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Mount Gravatt Summit Track (Brisbane City Council Local Walks) |
21 Mar, 2016 |
Medium |
1.2km one-way 30 mins |
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| Gertrude Petty Place is the first car park on the left when heading up the mountain from Shire Rd - be advised there is limited parking, however if it is full turn back round the way you have come for road-side parking on the first corner down. Walking out of the carpark, after 20m you will see a sign to the summit, pointing you to a bitumen access road to your right where you go through a gate. Trail is only 1k in length, well defined and not particularly steep, and every fork is signed. Can be combined with the Federation Trail to make for a more challenging walk. |
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Mt Tunbubudla West (Glass House Mountains National Park) |
20 Mar, 2016 |
Hard |
4.7km return 3.5 hrs |
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| Access is though an unmarked gate on the west side of Old Gympie Road opposite the Eaton Road fork. 4WD highly recommended to get there. Walked through gate along what is initially 4WD track, trail twisting and turning a fair bit (hard to judge accurately but probably around 2ks long). Trail has two forks in it, I took the right (heading towards mountains) both times, though I suspect it was part of a loop and you could have gone the other way? Eventually it narrows and goes uphill to the saddle. This is where you want to begin ascent - note that the access trail continues onwards and downhill along the other side of the saddle - I followed it for a few minutes out of curiosity but didn't reach the end. Initially obvious stoney trail on left (west) of saddle leads up you up a steep slope to a rock wall. Follow rock wall round to left, where there is a narrow trail skirting round the worst of the slope, ending in a steep scramble through vegetation until you reach a ridge. Orange (and a few white) blazons (ties) mark the track from the saddle all the way to the summit, so the way was relatively easy to find, however they are missing during the steep scramble to get up onto the ridge, so note where you came up from. Intermittent trail up the rest of the way to the summit. Reasonably steep slope but still a little shorter and easier than its twin. |
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Mt Tunbubudla East (Glass House Mountains National Park) |
20 Mar, 2016 |
Hard |
4.9km return 3.5 hrs |
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| Access is though an unmarked gate on the west side of Old Gympie Road opposite the Eaton Road fork. 4WD highly recommended to get there. Walked through gate along what is initially 4WD track, trail twisting and turning a fair bit (hard to judge accurately but probably around 2ks long). Trail has two forks in it, I took the right (heading towards mountains) both times, though I suspect it was part of a loop and you could have gone the other way? Eventually it narrows and goes uphill to the saddle. This is where you want to begin ascent by heading to the right (east) side of the track - note that the access trail continues onwards and downhill along the other side of the saddle - I followed it for a few minutes out of curiosity but didn't reach the end. For the first 50m or so I could not find any trail. I ascended through fairly wild vegetation onto a smallish rocky hillock between the saddle and Mt Tunbubudla proper. After this I located orange blazons (ties) which took me on a rough but reasonably apparent path all the way to the summit. The way was very steep, involved some scrambling and some slopes of loose scree/rocks, had denser vegetation, and it is definitely the harder of the two twins, however the path and blazons were fairly easy to keep to. |
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Mt Miketeebumulgrai (Glass House Mountains National Park) |
20 Mar, 2016 |
Medium |
1.2km return 75 mins |
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| Entered at small trail where the QPWS sign is. Kept on the more worn trail heading straight ahead, ascending after around 100m to where a small quarry is. On closer (west) side of quarry is narrow water channel that makes for easy ascent during the next section, however beyond that it is path of least resistance. Make certain to note that as you start getting close to the summit your direction will be curved round to the east, so adjust appropriately during your return. Steepish slope but relatively short and easy. Found a little board at the cairn at the top with some pens left for hikers to write their names on as they pass, and added my initials to them. Hope to see someone else's there by the time I go back. | ||||
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Round Mountain (Glass House Mountains National Park) |
20 Mar, 2016 |
Medium |
2.4km one-way 59 mins |
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| Walked this today. Can't add anything to the directions, other than when walking along the creek the ground was a bit boggy and wet (had been raining in the night) so make certain that's not an issue. Trail was easy enough for me to jog the whole way along, start to finish. |
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Mt Elimbah (The Saddleback) (Glass House Mountains National Park) |
20 Mar, 2016 |
Medium |
1.7km return 75 mins |
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| Carpark easyish to shoot past if not paying attention as it's recessed into the forest. Google Maps also lists the creek as Six Mile Creek, not Five Mile Creek (in case of confusion). From carpark went through gate and after 60m took trail on left. After around 400m I crossed a small creek that is barely noticeable. From this point on ascending at any time to the right will take you to the summit, although in general the earlier you ascend the more rocky and difficult the ascent will be, so adjust appropriately. From the access trail I waited another 250 - 300m or so beyond first creek until crossing another more notable creek where the path sharply turns to the left (north), directly away from the mountain (and within another 150m towards a fence and gate). Just where the trail turns to the left, I turned to the right (south) towards the mountain and began ascent through long thick grass. Ascent from this point was pretty easy, especially when heading for the lower (western) ridge that sits just below the summit on its right. A goat trail leads directly from ridge to summit, about 50m length. |
