Profile for Ian and Sue - Aussie Bushwalking

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Name	Date	Difficulty	Distance/Duration
Thylogale Track (D'Aguilar National Park)	7 Oct, 2019	Easy	9km return 2 hrs
Nice easy walk. It’s pretty flat. On another note I have to say that it’s really dry in the area. We’ve been up there many times and I’ve never seen so many trees with dead leaves.
Piccabeen Circuit (Mapleton National Park)	5 Oct, 2019	Medium	6.9km return 2 hrs
We hadn’t planned to do this walk today but the ghureela track is closed. It’s a really pretty walk but it’s pretty hilly. Gives a good workout. It is very well signed. We were confused at first though because we stopped at the wrong car park. We missed the first part that ran along beside the road and started at the wider trail which went straight ahead.
Bulcock Beach to Moffat Beach (Sunshine Coast)	25 Aug, 2019	Easy	8.5km return 2 hrs
Enjoyable walk. We started south of Bulcock Beach and walked to Moffat Beach and back. The first half of the walk was relatively busy and flat. The second half was quieter but hilly.
Yul-yan-man Track (Glass House Mountains National Park)	17 Aug, 2019	Hard	8km return 4 hrs
That was a great walk and we’re surprised it’s not better known because it’s really good though quite challenging. There’s lots of variety too. We work the alternative route back rather than back-tracking and it took three and a half hours. Along the way we met the man who posted in April about falling over the side. We saw him at the end of the track where it meets the trachyte track and can confirm that he has conquered the walk. He’s done well!
Ernest Junction Tunnel (Gold Coast)	12 Aug, 2019	Medium	900m return 20 mins
We had an interesting walk here. Once you get down a little there are dirt bike tracks everywhere so we got a little confused. We decided to take the most obvious paths by going straight ahead and heading down hill. We made it to a place where we had to choose between going left or right. We asked a bike rider where the tunnel was and he told us we were heading on the right direction. As long as we kept going that way we’d walk into it. When we got there it was about 1.5km. However right near the tunnel is a track that went straight up to to road - 300m. The tunnel is great and definitely worth a look. At the other end there are information boards on the railway line.
Federation Walk (Gold Coast)	12 Aug, 2019	Easy	6km 2 hrs
A hot walk on a really cold day. The ground is loose and sandy in places, particularly near the sand pumping station. You wouldn’t get a wheel chair through there. We took a walk into the Jetty at the sand pumping pipeline. There’s a cost of $2.20 for that. We also picked up a coffee at the kiosk near the road and walked out on the rock wall at the mouth of the river before walking back.
Flinders Peak (Ipswich - Flinders Goolman Conservation Estate)	10 Aug, 2019	Hard	6.5km return 3.5 hrs
Challenging walk but lots of fun. The part we found hardest was the loose dusty ground on the way down. It was too easy to slip so we had to take it quite slow. It took us four and a half hours but younger people should be able to do it much quicker.
Mt Tunbubudla East (Glass House Mountains National Park)	27 Jul, 2019	Hard	4.9km return 3.5 hrs
Really need nice walk at the bottom. The climb up and down was really challenging. It’s pretty much straight up apart from a section in the middle where you skirt around the side of the mountain. The scree was interesting on the way down. There was no bush bashing though. Parts of the track are a little overgrown towards the top but it wasn’t too tricky. There are pink ribbons all the way up but we didn’t see too many on the way up, probably because we were watching our feet rather than the trees. They were more obvious coming down. We definitely wouldn’t do it after rain. It would be terrible.
Mt Mitchell (Main Range National Park)	26 Jul, 2019	Medium	10.98km 3.5 hrs
Fantastic walk. Totally loved it and would highly recommend. It has a slight incline most of the way until you get close to the top where there are steps. We saw heaps of birds, particularly close to the top, and that was at midday.
Kedron Brook Bikeway and Wetlands (South East Queensland)	5 Jul, 2019	Very Easy	7km one-way 2 hrs
There were an amazing number of cormorants on the water today. We’ve never seen so many.
