Profile for basalamant - Aussie Bushwalking

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Name	Date	Difficulty	Distance/Duration
Mt Maroon (Mt Barney National Park)	Jan, 2021	Hard	6km return 4 hrs
Mt Maroon (Mt Barney National Park)	Jan, 2021	Hard	6km return 4 hrs
Mt Greville (Moogerah Peaks National Park)	Jul, 2020	Hard	6km return 3 hrs
This is a totally fantastic hike, and I highly recommend it. You climb up through Palm Gorge, South East Ridge, or Waterfall Gorge to a plateau with generous easterly views before realizing you're still not on the top! The summit is a spectacular spot for watching the horizon glow, and the valleys haze with mist. There is lots of scrambling to access the top but no rock climbing. I'd certainly go back!
Mount Superbus (Main Range National Park)	Jul, 2020	Hard	10km return 3 hrs
An enormous adventure! I came from the Emu Creek Road side, and the path was well-trodden with plentiful pink ribbons on trees to navigate until you hit the base of a watercourse which is when the 1km + vertical mudslide climb begins! Its a struggle but entirely adventurous. You will more than likely get stung by Gympie Gympie plants. Don't wash it off with water, the fibres will spread across your skin and it will make the pain worse. There is no view from atop South East Queensland's highest summit so that's a letdown but the exchange is the Lincoln Wreckage which is an upsetting scene of human disaster given the history. The engine fell to the bottom of the watercourse which is really unbelievable.
Mt Elimbah (The Saddleback) (Glass House Mountains National Park)	2020	Medium	1.7km return 75 mins
This is smallest of the Glass House Mountains, and the track is well worn - -simple to find if entering from the car park. This is more of a hill than a mountain and is only considered a mountain to encourage more tourism to the area, but it does have nice sunset and sunrise views. Shes a nice easy walk to a rewarding spot; nice for an afternoon drink or two (just take your trash with you)
Wild Horse Mountain (Glass House Mountains National Park)	2020	Medium	1.4km return 30 mins
Both Mount Beerburrum and Wild Horse have these awful concrete pathways that annihilate your calves! I'd take scrambling up crumbly rocks any day. The attraction here is, of course, the westerly view of all Glass House Mountains ranging from Elimbah up to Coochin and it really is spectacular at sunset. Be sure to go in winter to get the ultimate sunset when the air quality is better! Also, please take your trash with you... it isn't hard.
Mt Miketeebumulgrai (Glass House Mountains National Park)	2020	Medium	1.2km return 75 mins
Easily the worst Glass House Mountain of all eleven. It is a decent enough climb if you're looking for some cardio, albeit quite crumbly in places so keep this in mind. The disappointment here is that there is more effort involved than reward as the views from the top are elusive due to the trees. Still essential if you want to complete all (open) Glass House Mountains. If you have a drone, bring it!
Mt Tunbubudla West (Glass House Mountains National Park)	2020	Hard	4.7km return 3.5 hrs
This is a great climb with a beautiful view of the Glass House Mountains from Beerwah to Tibrogargan. The National Park sees infrequent visitors from the mainstream tourist route as it is accessible by 4WD only, so the quality of wildlife is enriched and trash is scarce. The walk to is flat enough to stretch the muscles before the steepened scramble to the summit, which seems daunting from the first cliff face but is actually quite tame in retrospect. Going down is less frightening than going up. Be aware of dirt bikers who might not see you coming around a corner! (They shouldn't be dirt biking in a national park anyway...)
Mt Tunbubudla East (Glass House Mountains National Park)	2020	Hard	4.9km return 3.5 hrs
The National Park sees infrequent visitors from the mainstream tourist route as it is accessible by 4WD only, so the quality of wildlife is enriched and trash is scarce. The walk to is flat enough to stretch the muscles before the steepened scramble to the summit, which is very steep and very crumbly. Please be careful. The buzzkill is, is that there are NO views from the top! So if you're willing to precariously bush bash to find a nice cliff face the only decent view you get is of the west summit as you're half way up/down the mountain which is, in it own right, unique ... but I came for vast views from summit tops ... Be aware of dirt bikers who might not see you coming around a corner! (They shouldn't be dirt biking in a national park anyway...)
Mt Tibberoowuccum (Glass House Mountains National Park)	2020	Medium	1.7km return 1 hr
This is one of my favourite Glass House Mountains. There is no signage for Mount Tibberoowuccum, but its obvious track neighbours Tibrogargan and is a quick and enjoyable climb to the top before you have the summit in which you must rock climb in order to reach. The views from the top are beautiful, providing 360 degrees of the surrounding Sunshine Coast Hinterland and a perfect view of Tibrogargan.
Mount Beerburrum (Glass House Mountains National Park)	2020	Medium	3.5km return 90 mins
Although the views from the top are serene the horrid concrete path defeats the purpose of a bush walk, as I would prefer to simply scramble rocks and grab trees than walk up concrete. I'd never actively go out of my way for Mount Beerburrum again.
Mt Coochin (East and West Peaks) (Glass House Mountains National Park)	2020	Medium	2.8km return 2 hrs
Mount Coochin is one of the easier but more rewarding Glass House Mountains as it has two peaks with two different views and is a nice easy climb to the top. When you reach the most westerly summit there is a track to the eastern summit which is fun to climb down and up onto the eastern summit which personally, I prefer. Apparently, popularity has grown for Mount Coochin in recent times, but weeds and trash are scarce so I wouldn't have known otherwise. This is what Ngungun used to be like, or so I am told.
Mount Coolum (Sunshine Coast)	2020	Medium	2.6km return 90 mins
A fantastic view from the top, but don't fall into the trap of going on a weekend; it is like an amusement park. This is a highly touristed location so the access is easy with stairs. I recommend going at night, too.
Mt Mitchell (Main Range National Park)	2020	Medium	10.98km 3.5 hrs
If you like weedforests this is a hike for you. The summit has stunning views and really showcases just how precarious Cunningham's Gap truly is... The weeds are shocking. The southern side of the mountain is very rainforested and the atmosphere here is fresh and rejuvinating whilst the weeds just make you feel sickly, itchy, and are just generally unsightly.
Mt Cordeaux (Main Range National Park)	2020	Medium	6.8km return 2.5 hrs
Fantastic views, albeit a highly trafficked track. I highly recommend Bare Rock for a good sunset.
Mt Cooroora (Sunshine Coast)	2020	Hard	2.6km return 2.5 hrs
This is one of the best mountains the Sunshine Coast/Noosa Region has to offer, with spectacular views north, east, south, and west. The ascent is immediate so be sure to do some stretches before you hike it if you drove over one hour to get here, as it will quickly catch up with you as you go up the mountain. Some stairs provided and a chain make this climb much easier before hitting some scrambler walls before the summit. A highly recommended mountain and, in my opinion, the flora here is not entirely degenerated.
Mt Warning Summit Trail (Wollumbin National Park)	Dec, 2015	Hard	8.3km return 5 hrs
If you want to be like everyone else in the world, and hike this on New Years Eve for sunrise, you will only encounter hoards upon hoards of folk - - evidence as to why this mountain is deteriorating. Some hikes are just too popular. Any bush walker would know that you'll see the best, healthiest bush on less frequented trails. In my opinion, the hike is made easy by the chain so don't expect a major challenge.