Name | Date | Difficulty | Distance/Duration | |
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Caves Track (Lamington National Park) |
11 Feb, 2023 |
Medium |
5.2km return 90 mins |
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Combined with the Bellbird Track to form a circuit. Clockwise direction gives you an easier finish of the Caves Circuit. | ||||
Wivenhoe Outlook (D'Aguilar National Park) |
26 Jan, 2023 |
Easy |
300m return 20 mins |
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Always worth a stop when crossing the Ranges. Good parking. | ||||
The Northbrook River Trail (Northbrook Gorges) (Brisbane Forest park D'Aguilar National Park) |
26 Jan, 2023 |
Medium |
6km 3 hrs |
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Busy as expected. We continued after the gorge upstream and we found beautiful rainforest scenery, more wildlife (invertebrates) and a measure of quiet. | ||||
Cudgen Creek Estuary (New South Wales) |
16 Jan, 2023 |
Easy |
5.8km return 90 mins |
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Pleasant walk with beach, groyne and estuary. | ||||
Albert River Circuit (Lamington National Park) |
2 Jan, 2023 |
Medium |
21.8km return 7 hrs |
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Not busy, lush green all around. Especially the first half down to the falls (anti clockwise). | ||||
Lahey’s Tramway (South East Queensland) |
2 Jan, 2023 |
Easy |
200m return 15 mins |
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Local history preserved. Reading the infos takes more time than the walk. | ||||
Ironbark Track (White Rock - Spring Mountain Conservation Estate) |
30 Dec, 2022 |
Medium |
6km return 2 hrs |
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Basic maintenance trail. Access from Frilled Lizard track a good option. | ||||
Frilled Neck Lizard Circuit (White Rock - Spring Mountain Conservation Estate) |
30 Dec, 2022 |
Medium |
2.5km return 30 mins |
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Started from Wildflower Drive trail head. Take care at first intersection. The sign might tempt you to go to the right-the track leads to the suburb again. | ||||
Spring Mountain (Angelica Ave trailhead) (White Rock - Spring Mountain Conservation Estate) |
30 Dec, 2022 |
Hard |
11km return 4 hrs |
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Good map recommended as there are a lot of named and unnamed trails. The trail notes for the "Thornbill Drv trailhead" are more useful and the walk follows mostly the same route. | ||||
Goomoolahra Falls and Rainbow Falls (Springbrook National Park) |
27 Dec, 2022 |
Medium |
4.4km return 90 mins |
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Good option to take some visiting friends around. | ||||
Sea Eagle Lake Trail (Warril Parkland) (Brisbane City Council Local Walks) |
6 Dec, 2022 |
Easy |
3.2km return 45 mins |
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Well maintained trail with possible further extensions. | ||||
Possum Forest Trail (Warril Parkland) (Brisbane City Council Local Walks) |
6 Dec, 2022 |
Easy |
1.7km return 20 mins |
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The longer loop takes you along the washed out parts of Oxley Creek. | ||||
Nakasendo Trail (Nagiso to Nojiri section, Nagano Prefecture) (Japan) |
19 Nov, 2022 |
Medium |
15km one-way 5 hrs |
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Beautiful countryside, traversing the Nenoue pass. Don't miss to visit the Momosuke Bridge when in Nagiso. (247m suspension bridge over the Kiso river) |
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Nakasendo Trail (Nakatsugawa to Nagiso section-Gifu/ Nagano Prefecture) (Japan) |
18 Nov, 2022 |
Medium |
16km one-way 6 hrs |
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In my opinion, Magome is very commercial, whereas Tsumago is very natural. Both villages are beautifully preserved. | ||||
Kakizore Gorge (Junikane to Nojiri walk, Nagano Prefecture) (Japan) |
17 Nov, 2022 |
Medium |
20km one-way 6 hrs |
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Sunshine makes the emerald waters sparkle at its best. | ||||
Atera Gorge (Nojiri, Nagano Prefecture) (Japan) |
16 Nov, 2022 |
Medium |
12km return 4 hrs |
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Very few cars on a weekday. Extensive signage with info about the area in japanese/ english. | ||||
Nakasendo Trail (Yokokawa to Karuizawa section, Gunma/ Nagano Prefecture) (Japan) |
14 Nov, 2022 |
Medium |
17km one-way 6 hrs |
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Done as a day trip from Tokyo. Certainly a drop in temperature on top of the pass. | ||||
Mookin-bah Reserve (Brisbane City Council Local Walks) |
30 Oct, 2022 |
Easy |
4.3km return 1 hr |
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Pleasant walk with options to extend towards neighboring bushlands. Some form of map/ GPS helpful as signage is not always conclusive. | ||||
Lota Creek Circuit (Brisbane City Council Local Walks) |
30 Oct, 2022 |
Very Easy |
1.1km return 30 mins |
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Well positioned boardwalk. Additional trails connect if desired. | ||||
Hemmant Quarry Reserve (Brisbane City Council Local Walks) |
30 Oct, 2022 |
Very Easy |
1.2km return 20 mins |
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Well maintained trails with a few locations to rest. |