Guides and Trips in Australia
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Trips
Van tour with significant bushwalking stretches, Dec. 14-25, 2003. Tasmania is a beautiful island of old growth forests, animals & plants found nowhere else on earth (including the Australian mainland), and friendly people. My trip included a scenic small plane flight over (and landing briefly in) the roadless South West Wilderness. Also a climb to the summit of CradleMountain, the island’s 5th highest peak. This pre-GPS trip was recreated manually (painstakingly!).
Having some time off I headed for the hills to take in the recently completed and signposted section of the realigned Kalamunda Circuit. For those not familiar with the trail it used to be a loop walk off the old version of the Bibbulmun Track and when the new Bib Track went in over ten years ago, it was turned over to MTBers. The old alignment was pretty dodgy as it followed...
Circular Quay, Sydney to Hunter's Hill: Sydney End of the Great North Walk
The Rocks, New South Wales, Australia
Walking | 5.2 miles
Walking | 5.2 miles
Almost the START(or END) of Australia's most accessible bushwalk- the Great North Walk. Our ferry
leaves from Wharf 5 and takes just 17 minutes to complete its journey. As the
boat slides through Sydney’s magnificent harbour on a wonderfully sun-drenched
morning. Echoes of the First Fleet" In that June, on the 18th in fact, Governor
Phillip sent another exploration party to land on the south bank of the Lane
Cove River and see if a westward track could...
Many-a times i've tried to find this damn Link No2 Track but it's beaten me, this time i'm going to beat it!I have tried to find this Link No2 track a couple times, even a nother party of walkers were looking for it too but no wonder, it's hidden behind trees.The walk starts from the Mackenzie Flat Picnic Ground, crosses the river twice and follows the Lerderderg Gorge Walk along the relatively...
The temperature was in the low 20s and the walking was terrific. We started at Tecoma RS and finished at Belgrave RS. The walk is medium-hard, there are a few steep hills to go up and downThe flora and fauna are superb in this area - be prepared to go for a walk along the tracks.There are a number of areas where you can cut the length of the walk and catch...
This is a short walk around the Trigg Bushland in Karrinyup. There are many tracks through the bush here and you can do a number of circuits. It travels through banksia woodland and coastal heath which covers ancient dunes - some of which are quite steep. Most of the bush in this area has been cleared and converted to residential housing, so this reserve is quite special and its a nice place...
Car shuffle at Mount William and Jimmy Creek car park.Mount William is the highest peak 1167 km. The walk will begin just before the top of Mount William and descends to Boundary Gap. Afterwards it picks up onto Major Mitchell Plateau. The track has steep rocky, slow going sections involving some rock climbing. It has spectacular views of of Serra Range and Mount William Range Mountains.
Thornleigh to Pymble: Celts on the Great North Walk
West Pymble, New South Wales, Australia
Walking | 6.1 miles
Walking | 6.1 miles
Beginning
near the source of Berowra Creek at the Jungo Rest Area in Elouera Park,
Westleigh to walk south on suburban bush trails through Thornleigh and South
Turramurra, finishing in West Pymble. Look out for the Political Rock Cartoon at Conscript Pass: Lorna Track and Conscript Pass are now part
of the Great North Walk running from
Thornleigh Oval to the Lane Cove River. These walks were built during the Great
Depression of the 1930s as a means of...
Penguin Island Boardwalk and Walk Trail
Safety Bay, Western Australia, Australia
Walking | 0.5 miles
Walking | 0.5 miles
Penguin Island is a magnet for nature lovers and is home to the largest colony of Little Penguins (also known as Fairy Penguins). The trail starts at the Penguin Experience Island Discovery Centre and allows walkers to experience close encounters with the flora and fauna.
Take the booklet Discovering Penguin Island and the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park on your walk with you. It features a mud map and other information to help...
Gold Coast Hinterland Great Walk - Apple Tree Park to Settlement Camp Ground
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Walking | 5.0 miles
Walking | 5.0 miles
Track closed at Purling Brook Falls. We took alternate track to the top of the Falls and joined the original track to Settlement Camp Ground which is the end (or start) of the Gold Coast Hinterland Great Walk
Brisbane Forest Park - Jollys Lookout to Boombana
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Walking | 3.9 miles
Walking | 3.9 miles
Start with Egernia Circuit Track, then on Thylogale Track to Boombana. Finally on Rainforest Circuit Track in Boombana.
Turner Hill is a good fun, challenging course with plenty of fast,
flowing single track, some speedy descents and of course a long grueling
climb.There are also log-overs, drops,
doubles and jumps - not for the faint hearted!
The main loop is about 9km long, this can be shortened to a 4km loop by
taking a turn-off a few kilometers in . The short
loop rejoins the main loop toward the end (missing...
Chambers Gully to Mt Lofty to Waterfall Gully
Waterfall Gully, South Australia, Australia
Hiking | 8.7 miles
Hiking | 8.7 miles
Cape to Cape Track - Injidup to Smiths beach
Yallingup, Western Australia, Australia
Hiking | 3.4 miles
Hiking | 3.4 miles
Cape To Cape This is a short walk along a section of the Cape to Cape Track I did with the Friends of the Cape to Cape. Its a great short walk along the track - one of many you can do or if you are up for it you can do the whole track - 135km. It follows the Leeuwin-Naturaliste Ridge - along the coast. Every corner opens up to yet...
Day 1
After arriving at Devonport on the Spirit of Tasmania II we stopped in for a bite of breakfast at the Edgewater Hotel, last minute shopping in town and made our way through the Mural town of Sheffield where we stopped for a quick toilet break. While we were here there was Australia Day celebrations in the park with music, free breakfast and free Australian Flags which we were given one each...
Begin walking from Halls Gap from the carpark across the shops ( we entered through the Botanic Gardens). Walk along Stony creek gradually climbing in altitude. From Wonderland car park take the track that leads up through Grand Canyon to the Pinnacle, where you can spend time admiring the spectacular views. Afterwards head towards Sundial carpark, Sundial Peak and Lake Bellfield. From the Lake Bellfield you can return on the road.If you...
Crosslands to Jungo Rest Area on the Great North Walk
Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Hiking | 9.3 miles
Hiking | 9.3 miles
Crosslands Park (33° 37′ 51″S, 151° 6′ 32″E) to the Jungo
Rest Area (33° 43′ 10″S, 151° 3′ 28″E) from MODERATE to HARD (with two vertical sections up metal ladder steps) (Nl>Sy) 16.0 km on a lovely part of the Great North Walk.
South from the picnic park in Crosslands Reserve
following Berowra Creek to Galston Gorge through Berowra Valley Recreational
Park. Up the ridge opposite Hornsby Heights (see Chapter 17 of GNW Companion); back down to...
Somersby to Staples Lookout: on the Great North Walk
Koolewong, New South Wales, Australia
Hiking | 17.5 miles
Hiking | 17.5 miles
SOMERSBY TO
STAPLES LOOKOUT: 28.2 km
(moderate to hard)
South from the
Somersby Store passing the spur to Somersby Falls (about 3 km) down to Mooney
Mooney Creek; following the river under the freeway and then over Mooney Mooney
Creek north of the northern tip of Native Dog Bay. Continuing south joining the
Girrakool–Patonga Walking Track, turning off the track to Wondabyne Station
(about 4 km), descending past the Kariong Brook Falls turning to Staples
Lookout on the Woy Woy Road....
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