Paid-members only Hinchinbrook Island National Park The Thumb The Thumb, a granite monolith pinnacle high on a ridge of the Mount Bowen massif, was one of the last sought-after, unclimbed summits in Australia in 1952. Just off the north Queensland coast on Hinchinbrook Island, The Thumb can be seen breaking the horizon, just waiting to be explored.
Members only Hinchinbrook Island National Park Mount Diamantina Mount Diamantina rises 955 metres above sea level and is located within the Hinchinbrook Island National Park in Far North Queensland. Although Mt Diamantina may be considered the easiest of the four main mountains to summit, it is also desirable by many due to its unique boulders on top.
Members only Hinchinbrook Island National Park Mount Straloch and B24 Liberator Wreckage On one stormy morning in 1942, a B24 Liberator slammed into Mt Straloch exploding on impact and killing all 12 people on board. The heavy storms around Ingham and Cardwell hide the big peaks of Hinchinbrook Island which the crew were not expecting while flying over the sea.
Hinchinbrook Island National Park Mount Bowen Hinchinbrook Island may be one of the most attractive adventure destinations in North Queensland, largely because it feels like an untouched, lost Jurassic world. Mount Bowen, rising 1,121m above sea level, may be its most popular peak (excluding Nina Peak), and summiting requires quite a hike.
Hinchinbrook Island National Park Thorsborne Trail - South to North - a hidden treasure So last weekend we finally packed our bags and went out to Hinchinbrook Island for four days to hike the Thorsborne Trail [https://www.npsr.qld.gov.au/parks/hinchinbrook-thorsborne/pdf/thorsborne-map.pdf] . I had never done a multi-day hiking before and was a little nervous, as well as excited.