Another map which didn’t quite make it into our Family Bushwalks book. My son rides this track to school on his MTB.
Author: Mark Roberts
Glider Forest
A map created for our Family Bushwalks book that we decided not to use as the area was in poor condition and we already have nearby Parkinson Bushland, Greenwood Lakes and Dan Stiller Reserve in the book. This is a Brisbane City Council reserve so cycling is not permitted.
Fred Rogers Camp
An orienteering map of Fred Rogers Recreation Camp on Storm King Dam near Stanthorpe, quickly sketched for an Orienteering Queensland junior training camp.
The map lacks the usual detail found on an orienteering map, because I only had Google Maps imagery and guesswork to work with, and have never fieldworked it on the ground.
Nerang River Catchment
Here’s a map I drew for Numinbah Valley Environmental Education Centre for use in the classroom.
Camp Duckadang
My orienteering map of Camp Duckadang near Linville, drawn so that I could offer an orienteering activity during my son’s school camp.
Yandina Creek Wetlands
Recently Greg Roberts (no relation) put up an impassioned and ultimately successful campaign to prevent these wetlands being drained and returned to farming; it’s not over yet, but the main floodgates have been re-opened.
Willow Vale Recreational Trails
Here is a trail I investigated for our Family Bushwalks book but chose not to include.
It was a signed, sort of maintained trail which goes nowhere, rough in places, steep in places, primarily intended for and used by horse riders.
NEWS: It’s still steep and rough in places, but it has been extended NE by Council and lots of mountain bikers use it, so I’ve extended the map SW to Mt Wongawallan.
Numinbah Forest
Numinbah Forest lies between the Numinbah and Little Nerang Valleys in the Gold Coast Hinterland; it is the venue of many organised walks each year. There is limited scope for mountain biking because it is generally steep and cycling is not permitted on many trails. Waterfall Creek is a relatively gentle ride.
Bowra Sanctuary
Bowra Sanctuary is a 140km2 ex cattle station next to Cunnamulla, 800km west of Brisbane; it is an amazing place with extraordinary bird life. I was there for a couple of weeks over Christmas 2014. Click through for the PDF:
Western Treatment Plant
Here is a map I drew a few years ago of an amazing place. It’s an immense sewage works and it’s also a mecca for birdwatchers.
