Bowling Green Bay National Park

Saddle Mountain and it's plane wreckage

Saddle Mountain is located in Bowling Green Bay National Park with its peak rising above the surrounding area dominating the landscape. Saddle Mountain has quite an interesting east face – a rocky cliff line

Walkers Creek

Walkers Creek is on the southern end of Mt Elliot range, part of Bowling Green Bay National Park (south of Townsville). The easiest way to access this hidden gem is via private property (via the Townsville Bushwalking Club).

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Summiting Mount Cleveland

Mount Cleveland rises 558 metres above sea level and makes for a perfect day walk where you can enjoy views of both Townsville and Chunda Bay from both sides of the Cape.

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Chunda Bay and Chunda Rock

Don't let the name put you off, Chunda Bay is a hidden gem very close to Townsville. It's a short 5 km return walk through interesting landscape. There are two track options: the northern end and the southern end of Chunda Beach.

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Cape Bowling Green

This one's for all the beach lovers out there. Sharks, dingoes, no drinking water and kilometre after kilometre of sand spit ensure that this walk will be more adventurous than most other beach walks. Go remote, have your own private beach getaway and visit an active lighthouse.

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Hikes to do in Bowling Green Bay National Park

There's are many places to adventure to around Townsville, so many that it would take you several years to explore all the different places within one hour of Townsville. Just south of Townsville

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Chasing unexplored waterfalls in Bowling Green Bay National Park

Just north The Terraces lies these two rock features where you'll discover a few pretty waterfalls and cliffs that overlook parts of Bowling Green Bay National Park.

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Alligator Creek and Alligator Falls

Alligator Creek Falls is located in Bowling Green Bay National Park and is an easy one-dayer hike on-track that follows a fire break and powerline maintenance track to Alligator Creek Falls for large portion of the walk.

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North Creek (Sandy Creek)

This rock hop, boulder scramble and bush bash is a good beginners walk and might earn you a sense of accomplishment. The mountain creek scenery, views and swimming pool at the top falls makes for a nice hike.

Townsville

Hidden aboriginal rock art around Townsville

This article covers aboriginal paintings in and around Townsville which includes Cape Cleveland, Hervey Range, and Mt Louisa.

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How to find Hidden Falls

One of the three points of interest near Palm Creek, this waterfall is truly hidden away far up the creek beds. It involves a lot of rock hopping up the creek to reveal a secluded waterfall you're guaranteed to have to yourself.

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The Cascades

This is one of the classic Palm Creek walks featuring a massive cliff where the water cascades down the face of it. The other two points of interest are Hidden Falls and The Terraces.

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The Terraces and High Camp

The Terraces is another wonder of the Palm Creek area, arguably the better of the three to see. The other two points of interest are Hidden Falls and The Cascades.

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How to summit Mount Elliot

The Bowling Green Bay National Park (near Townsville) is a southern outlier of the Wet Tropics bioregion and has rainforest growing at its summit as well as along the various creeks. Hiking to

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The hike out to Cape Cleveland Lighthouse

Dreaming of freshly shucked oysters straight off the rocks, swimming with sea turtles, sipping fine wine, and enjoying a picnic overlooking the turquoise ocean and bay at sunset? Indeed, there's something for everyone here at Cape Cleveland!

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