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Hi all. It is bush walking season again! From February to October, moderately fit and active member can enjoy a day out once a month and do a bit of exercising. The organisation is always tops and Fredi & Diane, our most experienced leaders, are taking us to breathtaking locations around the South East Corner. We like to encourage you to join in. Please check out our next walks: For your info:  Actual events (some with reports & pictures) of previous walks:  Twin Summits of the Cougals (15/11/09) M-4-2Mt Clunie (18/10/09) M-4-4O’REILLYS Green Mountains (14/9/09) L-3-3Glasshouse Mountains (16/8/09) M-4-2Mt. Barney (19/7/09) L-6–5Gheerulla Creek and Gheerulla Falls L-4-3NORTHBROOK GORGEMt. Beerwah GLASSHOUSE MOUNTAINS M-4-3Teviot Gap -_Wilsons Peak M-6-4FLINDERS PEAK M-4–2Lake Manchester L-2-3Mount Mee State Forest M-4-2ILLINBAH Circuit L-5-3Love Creek and Green's Falls M–4-3Springbrook –_Day walks on the Plateau M-3-2Brisbane Forest Park -_England Creek M–5–3Mt. Barney 20/8/06 L-6–5Kobble Creek Brisbane Forest Park 16/07 M-5-3Kobble Creek Brisbane Forest Park 19/08 M-5-3Mermaid Mountain 18/06 L-3-3Mount Warning 14/05 M-3-2Glen Rock Regional Park 18/06 M-5-3Baroon Pocket Dam to KondalillaFalls 12/03Bellthorpe State Forest up Stony Creek 12/02O’Reillys Green Mountains (22/5/05**)Flinders Peak (24/4/05***)Binna Burra (13/3/05**)Mt Beerwah Glasshouse Mountains (18/7/04***)Mt. Maroon (16/5/04***)Brisbane Forrest Park (11/5/03 ** 18 km)Mt Byron Mt Mee State Forrest (16/3/03 **** very hard)Daisy Hill (23/2/03 * easy)Bunya Mountains (15-17/11/02)Gomburra State Forrest Hole in the wall (22/9/02)Lake Manchester (25/8/02)Mt. Barney (20/7/03) L-6–5The Cougals (17/8/03)Mt. Cordeaux and Bare Rock (21/9/03)Brisbane Forest Park England Creek(15/4/07)Teviot Gap /_Wilsons PeakFlinders Peak (18/5/08***)And finally, here is a compilation of our some walks we have done - take a look:  The twin summit of the Cougals M-4-2The twin summit of the Cougals lies on the eastern escarpment of the Springbrook plateau in the Gold Coast hinterland and will make an enjoyable “Wanderung” for the last of this years Sunday hikes. The walk itself, through grassy plateaus and rainforests, presents medium difficulty. We estimate the whole trip, including lunch, to take us around six hours. If time allows and we feel like it we can include Boyds Butte as a side trip on our return. We will be ascending the mountains from the Tomewin Border gate. There is very limited parking at this spot and we strongly suggest car-pooling to get there or alternately leave some of our members cars at the small shopping centre in Currumbin Waters.          Mt Clunie M-4-4Mt. Clunie has never before been on our explorative excursion list. It is similar to Wilsons Peak which we visited last year, in as much that we follow the border fence. It has been said however, and we can’t confirm this yet as it is also our first time on this ‘hill’, that this fence follows an incredible steep course up the slopes, in fact so much so that none of the others apparently compare with Mt. Clunie! The upside of this should be that we get some interesting views from the top, with Mt Barney and the Ballow massifs to the east and Wilsons Peak with Mt. Superbus in the West. The walk itself should not take us too long; we are coming back the same route as we ascend the mountain. However this could be a long day with getting to the Boonah Border Gate at White Swamp and the drive back to Brisbane. Then again, it is always a nice drive coming down Carneys Creek and driving home with the sun setting over the Main Range. Meeting: 8:30 am Sunday, 18 October 2009 in Boonah, outside Flavours Cafe on the left hand side of the road upon entering the town (8 Railway St). Allow at least 1½ hrs from Brisbane. If you need your ‘coffeine-fix’ to start the day I suggest you get there by 8 am and visit the Café, which should be open from 7am on Sundays.             