August 2020: On the long list of places to visit, Mt Barney had been a matter of timing (and also thinking it was further away/takes longer to get to than it actually does..!). Thankfully our friends lead by Tiger Trev were heading there so we made a weekend of it. Lead by veteran Barneyman (and […]
August 2020 – For good reason this is touted as one of the most spectacular hikes, and we completely agree! For better or worse everyone makes a bit of a deal about the hike but the reality is, it is very straight forward and not that hard at all. We followed this route from Wikiloc […]
August 2020 – So close to Ipswich and easily accessible, this climb offers cheap and easy thrills (just over an hour each way!). In fact, you don’t even need to go right to the top – the best part is actually an undulating rock spine with cliff and views either side, about 3/4 of the […]
July 2020 – The Sunshine Coast Hinterland Great Walk is some 56 km long, but can be broken up into little bits. Topographical map link. Here we did a 2 day adventure with overnight camp of the Mapleton National Park loop.Approaching from the Kenilworth direction we started at the Sam Kelly Road entry ~12pm. It […]
July 2020 – Only a short trip from Brisbane, this was an easy one. A little bit of claggy mud down the entry section, and a carefully placed foot required in a gorge climb near the top, else a great rewarding easy day trip. 6.35km from the car park and 3 hours return. If staying […]
November 2019 – A campground to revisit again sometime! Christmas Creek Campground was the perfect spot to camp, set on the bank of the flowing creek which is perfect during hot summer days. From the car park the walk was fairly short to the Stinson turnoff (flagged with tap/”before the grave”), and that was a […]