The book "Hiking Tropical Australia" served as the planning basis for the trip
Official hiking mileage tally: 126.4 kilometers or 78.5 miles
40 or so pictures that summarizes the trip for me:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35074500@N08/sets/72157638861235635/show
Ignore the pictures of Sydney, family, etc for BPL purposes.
Brisbane area
6 National Parks in 7 Days
Lamington National Park
Rainforests, ancient trees, extensive walking tracks
Hike/Camp Coomera circuit 17.4km
Ran into leeches by the time I noticed the vile creatures, my toes had turned bright red from the blood that about 10 of them were "leaching" out of me. Saved you the gore of an actual picture, but just imagine Halloween.
Springbrook National Park
Waterfalls, rainforest, ancient trees, impressive views
Hike/Camp Warrie circuit 17.0km
This trail was officially closed but I hiked it anyway.
I just had to navigate a lot of blown down trees and one minor mudslide.
Natural Bridge Falls
Mt Warning National Park
The central core of the Southern Hemisphere's largest shield volcano
Walk Summit track 8.8km
Bald Rock National Park
The largest exposed granite rock in Australia, which reminded me a lot of St. Mountain.
Walk 1/2 of Little Bald Rock track 7km
Walk Summit track 6.2km
Girraween National Park
Massive granite outcrops and precariously balanced boulders.
Walk Pyramid Summit track 3.6km
Walk Turtle Rock/The Sphinx track 7.4km (This hike was a disappointment)
Dr Roberts WaterHole track 1.2km
Glass House Mountains National Park
14 various sized volcanic plugs which stick up out of the surrounding flat plain
Walk Mount Ngungun Track 2.2km
Climb Mount Tibrogargan Summit 3.0km
Townsville
Swim in Little & Big Crystal Creek
Hitchenbrook Island
Cloud-cloaked mountains, jungle-like rainforest, some swamps and pristine white beaches.
Hike/Camp Thorsborne Trail – 32km
Port Douglass
Barron Falls
Cape Tribulation
Camp Noah Beach
Kata Tjuta(Olgas)
36 orange-red dome monoliths that reach up to 540 metres into the sky
Walk Valley of the Winds – 7.4km
Walk Walpa Gorge – 2.6km
Uluru(Ayers Rock)
A 348m (1,142 ft) sandstone rock, sacred to the Anangu aboriginal people and an UNESCO World Heritage Site. The area around the formation is home to a plethora of springs, waterholes, rock caves, and ancient paintings.
Walk around base – 9.4km (Hiking up Uluru was closed due to high temps)
