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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.

Townsville

Magnetic Island Waterfalls

Enjoying a refreshing waterfall on Magnetic Island is the perfect day time adventure during the wet season. In the heavy rains, new waterfalls spring up everywhere around the island. Magnetic Island has many

Townsville

8 Kickass Adventures in North Queensland

Surprisingly a lot of people do not know what adventures they can get up to around Townsville. Townsville has a lot to offer for the people willing to go out and experience some

Mount Cataract Forest Reserve

Mt Cataract

The eastern ridgeline offers an easy assent and provides views of the surrounding countryside as you gain in elevation. The summit of Mount Cataract is at an elevation of 721m but doesn't not offer any views.

Bowling Green Bay National Park

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

Bowling Green Bay National Park

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.

Paluma Range National Park

Little Crystal Creek (Paluma Township to Base of Paluma Range)

The crystal clear waters of this freshwater creek are ideal for a refreshing swim. The mountain water cascades under a picturesque heritage-listed stone arch bridge built in the 1930s depression. It's a popular place with the Townsville locals.

Fiordland National Park

Lake Marian Track

Lake Marian is a hidden gem not to be missed. This is an extraordinary hike with the most beautiful end reward of views across the valley toward Key Summit and the Alisa Mountains that most visitors who go to Milford Sound miss.

Fiordland National Park

Routeburn Track - New Zealand's great walk

The Routeburn Track is the ultimate alpine adventure, weaving through meadows, reflective tarns and alpine gardens taking you over a mountain pass where you will look down on New Zealand's finest landscapes. You'll be rewarded with spectacular vistas over vast mountain ranges and valleys.

Tongariro National Park

Tongariro Alpine Crossing

The Tongariro Alpine Crossing is one of the best one-day hikes in New Zealand and has plenty of colourful and beautiful scenery throughout the hike.

Bowling Green Bay National Park

Alligator Creek Falls Hike

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.

Paluma Range National Park

BlueGum Creek Circuit (Triple Falls and Old Wolfram Mines)

This track is on the south side of Paluma village and is an easy day walk taking you on a loop down into Star Valley. It's only one hour to from the H

Paluma Range National Park

Wolfram Creek & It's Wolfram Mines

A Wolfram mine, not to be confused with the former Wolfram mining town west of Cairns, was a Tungsten mine at the base of Paluma near Wolfram Creek. The first discovery of tungsten

Paluma Range National Park

Mt Halifax - Remote bush camping south of Paluma Township

Summiting Mt Halifax is a strenuous walk and you'll need to be fit to climb up some steep hill sections. The bush track is rough and uneven underfoot.

Paluma Range National Park

Ethel Creek & Ethel Falls

Ethel Creek waterfall is a hidden gem in the middle of Paluma Range National Park and you're very likely to be the only ones there.

Paluma Range National Park

Climbing down Nolans Gully from Witts Lookout

Witts Lookout showcases a beautiful view over Nolans Gully and out to the ocean. Hiking down into the creek is very steep but you are rewarded with waterfalls, cliff jumps and perfect swimming holes.

Bowling Green Bay National Park

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

Castle Hill - a local's guide

Once named Mt Cutheringa, it is now known as Castle Hill and it's the most popular fitness place to be within Townsville City. There are many walking tracks to take to the top

Paluma Range National Park

Abseiling down Gold Creek

This creek reminds me of "The Terraces" - waterfall after waterfall albeit quite different. Very beautiful, untouched scenery with mossy rocks and large king ferns surrounding the creek. There are three

Paluma Range National Park

Rappelling down Crystal Creek & it's canyon

Crystal gorge is the closest thing to a real canyoning experience North Queensland has to offer and it's super beautiful! There are three options to do this trip: Organise a car shuttle from

Townsville

Round Mountain

Out the back of the Ross River dam is Round Mountain. It's almost part of the Frederick's Peak mountain range. From the Townsville side, if you look at the mountain with a creative

Townsville

Wild Horse Mountain

Located out past Frederick's Peak, Wild Horse Mountain is not very well known. It's name may be it's best feature as the summit does not have much to offer. In my opinion, there's

Paluma Range National Park

Jacobsen Track - Hidden Valley to the Bruce Highway

The Jacobsen Track provided access from Ingham to the mining town of Ewan. It passed near Mount Jacobson to Hidden Valley and was the earliest of the Mt Spec tracks and the one

Paluma Range National Park

Abseiling Waterfall Creek - Paluma Dam to Zammits Rd, Bruce Highway

Waterfall Creek is the massive waterfall that you can see from the highway on your way back to Townsville from Ingham. It's a beautiful creek full of waterfalls, I guess that's why it's named Waterfall Creek!

Paluma Range National Park

Hidden Valley to Jourama Falls, Waterview Creek

Abseiling down waterfalls and into pools of water is one of the closest things you can get to a canyoning experience in North Queensland. Another great place is down Crystal Falls to the

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