Profile for Brian - Aussie Bushwalking

This Year

Number of Walks Ticked

8.5km

Total Distance Ticked

All Time

Number of Walks Ticked

654.7km

Total Distance Ticked

Ticks

Name	Date	Difficulty	Distance/Duration
Horseshoe Bay - Rotary Lookout (North Queensland)	5 Jul, 2024	Medium	500m return 30 mins
Fairly easy walk. Definitely walk it in the cooler months. Great scenery.
Edgecumbe Heights Recreational Reserve (North Queensland)	2 Jul, 2024	Medium	5km return 2 hrs
Track is easy to follow. Beautiful scenery which was reminiscent of Girraween but with ocean views. This walk is best done in the cooler months, as it is fairly exposed in parts. Well worth doing.
Coral Beach (Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday)	26 Jun, 2024	Medium	3km return 35 mins
Nice relaxing walk to a coral beach. The lookout views are partially obscured by trees which have grown above the lookout. Views still interesting though.
Goolman Lookout (Ipswich - Flinders Goolman Conservation Estate)	14 Mar, 2022	Medium	7.5km 2.5 hrs
I have done parts of this walk before, and today did the whole walk. Lots of washouts from the recent rain and lots of puddles to jump and/or bush bash around. There was only one other group of people out walking and we only saw each other at the car park on returning. Very relaxing walk.
Pyros Loop (White Rock - Spring Mountain Conservation Estate)	8 Feb, 2022	Medium	10.6km return 3 hrs
Interesting walk that gives you a good cardio workout. There are a few good vantage points for views on the walk, but can be hard to to find so you need to be scanning for them. Lots of bird life. Some parts of the walk are exposed, so not advisable on a hot day.
Mt. Mathieson Circuit (Main Range National Park)	23 Oct, 2021	Medium	10.5km 3 hrs
Third time for this walk. I walked it 12 months ago, and noted the fires and drought had taken a heavy toll on the bush. It was nice to see the regeneration that has happened in the last 12 months. Very enjoyable walk.
White Rock Ridge Hike (White Rock - Spring Mountain Conservation Estate)	28 Jan, 2021	Hard	6.5km 2 hrs
Nice to see the greenery after the recent rains as the park was looking very dry.
Spring Mountain (Angelica Ave trailhead) (White Rock - Spring Mountain Conservation Estate)	17 Jan, 2021	Hard	11km return 4 hrs
Very enjoyable walk with lots of birds, cicadas and butterflies everywhere. Also left very early in the morning to avoid the heat, and had heavy cloud cover that kept the temps down. We must have taken a different route to the one described here as my GPS clocked the walk at 14.3 K's and it took us 3 and half hours.
White Rock Multi-User Trail (White Rock - Spring Mountain Conservation Estate)	8 Jan, 2021	Easy	6.5km return 2 hrs
Completed the walk in 90 minutes and enjoyed the peace and quiet as there were very few people out on the walk for a change.
Tallebudgera Creek Circuit (Gold Coast)	29 Dec, 2020	Easy	8km return 2 hrs
Lovely relaxing walk (except for the mosquitoes). Plentiful bird life and lots of little frogs in parts. We really dawdled and took our time to take in the area and did the complete walk in 2 hours.
Sandy Creek Central Ridge Track (Ipswich - Flinders Goolman Conservation Estate)	13 Nov, 2020	Hard	15.5km return 4.5 hrs
A long walk that has quite a few sections that are very exposed. Ideally not a summer walk unless there is heavy cloud cover, or you start very early as we did. We arrived at 5.30 and set off at 5.45. Enjoyed the walk and had some very different views of Mt Blaine, Flinders Peak and the never seen before Mt Elliot. Lots of bird life and butterflies. Also spotted a few wallabies.
Coucal Trail (South East Queensland)	6 Nov, 2020	Easy	2.8km return 45 mins
Lovely stroll very early in the morning before the heat. Lots of Kangaroos and birds. Track is easy to follow.
Mee-bor-rum Circuit (Moogerah Peaks National Park)	31 Oct, 2020	Easy	840m return 20 mins
Forecast for storms today so decided to do a couple of local short walks. Wild life out in force with Wallabies, Lace Monitor lizard, King parrot and thousands of butterflies. Enjoyable stroll.
North Cliff Track (Moogerah Peaks National Park)	31 Oct, 2020	Very Easy	720m return 15 mins
Did this walk after the other walk in this area. Butterflies everywhere. Great views from the lookout.
White Rock Ridge Hike (White Rock - Spring Mountain Conservation Estate)	24 Oct, 2020	Hard	6.5km 2 hrs
Hit the trail early at 6.00, and completed the walk in just under 90 mins. We did this early to avoid the heat, which we did. It was just starting to heat up when we finished the walk. We took the multi use trail going out and went up around the back of White Rock . This makes the walk about 1 klm longer than sign posted. Enjoyable and convenient for us to do.
The Junction (Girraween National Park)	10 Oct, 2020	Easy	5.6km return 90 mins
Decided to do this walk again to see the wild flowers. We did this walk a few years ago at the same time of the year and the wild flowers were amazing. The floral display this year was not as prolific as then, but still there and still beautiful.
Mt Norman (Girraween National Park)	9 Oct, 2020	Hard	10.4km return 4 hrs
Left early to do this walk to avoid the heat later in the day. Very different from other times I have done this walk due to the loss of trees from fires and drought. That said, it was still an enjoyable walk. the wild flowers were everywhere, but not as profuse as previous years. The walk was capped off by finding a King Orchid on a rock in full bloom near the top of the mountain (see photo).
Mt. Mathieson Circuit (Main Range National Park)	2 Oct, 2020	Medium	10.5km 3 hrs
I did this walk about 10 years ago. It was heart breaking to see the trees and bush that had died due to drought and fire since my last walk here. The bush is very dry and badly needs rain. That said, it was still an enjoyable walk. I walked the walk counter clockwise finishing at the Governors chair and then follow the road back to the day park area. The views from the Chair are spectacular.
Governors Chair Lookout (Main Range National Park)	2 Oct, 2020	Easy	300m return 15 mins
Did this as a side trail off the Mt Mathieson Loop Trail. Views are spectacular and well worth some time to just sit and take it all in.
Moss's Well (Main Range National Park)	2 Oct, 2020	Easy	120m return 10 mins
Another side trip off the Mt Mathieson Loop Trail. If you get close to the well and stand perfectly still, you will be joined by honey eaters, finches and wrens to name a few. Quite enchanting to just sit and hear and watch.