Mt Barney L-6–5 (Not suitable for young children or beginners)For the un-initiated, this is possibly the best-known Mountain in S.E.Qld. It rises 1359 m above the Central Scenic Rim and ranks as the 4th highest peak in Queensland. This hike is quite difficult. It requires very good fitness, endurance and rock scrambling experience. For these reasons and to minimise environmental impact, we decided to take no more than twelve walkers on this hike. We need to allow approximately 10 hours for the climb up on the South East Ridge, including rest stops and lunch on top of Mt.Barney (East Peak), before encountering a long and steep descent down the Peasants Ridge. This hike is graded hard at 3 to 3 ½ and makes a very long day indeed. But your efforts will be rewarded with fantastic views over the entire Scenic Rim with its best known peaks such as Mts. Lindesay, Ernest, May, Maroon and the rainforest covered massifs of Mts. Ballow & Clunie.        Daisy Hill Forest Park (* easy, 1-3 hours)This is a leisurly walk we often do at the beginning of our bushwalking season to warm up. It is a bit more than 1 hour in lenght and while a few of us prepare the BBQ, there is an additional 2 hours loop to do. The terrain is more or less even and well marked, sometimes you just get lost a bit ....   Northbrook George - The lost world (*** medium, 12km, wet)This adventurous walk in the Brisbane forest is lots of fun but requires some swimming and is not suitable for children under 6. Mt Greville - Moogera Peaks (*** medium, 12km, steep)A jewel for explorers in the Moogerah Peaks area is Mt Greville. It is quite steep but no climbing is neccessary. There is a nice view from top (not spectacular) but it's good excercise! Border Track - Lamington National Park (*** 24km, long)Well organized and split groups in half, it allowed us to start at one end (either Binna Burra or O'Reilly's) and walk all the way on this absolutely fantastic track covering one of the world most beautiful rainforest. There are up's and down's but in general the walk is not difficult but just very long!   Mt Cordeaux / Bare Rock (** 12km, some elevation, but easy)This walk in the Main Range (Cunninghams Gap) is fantastic in October when the Spear lilies are blossoming.   Mt. Barney 20/7/03 (L-6–5 16.5 km hike is graded hard at 3 to 3 ½ and makes a very long day indeed.) For the un-initiated, Mt Barney (possibly the best known Mountain in S.E.Qld.) rises up to 1359 m above the Central Scenic Rim and ranks as the 4th highest peak in Queensland. Therefore this is not a Sunday stroll and not suitable for beginners or young children, as it requires good fitness and endurance as well as some rock scrambling experience. You need to allow approx. 8 to10 hours for the entire walk.            Glen Rock Regional Park Situated in the beautiful Tenthill Valley, Glen Rock adjoins the Mistake Mountains National Park and can be reached within two hours drive of Brisbane. (~43 km from Gatton)Features include fertile flats, rugged basalt ridges & hidden rainforest gorges, rocky creeks and expansive views down distant valleys. Remember there is camping available. This will be a medium to hard grade, M-5-3 (see above) full day walk of around 5 hrs with off-track, scrub and creek sections, requiring good fitness.           Brisbane Forest Park England Creek A couple of years ago this walk was on the itinerary. We did it then (at least two of us!) and I am curious to see if we get any interested “explorers” this time?I expect it is going to be a medium to hard day's walk, which also offers exploratory opportunities for us. This does not mean getting lost. No way, we don’t dare!               If you want to do a specific walk again or have any other suggestions, please drop us a line below (you have to logon first with your swiss.org profile - to get your profile, click here ) or simply contact us via email |
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