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Mount Beerburrum (Glass House Mountains National Park) |
20 Mar, 2016 |
Medium |
3.5km return 90 mins |
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| A great little leg killer with no respite. Usually I leave this to the last mountain of the day just to finish me off: one of the best lookouts in the Glasshouse Mountains and always a pleasure to view. The first time I ever did this I ascended to the top tier of the tower where there was a ranger inside, however since then I've since seen a sign on the trapdoor that you're not really meant to be in there - still at the time I didn't realise and he never said anything to me - so if it's open and you fancy a chat, try your luck! If you feel like making this harder, park on Beerburrum-Woodford Road. From there you can walk the access track to the main carpark too, or just bush bash straight from the road into the forest - there is a disused 4WD trail that runs parallel to Beerburrum-Woodford Road and turning right (east) on it will lead you to the access track for the main carpark. |
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Mt Tibrogargan (Glass House Mountains National Park) |
20 Mar, 2016 |
Very Hard |
3km return 3.5 hrs |
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| Best done in the early morning as the path is completely in the shade. Fun climb and good views. For the uninitiated the pleasing thing about Mt Tibrogargan is that it becomes progressively easy as you ascend; the three toughest parts are all in the bottom tiers, giving inexperienced climbers an idea as to how their abilities shape up and allowing an early opt-out. Do not do in the rain, simply not worth it, and make certain to give warning to climbers below if you dislodge any stones on the path. Typically takes me around 47 minutes non-stop from the wooden-decked lookout at the start of the access path, to the cliff-top beyond the summit, and back to the wooden-decked lookout again, but I climb the mountain frequently. |
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Bullocky Rest to Forgan Cove Loop (South East Queensland) |
26 Apr, 2015 |
Easy |
8km return 110 mins |
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Mt Barney West Peak (Mt Barney National Park) |
14 Oct, 2014 |
Very Hard |
17km return 8 hrs |
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| This is my favourite mountain/peak in Australia. The steeper and harder of the two peaks - there is a rough and intermittent path leading from the saddle to the summit. It is very easy to lose however, and you should expect a fair level of bush bashing and short segments of rock climbing if you do not manage to stay on it. I do the two peaks at least once a year and almost every time I go up I end up climbing a different way. The view is not as grand as from the east peak, but fewer people attempt it and it feels much more secluded. Most people should allow at least an hour for ascent from the saddle. General access info: There are different ways to get to the west peak but I will give the most straight-forward: Follow Upper Logan Road until it becomes a dirt road and, turning right at a fork just after a cattle grid and near Mount Barney Lodge camp ground, you cross a creek and arrive at Yellow Pinch Picnic Area carpark. From here follow gated 4WD road uphill until there is a gate and fork with the route to Yellow Pinch going uphill on your right (which is worth doing as a quick detour). Continue left and then downhill and follow track for approximately three to four kilometres through pastures, over a ford, and into forest. There is a well-signed and obvious turn-off to the right to ascend via Peasant's Ridge to Mt Barney's saddle. The route to the saddle is obvious and linear, however there are a few small sections requiring rock scrabbling on the way up and so caution should be taken in the wet. |
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Mt Tibberoowuccum (Glass House Mountains National Park) |
5 Oct, 2014 |
Medium |
1.7km return 1 hr |
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Trachyte and Tibrogargan Circuit (Glass House Mountains National Park) |
5 Oct, 2014 |
Medium |
7.1km return 3 hrs |
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Tibrogargan Circuit (Glass House Mountains National Park) |
5 Oct, 2014 |
Easy |
3.3km return 90 mins |
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JC Slaughter Falls (Mt. Coot-tha) |
1 Oct, 2014 |
Easy |
1.2km return 30 mins |
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Upper Portals (Mt Barney National Park) |
30 Sep, 2014 |
Medium |
8km 3.5 hrs |
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Lower Portals (Mt Barney National Park) |
30 Sep, 2014 |
Medium |
7.4km return 3 hrs |
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Tingalpa Creek Circuit (Brisbane City Council Local Walks) |
10 Jul, 2014 |
Medium |
2.5km return 40 mins |
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| Pleasant and straight-forward walk along the creek. Worth doing by itself or as an accompaniment to the 'perimeter' walk (see Venman Bushland National Park). | ||||
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Venman Circuit (South East Queensland) |
10 Jun, 2014 |
Medium |
7.5km 2 hrs |
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| Excellent for spotting wallabies, however I personally find the trail pleasant but slightly samey. Well worth doing but I more frequently choose to walk next door in Daisy Hill/Neville Lawrie Reserve instead. | ||||
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Yuddamun Trail (White Rock - Spring Mountain Conservation Estate) |
27 May, 2014 |
Medium |
22km return 6 hrs |
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| Not sure exactly where this trail ends (as near the end it splits into multiple routes and directions) but I believe I've walked close to all of it, if not all of it. Walked 11 kilometres each way from the main access car park for White Rock to the utility road between Balm Avenue and Honeyeater Drive. Saw many cyclists and even more horse riders. The way is physically easy and almost exclusively on broad 4WD/fire trails. Some segments in the middle are not signed so take care with noting your route. Personally I found the trail quite dull and tedious and though I have been in the area several times since I have not had an interest in walking it again. |
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Aboriginal Artwork Track/ Hoop Pine Trail (Mt. Coot-tha) |
15 May, 2014 |
Very Easy |
1.4km 1 hr |
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