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
Paluma Range National Park Mt Houston & Hillary Creek Hillary Creek is quite a beauiful creek when it's flowing. Mt Houston is similar to Mt Leach and doesn't have a view to offer. The summit's vegetation turns into bushland instead of rainforest.
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.
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.
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
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
Paluma Range National Park Bambaroo Track - Paluma Dam to Ellenore Creek, Bruce Highway This track takes you from Paluma Dam all the way down to Ellenore Creek next to the Bruce Highway. It passes through an old tin miners property where you can still see a few old bottles laying around.
Paluma Range National Park Foxlee's Track - Paluma Dam to Volk Rd, Bruce Highway This track takes you from Paluma Dam down to Volk Rd next to the Bruce Highway. In 1903, Roberts Foxlee planned and cut the new route up to the tin mines near Paluma village instead of using Bullocky Tom's Track due to their falling out.
Paluma Range National Park Bullocky Tom's Track - Paluma Dam to Paradise Waterhole, Crystal Creek This track takes you from Paluma Dam all the way down to Paradise Waterhole, Crystal Creek. It is named after Thomas Edward Andrews who was born in 1848 in Wicklow, Ireland. He made his home at the junction of big and little crystal creeks and provided supplies to the tin miners near Paluma Village.
Paluma Range National Park Paluma Range National Park Trails Picturesque rainforest framed by waterfalls and peaks 1,000m above the Crystal Creek floodplain to the quaint Paluma village. This national park offers a range of recreational opportunities including walks and bird watching.
Paluma Range National Park Circle View Mountain & Ollera Creek Ollera Creek offers many great waterfalls, most beautiful is Big Ollera Falls, as well as many rock slides and gorgeous swimming holes. There is even a few spots for small cliff jumps if
Paluma Range National Park Godwin's Peak To Mt Halifax This area is certainly a magical part of North Queensland. It's 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 Rock hopping up Cloudy Creek You may well have heard of Cloudy Creek, hell you may have even walk down into Cloudy Creek before from Paluma village, but have walk up from Crystal Creek? It's located in Paluma
Paluma Range National Park The PRB Track - Bluewater Range to Paluma Village hike This track goes along the old Bluewater Forestry Road to the Paluma township. On the south side of the range it follows the Bluewater Range Track. It is currently overgrown and disused.
Paluma Range National Park Jourama Falls II - Impressions Since Jourama Falls is Luen's favourite place, we had to go at least one last time before leaving for our roadtrip down south. Also Luen had not been up at the top of
Paluma Range National Park A weekend getaway in Paluma Last Saturday we went up to Paluma. We explored little Crystal Creek for a little bit, went to the Town of Paluma and then, equipped with our sleeping bags, went for the surprise
Paluma Range National Park Paluma Dam to Jourama Falls hike My favorite place in Queensland has to be at the top of Jourama Falls. It has an amazing view, fresh air, and a spa bath overlooking the ocean!
Paluma Range National Park The best half-day hike near Townsville, Queensland Many Townsville locals have been to Big Crystal Creek but not many have been to its waterfalls. This walk will take you on formed track down to where the water cascades down numerous waterfalls for almost a kilometre.
