Where and How to Get There Traveling along the Bruce Highway, north of Townsville and Rollingstone, you’ll take a turn onto Barrett Road, heading west. This will turn off at a weird intersection onto Mount Spec Road. It is a very windy journey – with a lot of sharp twists and turns, so long rigs …
You can make your booking here. Where and How to Get There Habitat Noosa is located north of Noosa. It is on the shores of Lake Cootharaba Lake – which is protected from Teewah Beach. Heading from the south, you’ll follow Louis Bazzo Drive as it winds through the beautiful landscape. After passing Boreen Point, …
The Natural Bridge Retreat is a privately owned property, so you’ll need to make a booking on Hipcamp. It is only open during certain times of the year. Where and How to Get There If heading from the north, you’ll follow Nerang/Murwillumbah Road or from the south, Numinbah Road until you reach the border. As …
For background information on this series, you can read: Part One – Part Two – Part Three – Part Four https://youtu.be/jOu51rSKauI In part five of this series, I was to tackle the Thorsborne Trail on Hinchinbrook Island with my wife. Hinchinbrook Island is within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area and the trail was …
For background information on this series, you can read: Part One – Part Two – Part Three July 2021 After completing the challenging Carnarvon Gorge Great Walk, I was feeling pretty confident and sure of my hiking habilities… but there’s still more that I needed to learn. Introducing: Paluma Range National Park. There’s a reason why I’ve …
For background information on this series, you can read Part One and Part Two. And also here is a hiking guide to Carnarvon Gorge. April 2021 So far, the two hiking trips that I’ve done have been adventurous… though hard to call them a success. I realised I had so much to learn – but …
PART TWO – Lessons from Coomera Falls Circuit February 2021 (If you haven’t read the first part for background information, you can here). So the next hike that I was to do after my introduction last December, was the Coomera Falls Circuit/O’Reily’s at Binna Burra, QLD. I was quite excited about this as it would …
PART ONE – Lessons from Mount Howbee December 2020 I’ve always been pretty active my entire life, and for most of my working life, I’ve worked a physical job. But as any hiker would know – that doesn’t mean too much when you’re face to face with the realities of the natural world. It’s been …
Where and How to Get There Great Keppel Island is located a short 15km off the coast of Yeppoon. Services such as Freedom Fast Cat offer one way and return transfers to the island and back – expect a 30 minute ferry ride each way. Be aware that the boat docks on the beach, so …
Where and How to Get There South Molle Island is one of the 74 islands that make up the ‘Whitsundays’. It is a short boat trip across from the marina at Shute Harbour. Unless you have your own transport, it is worth contacting Scamper for boat transfers. What to Expect 16km of hiking tracks, basic …
