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Number of Walks Ticked
85.6km
Total Distance Ticked
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Mount Bartle Frere - Eastern Approach (Wooroonooran National Park) |
Jun, 2019 |
Very Hard |
15km return 12 hrs |
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| It took myself and a friend (mid 20s and good level of fitness) 7.5 hrs to reach the summit via the eastern track, including tracks. We returned back to the Helicopter Pad camp site (would recommend doing this if you hike). There are quite a number of boulders to climb up from 7.5km to the peak at 9km. Descending this first thing in the morning with cloud cover, wet rocks and a pack would be quite risky. At the camp site there were a number of rats that came for out food. we had everything sealed in zip-lock bags and put away in our pack which was still enough to attract them. Within just 30min of laying down in our sleeping bags they had eaten a hole in my tent. If you plan to camp here I would recommend hard plastic containers and store it away from your pack and tent to avoid it being destroyed!! Despite doing the walk in mid winter there were plenty of leeches (probably close to 100 per person). We were pulling them from our socks every 20-30mins before they had time to latch on properly. I would recommend thick, long socks, that should give you enough time to remove them before reaching skin. There is a marker every km up to the Helicopter pad. We were unable to find the 6km mark on the way up, or the way down. It may just be covered by moss. The rocks and tree roots are extremely slippery, even in the dry season. There are about 10 creek crossings before 4km (the last being at the intersection with Broken nose). Three of the crossing require some caution to avoid slipping into the water or getting your feet wet. Overall, it was certainly a challenging walk with a lot of steep up hill but rewarding to know that we completed it. |
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Castle Rock (Girraween National Park) |
22 Dec, 2016 |
Hard |
4.4km return 90 mins |
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The Pyramid (Girraween National Park) |
21 Dec, 2016 |
Hard |
3.8km return 2 hrs |
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The Sphinx and Turtle Rock (Girraween National Park) |
21 Dec, 2016 |
Medium |
7km return 2.5 hrs |
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Mount May (Mt Barney National Park) |
7 May, 2016 |
Hard |
9km return 5.5 hrs |
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Lower Portals (Mt Barney National Park) |
7 May, 2016 |
Hard |
7.4km return 3 hrs |
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Mt Tibrogargan (Glass House Mountains National Park) |
Nov, 2015 |
Very Hard |
3km return 3.5 hrs |
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Spicer's peak (Main Range National Park) |
Oct, 2015 |
Very Hard |
6km return 4 hrs |
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Mt Barney - East Peak - Up South-East - Down South (Mt Barney National Park) |
Sep, 2015 |
Very Hard |
15km return 10 hrs |
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Mt Barney - East Peak - Up South-East - Down South (Mt Barney National Park) |
Sep, 2015 |
Very Hard |
15km return 10 hrs |
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