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| Name | Date | Difficulty | Distance/Duration | |
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Mt Coochin (East and West Peaks) (Glass House Mountains National Park) |
11 Feb, 2021 |
Medium |
2.8km return 2 hrs |
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| My sister and I, did the Mt Coochin walk, leaving from car Park in Old Gympie Rd. "Steep climb" to western peak lookout was nothing compared to the eastern Peak! We're both very active 70 yr olds, had planned to take our time, smell the early wattle (Feb too), stop lots of times for photos of magic views and have a snack when we felt like it. So it was 5 hrs of fun, doing what we love best. Ok, going down west peak ( we call Coochin 1) was tough:- slippery, loose rocks, and our trusty trekking poles were essential. However, in loose gravel areas and no trees or rocks to grab on to, I felt more comfortable getting down on my butt.!! Climbing up Coochin 2 ( Eastern peak) was fine. Stopped 1/2 way up to look back on Coonawrin and Beerwah, and Tibrogargan and the lookout from where we just scrambled down from. Eek! With 2 options of getting down to the road to get back to car, we opted for the longer SE trail. The northern route did not sound too easy and lots of bush bashing. It was a long long slip and slide trail down to that "road" with a lovely border collie barking from the house below. There was maybe 2 faint pink markers so dont rely on them. Seriously, we have walked in many terrains over our later years, this was not easy. I would not be taking any young kids on this walk as mentioned earlier. Just go up to the 1st lookout from Carpark. Magic. |
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