. But there was a chain to help. It was a very busy walk, with lots of people training on the mountain. How they could run, I don't know! We were very chuffed to reach the top! It is a very hot climb as there is no vegetation, just a jagged and forbidding rock face! Leave early! | ||||
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Sandy Creek Circuit (Tamborine National Park) |
19 Jun, 2023 |
Easy |
2.5km return 1 hr |
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| Steve and I had a lovely time staying at the modest and lovely motel next to St. Bernards Hotel. On this circuit we saw Alberts Lyre Birds. Very exciting. | ||||
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Ships Stern Circuit (Lamington National Park) |
5 Jun, 2023 |
Medium |
21km 7 hrs |
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| This is a long, but easy walk with stunning views. Mostly through rainforest. The summit plateau is awesome. I did this with Steve. He had a lot of trouble with his leg, and ended up dragging it back. It was very painful for him. I was a bit scared. It took us 9 hrs on account of his injury. We will enjoyed the first half, with the lookouts, very much. We are fit 55-60. Didn't see anyone on a Tuesday outside school holidays. | ||||
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Caves Track (Lamington National Park) |
4 Jun, 2023 |
Medium |
5.2km return 90 mins |
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| Steve and I did this on a Sunday late afternoon near sunset. The sun can shine beautifully on the cave arch at this time. We didn't see anyone else. This is a lovely little easy track. No rainforest, but lovely gum trees and views over the Coomera Gorge. Magic! | ||||
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Mt Coochin (East and West Peaks) (Glass House Mountains National Park) |
29 May, 2023 |
Medium |
2.8km return 2 hrs |
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| I've done this twice with Steve. During the week outside school holidays and early in the morning, we saw no-one else. Another time is was early on Sunday, and we saw quite a few other walkers. Someone describes it as a scramble. Having just done Mt Greville, this one is a walk in the park! Like Greville, there is no exposure risk. It is a two peak climb, with a saddle between. The views are lovely. It is hard to spot the informal carpark. It looks like someone's driveway. There isn't much room for cars. Instead of retracing your steps, you can descend the 2nd peak towards the fire trail and walk back to your car. | ||||
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Mount Coolum (Sunshine Coast) |
11 Jul, 2022 |
Medium |
2.6km return 90 mins |
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| Easy, pretty walk with rock stairs with Judy, from Steve's flat while he was in Gladstone. The track was very busy, with runners from dawn, and walkers for sunset. We even did the sidewalk that Steve showed me, to the quarry face. | ||||
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Mt Ngungun (Glass House Mountains National Park) |
11 Jul, 2022 |
Medium |
2.8km return 90 mins |
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| Steve had a one week break and we did this before I got COVID, Beautiful summit and lovely bracken groves on the way. The track was very busy on a weekday during school term. It would be impossible to find a quiet time I think. Sunrise and sunset are probably always very busy. We did this again in 2023. It is our favourite easy hike. | ||||
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Mt Cordeaux (Main Range National Park) |
27 Jun, 2022 |
Medium |
6.8km return 2.5 hrs |
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| Easy graded solo walk to the summit. Terrific scenery. Saw a Lyrebird! Traffic noise from Cunningham Hwy is a bit of a distraction, but the birdlife dominates attention. Very busy in school holidays, even 9am Monday morning. I did this again in 2023 with Rob. We saw scarlet honeyeaters on grass tree stalks near the summit. We had lunch at the Dugandan Hotel on our way back to Brisbane. Lovely old pub with beer garden on a quiet street. | ||||
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Mt Greville (Moogerah Peaks National Park) |
20 Jun, 2022 |
Hard |
6km return 3 hrs |
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| We went up Waterfall Gorge, over to picnic rock (slab rock), then back to the summit and down SE ridge. This is a popular route if you want to visit picnic rock, which is stunning. A very pretty, very rocky hike. Great summit with Glenis. And the same route in 2023 with Judy. This is a longer and more difficult route than going up Palm Gorge, which then leads directly up to the Summit (no trip to Picnic Rock Lookout), then back down again, taking the ridge detour of the Palm Gorge track. |
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Mt Tibberoowuccum (Glass House Mountains National Park) |
16 May, 2022 |
Medium |
1.7km return 1 hr |
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| Easy little hike. Lovely summit, which involves a short scramble with a little exposure risk. Made it thanks to Steve. | ||||
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Mt Ninderry (Sunshine Coast) |
2 May, 2022 |
Medium |
3.3km return 90 mins |
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| An easy urban walk with Steve and many dog owners. Many pretty view points. | ||||