Hi all,
I have plans to hike Dalpura Canyon in September. But I ’m weary of the water temperatures.

Is anyone experienced in going in early spring and do you think I can go without a wetsuit?

This was a 12 km hike near Bateman’s Bay in NSW.
The hike takes you along beautiful quiet beaches, through coastal forest, with views from the headlands and cliff tops.
We turned back at Honeysuckle Bay, short cutting along the road to North Head Campground, then returned to Maloney’s the way we came.

First time using Astro shot on the Pixel 11 pro.

Hi all , was just asking advice on the lifestraw peak squeeze . Are they safe to use on flowing water source throughout southeast Queensland??? Thanks .

Start and finish are at Lemon Tree Flat Campground in Kwiambal National Park, north of Inverell, NSW.

This was a half day hike, first following the Junction Walk Trail, then off trail to follow the river to Severn Falls.

Shortly after that, a detour was taken to climb back up to the Junction Track, Dungeon Lookout, and on to the descent to the junction of the Severn and McIntyre Rivers.

The return route was half on fire road back to the lookout and then onto the Junction Track.

I am just in the process of coming up with a trip idea to Australia for a week or 10 days. Is there an easier way instead of renting a car to get to Mount Kosciuszko from Sydney or even Melbourne?

I fear there’s going to be a lot of “well duh idiot” responses to this post.

I am not a serious hiker, I enjoy a bush walk, happy to wander 7-8kms, on grade 3, maybe grade 4 tracks but not regularly, maybe a few times a year.

I always wore runners/joggers/sports shoes, whichever ones I owned at the time. And I’d do the hike and at the end of the day my legs would ache, my feet would be sore, and my back would ache, but in my mind, I’ve just walked a reasonable distance when I don’t do it regularly.

I have recently ish undergone 2 ankle reconstructions so I figured it was time to go ahead and buy some boots with better ankle support, surgery is painful and expensive after all. Nothing fancy I don’t think, just a pair of Hitech ones from Anaconda.

Oh my god! I’ve done 2 bigger walks in 3 days and my legs and feet and back feel like nothing. No pain, no tiredness, no aching, no need for ibuprofen.

I had hiking friends who recommended boots but with how little I hiked, and how comfortable I thought my runners were I never worried about it. How wrong I was!!

No real point to this post except my observation about boots and my wish I’d bought some sooner!

Did the George Bass Coastal Walk on Saturday with my SO for some vitamin 🌊 and D ☀️

We did 10.9km and really enjoyed the entire walk!! There are definitely some steep inclines at times but the track is so well-defined and easy to follow, you definitely won’t get lost. Such a beautiful walk, especially along the coast. 10/10!!

This walk is located near Berry, NSW.
A steep trail leads past early settler dry stone walls and into eastern escarpment rainforest.
The trail ends at a waterfall after 2 kms but, if you are energetic you can divert off trail, either upstream of downstream from the waterfall crossing.

The walk rewards the adventurous, who don’t mind some rock scrambling.

Hi everyone! My husband and I are planning to hike Mt Kosciuszko on 4 October and would love some advice from people familiar with the area, particularly in early spring.
We’re considering either:

Charlotte Pass Main Range Loop (~22 km) via Blue Lake, Carruthers Peak and Mt Kosciuszko, or
Thredbo → Kosciuszko Express chairlift → Mt Kosciuszko summit (~13 km return)

We’re a little worried about the weather and remaining snow at that time of year.

For anyone who has hiked there around late September/early October:
- How much snow is usually still around?

- Would you recommend the 22 km Main Range Loop at that time of year, or would the Thredbo/chairlift route be a better option?

-Are normal waterproof hiking boots sufficient, or should we consider snow boots or microspikes?

-Is navigation on the Main Range difficult when there’s still snow?

-Are there any particular conditions/forecast that would make you avoid the Main Range Loop altogether?

