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Mt Tibberoowuccum (Glass House Mountains National Park) |
30 Aug, 2019 |
Medium |
1.7km return 1 hr |
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| Walked the 4WD tracks around the base as I hadn't been on the North West section between the two trail entrances before. Some steep gullies as you can see from the photo. Three km round trip from the Tibrogargan carpark. I suggest doing it clockwise, starting at the gate to the access road to the south, just near the Tibro carpark amenities block. The gated 4WD track leading in from Old Gympie road to the South West track has been recently graded and some car parking spaces created so that you can virtually drive straight to the start on the track and park safely off-road in a conventional vehicle if you don't wish to walk around the base. I also climbed both tracks to the summit a week or so ago. There is a lot of debris on the SE track,which is also quite eroded toward the bottom, and the Northern track has a lot of slippery shale at the top and dry hard clay from midway to the bottom. All-in-all, quite slippery at the moment so wear good shoes and take care. I'm starting to see more people doing this climb so it appears to be getting better known and more popular. I also recently spoke to a woman who told me see goes up via an alternative track through rainforest but she never got around to telling me where it was exactly. |
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Yul-yan-man Track (Glass House Mountains National Park) |
17 Aug, 2019 |
Hard |
8km return 4 hrs |
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| Yes, won the rematch but took it very slowly. Nice chatting with you Ian and Sue. I still found it quite difficult myself, at least some sections (but overall varied and challenging) , even though I am far fitter and stronger than I was when I had my fall some months back. when the track was first opened. Others shouldn't be deterred. I passed a group just near the large rocky bluff at the end of YYM recently (yes, I was sniffing around) - male and female aged from their mid seventies to 84. Also met another 84 yo and his wife doing the track today. He left me sitting in his dust. Tells me he regularly does YYM and back via SS Trail in four hours. ... I wish ! Most people I talk to who have done YYM don't seem to find it that difficult, but I'm inclined to rate it Hard (as it was when it first opened) rather than Medium myself. It's by all means doable, just take care and stay within your comfort zone. One note of warning: there is a large white tree trunk across the track at 600-700 metres. Two trails start at the other side of the log - as I later discovered. Take the bottom,less obvious, one - that's the main track . I took the top one which is far more difficult and eventually requires that you make a very steep descent on your backside down to the proper track a couple of hundred metres later. | ||||
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Yul-yan-man Track (Glass House Mountains National Park) |
23 Apr, 2019 |
Hard |
8km return 4 hrs |
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| I did this walk about 8 weeks ago. and fell over the side (headfirst / backwards)and had just crawled back to the top when my phone rang - would you believe, RACQ Careflight looking for a donation. That's extortion. I told them to stuff the donation and just send a Medivac. To their credit they took me seriously and I had some difficulty reassuring them that I got myself into this mess, had a phone (obviously)and an EPIRB, and could probably get myself out. I did - several hours later as the sun was just setting and looking like I'd just done battle with a YOWI Monster. and not before a couple of more heavy falls along the way. I regretted that decision more than once. But great job these people do. I've since made a donation. I choose to do the trail backwards via Soldiers Settlers / Trachyite circuits thinking coming down the steep bit near the carpark would be easier than going up for a 68 yo man. ... wrong! My take on this walk is that it's very challenging but interesting and quite varied. It requires a good mix of technical skills, strength and stamina ( all of which I lacked after 8-9 months of continuous illness). Start early, take plenty of water as it's hot up there along the ridgeline and don't treat this trail as casually as I did. Will I do it again" absolutely, but the other way round next time - and when the cellulitis has gone and the MCL ligament I tore has healed and I get back to an appropriate level of fitness. I didn't see any myself, but I was told by another hiker he had seen five Eastern Browns when he did the trail a few days earlier - my swearing may have frightened them off. Thanks to the young man who gave me a lift from the trail carpark back to the School where my own car was parked. He only saved me a kilometer but it was going to be a hard one. For the record, there is supposed to be a tap somewhere at the Beerburrum Carpark but I couldn't find it. Perhaps someone can advise. I was pretty dehydrated by the time I got there even though I'd taken several litres of water with me. | ||||
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Mt Tibberoowuccum (Glass House Mountains National Park) |
12 Dec, 2018 |
Medium |
1.7km return 1 hr |
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| Love this mountain. Very quiet and peaceful. Three ways to do it, each with it's own little challenges: 1. Follow the road from the new Tibrogargan carpark west along Marsh's Road for 200 metres until you come across a gated 4WD track designated T-212. Follow T-212 to the right for 300 metres. After coming up a steepish gully at the 300 m mark, you will see the rock cairn on the left, about three feet above the 4WD track. Follow the track to the summit. See my annotated photos on this site. 2. Follow Marshes Rd to Old Gympie Rd, turn left and take the second gated 4WD track off Old Gympie Rd on your left heading south. You will need to park somewhere safe off the 4WD track. Walk up the 4WD track until you see the hiking track up the South west face as the straight 4WD track you are on turns Left (North) again. See my annotated photo on this site. Follow the track to the summit. |
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Mt Tibberoowuccum (Glass House Mountains National Park) |
12 Dec, 2018 |
Medium |
1.7km return 1 hr |
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| Love this mountain. Very quiet and peaceful. Three ways to do it, each with it's own little challenges . Here's number 3: 3. Do both faces ! See my satellite view. Park at the Tibrogargan carpark and follow the gated track / service road leading south from the carpark. Walk about 1 km until you see a 4WD track (T-215) on your right as you approach the cleared land to the south of Tibrowuccum. Follow T-215 around the base of the mountain, taking any branches in the 4WD track to keep the Mountain close to your right. After a bit over 2 km you will turn right on to a 4WD track leading in from Old Gympie Rd which goes up an incline to the base of the South Western track up the mountain, just as the 4WD track turns left. (See Photo) Take the track to the summit where you will find a couple of rocks marked "Keep Going". You need to follow the arrow along the the ridge East toward Tibrogargan until you come to a approximately 10 m scramble to the true summit. Return to the rocks marked "Keep going" and turn right onto the northern track down to T-212. There are rock cairns half way down and where the track meets T-212. Turn right at the bottom cairn and follow T-212 (keeping to the left) for 300m until you come to Marsh's Rd. Follow Marsh's Rd to the right for 200 m and you will be back where you started at Tibrogargan carpark. |
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Mt Tibberoowuccum (Glass House Mountains National Park) |
23 Jun, 2018 |
Medium |
1.7km return 1 hr |
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| An interesting walk although my GPS track indicated I didn't actually make the true summit. It's a bit slippery because of the clay at the bottom and shale at the top. Make sure you wear good hiking boots. I was the only person there at the time I climbed. Here is an update on how to find the trail. Drive about 200 metres past the Trachyte carpark which is being upgraded at the moment and park on the grass on the right, in front of the big house. There are tall, shady trees in front. You will see the 4wd track marked as T212 across the road. Head right at the first fork and follow for about 300m (keep turning right at any fork or intersection) You will eventually come to the big gully in my photo. Keep a lookout on the left side of the track for a small cairn marking the start of the climb just over the rise. From here it is easy to keep to the track all the way to the top. There is another cairn about half-way up the track. When you get to the top there is a big rock with a sheer drop facing Jack Ferris lookout. Carefully follow the saddle to the left (painted rocks at one time) until you get to the summit. I certainly didn't see the summit as illustrated in one of the photos. I think I was 20-30 metres short and am planning to do it again soon. |
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