Brisbane River Walk (Brisbane City Council Local Walks)	21 Jun, 2019	Easy	8km return 90 mins
Part of the walk along the river through the gardens is cut off at the moment. There is a detour along the road making the walk a little longer.
Mount Beerburrum (Glass House Mountains National Park)	21 Jun, 2019	Medium	3.5km return 90 mins
It never ceases to amaze me how strenuous this short walk is. Great workout.
Red Beach to Woorim (Moreton Island National Park)	15 Jun, 2019	Medium	6.3km one-way 90 mins
Late afternoon walk. We think we saw a shearwater diving for fish just off the beach today. We’ve never seen one here before.
Billai Dhagun Circuit (Brisbane City Council Local Walks)	9 Jun, 2019	Easy	2km return 45 mins
We walked from the Boondall Wetlands Environmental Centre today. Everything’s looking really green. However there are a lot of dead trees along the first part of the path that we hadn’t noticed in the past. There is a lot of new undergrowth . It still looks really beautiful.
Mount Beerwah Base (Glass House Mountains National Park)	1 Jun, 2019	Medium	9.5km one-way 3 hrs
Quite a hilly walk along a range of different roads from bitumen to 4x4. Some were very rough with closed gates. The only place we had some trouble following the directions was the right turn after the power staunchion. We passed one but it wasn’t far enough along. The second was at the top of the next hill. We didn’t see a track after it but there was one before it. Further instructions seemed to be fine. However we only think we walked 7.5km and it took 2 hours 20 minutes. So maybe there was another track further along.
Mount Beerwah Base (Glass House Mountains National Park)	1 Jun, 2019	Medium	9.5km one-way 3 hrs
Quite a hilly walk along a range of different roads from bitumen to 4x4. Some were very rough with closed gates. The only place we had some trouble following the directions was the right turn after the power staunchion. We passed one but it wasn’t far enough along. The second was at the top of the next hill. We didn’t see a track after it but there was one before it. Further instructions seemed to be fine. However we only think we walked 7.5km and it took 2 hours 20 minutes. So maybe there was another track further along.
Brisbane River Walk (Brisbane City Council Local Walks)	25 May, 2019	Easy	8km return 90 mins
2nd day running doing this walk for endurance training.
Brisbane River Walk (Brisbane City Council Local Walks)	24 May, 2019	Easy	8km return 90 mins
This is one of our regular walks. Our Route actually starts at Newstead Ave near Newstead House. We follow the river as far as the walking track goes, then head to the road and walk parallel with the river along Skyring Tce for one block before turning left to return to the river. The path follows the river all the way to New Farm Park. To this point we have walked 3km so you could start here. After crossing the park take Oxlade Dve which is the road running parallel with the river. Turn left at the Myrthyr Bowls Club and follow the path as far as it goes once again. At the end (Sydney St Ferry terminal) take the road and then turn left onto Griffith St. at the end turn left and this takes you onto the river walk - a boardwalk/bike way into The Howard Smith Wharfs. Walk through here and the path takes you further along the river through Eagle St Pier and the Brisbane Botanical Gardens. You will then come to the Goodwill Bridge - a pedestrian bridge across the river. Cross the bridge and over the other side are the Southbank Parklands. We usually stop here and have something to eat before walking back via the same route. One way is about 10km. However the roughy shown seems to go back on the other side of the river past the bottom of the Kangaroo Point Cliffs and cross back over the Story Bridge. However you need to take the steps up to the road before you get all the way to the point under the bridge. On the other side there are lifts or stairs that take you back down to the Howard Smith Wharfs. This is a fantastic walk that we enjoy finishing in the evening. I hope these directions are helpful.
Hell's Gates (Sunshine Coast)	19 May, 2019	Easy	5.4km return 90 mins
This path seems to be getting better with the paves section going further. There’s a really nice new lookout now at the end of the paved section. It’s been raining so once we got past there parts were a little muddy with some puddles but really not too bad.
Rainforest Circuit (Main Range National Park)	6 May, 2019	Easy	1.6km return 25 mins
We did this walk on our way to Bare Rock. We walked one side of it in the way there and the other on the way back. It would be a great walk to do if you needed to stretch your legs during a long trip as it’s right there on the highway. Quite a pretty little walk.