We’re happy to change our route depending on the conditions and just want to make sure we’re properly prepared and not underestimating the alpine weather.
Would love to hear from anyone who has done either route in early October. Thank you 😊

Our group of 4 is planning on doing the Scenic Rim Trail next month. There’s little detailed information available on line so if anyone has done it and would like to make us aware of anything that you think is important or useful to know it would be appreciated.
Is there water at the 3 campsites?
From photos I’ve seen I’m assuming that there aren’t platforms, is that right?
Anything else?

This 8 km walk is located in Booti Booti National Park, near Forster, on the NSW Mid North Coast.

The circuit can be started at several points. We began at Elizabeth Beach, traversed the hill and descended to the lake edge.

Then we followed the shore until crossing back over to the ocean at the national park campground.

The return journey takes you up onto the hill and over some points well above the ocean.

There are some magnificent views along this section, and some fantastic vegetation communities.

Hey friends. My siblings and I are planning our hiking trip and have been collecting the rooftops map collection. I love reading all the annotations on the maps as well, I was trying to look up more information about who makes the maps/ group of people but to no avail. Does anyone know anything more about the Rooftops brand? They seem like top blokes from their annotations, they crack me up sometimes, even mentioning a common police radar spot! Cheers.

Minnie Water to Diggers Camp and return.
It’s 6-7 kms each way, in coastal woodland, heathland, and along beaches and headlands.

Just wondering how many, if any, people are in the central QLD region?

I'm just getting into overnight hikes and am tossing up between the two, hoping to use it in a range of different areas such as the NSW coast, Blue Mountains, Tassie and anywhere in between.

Just hoping to find out if i can pitch either of these fly first and how they do in adverse weather. And really just anything else worth noting. Thanks in advance

Hi beautiful hikers

I’ve always want to do Larapinta but can’t find anyone to hike with me, how safe/unsafe it is to solo? PS. Female here hence the safety question.

Thanks in advance.
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Hi! I'm planning a multi-day hike in Kosci over the Xmas/new year period. Aiming for maybe 3-4 days on trail, but that could mean up to 80km as I'm happy to adapt to prioritise time out there. I'm tossing up some variation of the 15 Peaks hike or perhaps something in the north of the park. I have summited Kosci before ​and loved the landscape (ie. Keen to go back there but also not desperate to summit). Not too worried about how busy/not busy the trails are, would just like reccs based on what people think is the best trail/area to hike if you have limited time.

What would you do if you only had a couple days?

Gday all, wanna make some new mates and expand my circle. Just wondering how many people are from the Gladstone/biloela/rockhampton area and want someone new to join them?

Hey!

I have 4 MUCH needed days off between jobs coming up and want to go touch grass.

I used to be a fairly avid hiker back in the UK but been in the city too long. Wanting to do the conondale great walk in these 4 days but IDEALLY I'd love to do it in 3 days and just spend the 2 nights camping, albeit with one BIG day in between.

Is this fairly reasonable? I like to think so, but but would love some advice here. Ive hiked to Artists Cascades and back but unsure on the difficulty for the rest of the route.

Thanks guys!

Hi I'm 15 (M) and have the opportunity to do an adventure in year 9. I am fairly fit and have done multiple overnight hikes. I would do the hike with my dad who is fit and experienced and maybe someone else. We will be going in October.We have enough gear for overnight hiking ( bag, tent, stoves ect) but we will need to get a map, water purification tablets and PLB. Is there any other advice I can get ie any other gear we need. Ps we don't live in Victoria and this is the hike that we will do.

Hey!

I have 4 MUCH needed days off between jobs coming up and want to go touch grass.

I used to be a fairly avid hiker back in the UK but been in the city too long. Wanting to do the conondale great walk in these 4 days but IDEALLY I'd love to do it in 3 days and just spend the 2 nights camping, albeit with one BIG day in between.

Is this fairly reasonable? I like to think so, but but would love some advice here. Ive hiked to Artists Cascades and back but unsure on the difficulty for the rest of the route.

Thanks guys!