Leanganook is the Aboriginal name for the 746m high Mt Alexander overlooking Castlemaine Victoria. Trish and I were joined by my Sister Nicola for this relatively short 8.4 km but…
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Category: Travel
High Country Rail Trail Part 2 – 32 km Bullioh to Shelly – Victoria
This is my second hike along the High Country Rail Trail. The first was the 32 kms from Ludlows Reserve beside the Hume Reservoir, through Tallangatta to the hamlet of…
Read MoreLapstone Zig Zag Rail Trail, Glenbrook NSW
The highlights of this 13 km walk include the Nepean River, Knapsack Viaduct and the old Lapstone Zig Zag Railway. The Zig Zag Railway walk is actually only 2 km…
Read MoreA Stroll on the Buderim Palmwoods Heritage Tramway Walk
A walk through history along the original Buderim to Palmwoods Tramway. A pleasant shaded walk on a well maintained track. This is an out and back walk 2km sloping down…
Read MoreMount Beerburrum Summit Walk
Time to go uphill! The Mount Beerburrum Summit Walk in the Glasshouse Mountains North of Brisbane seems like a good place to start some uphill training for the JLF Trek…
Read MoreCaboolture to Wamuran Rail Trail Hike
The Caboolture to Wamuran Rail Trail follows the old Caboolture to Kilcoy railway corridor that closed in 1964. The trail is a 10.5 km long, 3 to 3.5 metre wide…
Read MoreA Walk and Swim at Finch Hatton Gorge – Queensland
We set off for an afternoon of walking and swimming at Finch Hatton Gorge. A pleasant drive with a few water crossings. Finch Hatton Gorge lies within the Eungella National…
Read MoreHigh Country Rail Trail Part 1 – 35 km Hume Reservoir to Bulioh – Victoria
Pushed up the distance today and walked 35 kilometres (21.75 Miles) along the High Country Rail Trail from our Hume reservoir campsite at Ludlows Reserve to Tallangatta, old Tallangatta and…
Read MoreGlacier Rock Hike – Cairns Queensland
The Glacier Rock Hike seemed a tough climb some 1400 ft in 4k, from the bottom of the hill up to Glacier Rock at the top of the Barron gorge…
Read MoreCascade de Tao New Caledonia
Still travelling down the North East Coast. Completely different to the West Coast. Here the the palm fringed beaches here are framed by mountains, waterfalls and cascades. We spent some…
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