Category: Bushwalking

Maps of more challenging bushwalks

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.

RufflesRoad

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.

Numinbah Forest
Numinbah Forest

 

Bally Mountain

Bonogin Valley lies between the Tallebudgera and Mudgeeraba valleys half way down the Gold Coast. At the very end of Bonogin Road is the most accessible section of Springbrook National Park, part of the Bally (“Ball-ee”) Mountain Conservation Reserves. However this isn’t the Springbrook we know of rainforests and bubbling brooks, because it’s much lower in altitude.

Two entertaining geocaches near the summits of Little Bally and Bally Mountains and great views from the razorback make up for the horrible climb up Bally Mountain from the northeast – 200m ascent over a distance of 200m!

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Bally Mountain
Bally Mountain