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 […]
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 walk 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 […]
July 2020 – Another short trip from Brisbane, Mt Maroon was really fun given the conditions and the variety of the terrain and vegetation.Because of the rain there was a little bit of claggy mud down the entry section (car loved it too hmm), and a carefully placed foot was required in a gorge climb […]
June 2020 – There’s a bit of distance heading up the coast of Queensland – we should know but once on the road you realise it is still a surprisingly very long way! Here’s a map of the trip up and back: 20 Days ~4,200kms 8 Stops up 8 Stops back Day 1 – Brisbane […]
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 […]
March 2019 – Ararula-Moogera-Ta-da. A really easy trip onto the edge of the Main Range NP and the secluded bush camp ‘Spicers Gap’ is the ideal place to stay. 2km Above the camp is a fantastic lookout on the ridge line called the Governors Chair. From there is a large loop which is not that […]