Profile for S K - Aussie Bushwalking

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Name	Date	Difficulty	Distance/Duration
Rainforest Circuit (Daintree National Park)	22 Feb, 2022	Easy	5km return 90 mins
Did this walk a few times while in the area. It’s easy enough to walk in from the carpark and complete the short circuit twice before returning to the carpark. It’s a beautiful track - plenty of birdlife and butterflies. It was raining most of the time but under the canopy it was just amazing - cool and luminous green.
Mt Cordeaux (Main Range National Park)	18 Feb, 2022	Medium	6.8km return 2.5 hrs
Have done this walk a few times at all different times of the year. Started late today (7.30am) but it was terrific…weather was perfect and cool (ish) in the rainforest…lots of wallabies and birds and very quiet on the track. Walked to Mt Cordeaux and then onto Bare Rock, a total of 12.5km. A slight incline with stairs until you get to the top… my Garmin estimated about 170 flights of stairs but it didn’t feel like that much. Can’t wait to do this one again and again - the views are spectacular.
Poona Lake walk (Great Sandy National Park)	8 Feb, 2022	Easy	4.2km return 90 mins
A terrific, short, out and back hike to a beautiful lake! Not much wildlife to see at 8am but it was a peaceful walk only coming across 1 other person. The road to Bymien picnic area could do with some maintenance though - Some sections of corrugations and large potholes.
Warrie Circuit (Springbrook National Park)	7 Sep, 2021	Hard	17km return 5 hrs
This is a beautiful walk at any time of the year…it was 10 degrees when I headed off today but perfect for hiking! My 5th time on the circuit and I always see something new. Today was all about the fungi though! I’ll upload a couple of collages. The walk is only about 14km and I completed it in 3.5hrs.
Mt Mitchell (Main Range National Park)	18 Aug, 2021	Medium	10.98km 3.5 hrs
A lovely cool morning to do this walk. Took 2 1/2 hrs to complete after staring at about 8am. Some birds around including bellbirds, whip birds, wrens, yellow robins and yellow spotted black cockatoos. Was quiet on the track, only passing a few people. Awesome views from the summit but a bit hazy and cloudy so we couldn’t see all the way to Brisbane.
Mickey Creek (Carnarvon National Park)	24 Jun, 2021	Medium	4.7km return 2 hrs
This is not a hard walk! Make sure you keep walking past the sign that says ‘end of formed track’. The track is clear to follow over the rocks and after a hundred metres or so, you will be up in the gorge! It’s impressive but Warrumbah is better!
Warrumbah Creek (Carnarvon National Park)	24 Jun, 2021	Medium	3.1km return 1 mins
This isn’t hard…the only slightly challenging part is when you are actually in the gorge and balancing on slippery rock ledges. I thought this walk into the gorge was amazing and better than Mickey Creek!
Boolimba Bluff (Carnarvon National Park)	23 Jun, 2021	Hard	7.1km return 3 hrs
Don’t let the ‘hard’ rating scare you off doing this walk! The majority of the walk is very straightforward. The steps are challenging but only because they’re all in one section - anyone with a reasonable level of fitness can achieve it. There’s plenty of areas to stop and get your breath back if needed. The view is brilliant. I just wish I hadn’t put this walk off for so long!
Moss Garden (Carnarvon National Park)	22 Jun, 2021	Medium	7.5km return 3 hrs
Always a beautiful walk! I remember years ago actually walking in the moss garden and touching the moss…I’m so glad we’re not allowed to do that anymore so as to keep it all ‘untouched’. It’s a beautiful part of Carnarvon!
Amphitheatre (Carnarvon National Park)	22 Jun, 2021	Medium	8.4km return 4 hrs
We did this walk after the Moss Garden and total km’s back to the visitor centre was about 10km. We were fortunate to have the ampitheatre to ourselves and were able to sit and marvel at the quietness & stillness. This is a must see when in the area!
Somerset Trail (D'Aguilar National Park)	17 Jun, 2021	Medium	13km return 3 hrs
I just love this walk… whilst it wasn’t overly exciting today in terms of wildlife spotting, i just marveled at the scribbly gums and grass trees. It is a beautiful walk… I always add the 1km Piccabeen loop at the end as a cool down. 2.5hrs for the 13k’s.
Somerset Trail (D'Aguilar National Park)	21 May, 2021	Medium	13km return 3 hrs
My 5th time walking this and it gets better each time! The fungi was amazing today - fantastic colours. I saw black cockatoos, wrens, catbirds, whip birds, yellow robins, wallabies, a whip snake and plenty more! I’ll upload a collage of the fungi from pics today 😊 🍄
Piccabeen Circuit (Conondale National Park)	14 Apr, 2021	Medium	3.5km return 1 hr
Completed this walk as a circuit with the Little Yabba circuit making it under 4km. Easy walk, well signed and easy to follow. We saw lots of birds, a wallaby and some small lace monitors.
