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 …
Where and How to Get There Fitzroy Island is a short ferry trip from Cairns which takes around 45 minutes. One ferry service as an example is the Fitzroy Flyer which leaves from the Cairns Marina. What to Expect Fitzroy Island is a short ferry trip from Cairns which takes around 45 minutes. One ferry …
Where and How to Get There You’ll find the Kalkani Crater in Centreal Far North Queensland, approximately 3.5 hours west of Cairns. Follow Highway 1 through the Atherton Tablelands, Ravenshoe, Innot Hot Springs and after Fort Mile Scrub, you’ll take a left onto Undara/Yaramulla Road. Follw this for fifteen minutes or so until you see …
You’re ready to take the leap into multi-day hikes? Perhaps you just want day trips that are suitable for all ages? We have completed the Carnarvon Gorge Great Walk in April this year, and also went back for an overnight trip in July. It never gets old – and every time you visit, you’ll see …
Where: Far North Queensland, roughly 20 minutes north-west of Mossman. How to Get There: Continue heading north on the Captain Cook Highway through Mossman and it turns into Mossman-Daintree Road. Continue for roughly five minutes and you’ll “veer left” – though it is basically straight – onto Miallo Bamboo Creek Road. Continue for a few …