Bare Rock track and Morgan's Walk (Main Range National Park)	8 Feb, 2021	Medium	13km 4.5 hrs
Started just before 8 and took 3.5hrs to walk it. Saw a heap of wildlife - wrens, black cockatoos, fruit doves, lyrebirds, parrots, cat birds, whip birds, storm birds, wallabies and a snake (little skinny black one). Lots of stunning fungi out as well which are amazing to get up close to! The track is good although there are some sections that are so overgrown with weeds that you can no longer make out the path - especially near Mt Cordeaux and then crossing over the saddle heading to Bare Rock. Do this walk on a weekday if you can and avoid the crowds and noisy children. It was wonderful today and I think we saw less than 10 people.
Somerset Trail (D'Aguilar National Park)	8 Jan, 2021	Medium	13km return 3 hrs
I’ve done this one a few times now and still love it. Yesterday we walked the entire loop in light showers which was beautiful! It was really interesting watching the rain and fog lift from up at the lookouts. We only had 1 leech - on my boot and was about an inch in size. Saw some wallabies and heaps of the usual birdlife - yellow robins, whip birds, log runners etc. we saw no one else on the entire track! So tranquil and refreshing.
Eastern Peaks Circuit Girraween (Girraween National Park)	22 Sep, 2020	Medium	40km return 3 days
An interesting walk around Girraween showcasing the massive granite rocks and millions of other smaller ones! The only drinkable water we saw during late September 2020 was at Racecourse Creek on day 1 between the Mt Norman day use area and Twin Peaks. The rest of the creeks were dry so, make sure you take your own as it’s limited supply. We walked with heavy packs from Mt Norman day use area to the Bald Rock camping area on day 1. This is a great camping area - large sites, each with a table and chairs. Plenty of water available - we just filtered it then treated it. Day 2 saw us heading to South Bald Rock. On the way, we stopped at Little Bald Rock which is an easy walk up with impressive views. We Then continued walking and tried to find the South Bald Rock bush camp but couldn’t! There were no signs along any of the track (due to a significant bush fire a year or so ago) and some of the trails were not visible due to regrowth and a lack of maintenance. After a few km’s of walking and trying GPS fire trails, we still couldn’t locate the camp so decided in the interests of safety (& after seeing the world’s largest brown snake) we would retrace our steps. We ended up bush camping back at the junction of the border trail and the airstrip trail Near Little Bald Rock which was lovely & peaceful. The third day we returned to Mt Norman day use area via the way in. Slightly disappointing but we still clocked up 45kms and had a great time. We passed no one on the track on day 2 or 3 which was lovely. The next time we visit, it’ll be with a car and mountain bikes 👍🏻😊🌳
Mt Mitchell (Main Range National Park)	2 Aug, 2020	Medium	10.98km 3.5 hrs
Did this walk today at a leisurely pace whilst observing a lot of beautiful birds. It took us 4 hours with a 10 minute break at the summit. Plenty of overgrown weeds for the first couple of kilometres but it’s a great trail, not too demanding in any spot. Once you think you’re nearing the top, there are a handful of rock staircases that seem to just keep on giving 🤣 The views are amazing from the summit. I wouldn’t say it’s better or worse than Mt Cordeaux/Bare Rock... they’re all wonderful and you just need to get out and do them all!
Bare Rock track and Morgan's Walk (Main Range National Park)	1 Aug, 2020	Medium	13km 4.5 hrs
Tackled this one again as show and tell for my partner! I really love this walk for the lush rainforests and birdlife. We walked the Mt Cordeaux, Bare Rock, Morgan’s Track then the Rainforest Circuit. Total of 15km. A wonderful morning out walking! Try to get to the mountain before 8am to get a park otherwise it’s too busy!
Rainforest Circuit (Main Range National Park)	1 Aug, 2020	Easy	1.6km return 25 mins
Added this circuit onto the end of Mt Cordeaux, Bare Rock and Morgan’s Walk to make it 15km. This is an easy loop with really lovely views out over Fassifern Valley.
Bare Rock track and Morgan's Walk (Main Range National Park)	21 Jul, 2020	Medium	13km 4.5 hrs
Started at 9am which was really quiet on the track. Walked to Mt Cordeaux first then onto Bare Rock and Morgan’s Lookout. Although this is an ‘out and back’ track, it’s awesome! This is just as green and lush as any of the Gold Coast hinterland walks just not as crowded. The views are amazing. I saw heaps of birds getting around which was lovely - a wompoo fruit dove, whip birds, cat birds, albert’s lyrebird, wrens, robins etc. On the way back to the car, I also added on the Palm Grove Circuit (approx 4km) bit this was rather uneventful. Total was 17km in 4 hours with an elevation gain of 605 metres.