I believe good planning is the secret to making your trips a success. We had planned our Carnarvon Gorge trip for Easter and have been bushwalking as a family for quite a while now, but needed to see how we would go with some full packs. We have been knocking off all of the walks in the Cunningham's Gap area and saved this walk for our training walk. We have done Mt Cordeaux before so will add those pics to this report.

We took the subaru for a run for a change west of Brisbane up to the car park in the saddle between Mt Cordeaux and Mt Mitchell at the top of Cunningham's Gap. I had proportioned out a sample load according to body weight percentages amongst us in our packs and we loaded up and set off.

You leave the car park at the East and proceed up to the lookout over Fassifern Valley. The track up to Mt Cordeaux zig zags it's way up and it wasn't long before a couple of the group needed a rest.







The kids did well and after a bit of persuasion, we were on our way again.



We travel on and begin to emerge from the trees to gain a view over Mt Mitchell and come to the old mine shafts.











It is always a good view. The track then winds up to a platform on Mt Cordeaux, you don't actually gain the summit on this walk. Here are some pics from our last visit.

















After our morning tea, we back track to the junction and set off on the Bare Rock track. At the saddle around the back of the summit, we met an older couple out for a walk doing some strenghtening after a knee injury. We had a good discussion as I had some knee problems after doing Mt Barney with my son. A photo op and we are on our way again.



The track winds it way on until it comes to another junction. The track to Morgans Lookout is better left as the views are not that good having been mostly overgrown, so we proceed to Bare Rock for lunch.















After our rest we returned back the same track and completed our 12klm trip. It was a great platform to launch us into our Carnarvon Gorge trip, and a fairly good stand alone walk.

CC

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You know me pretty well CC but did you know I did a LOT bushwalking when I was younger. I have done a bit more since my back surgery, when we were in the Kimberleys etc and other areas but I would love to do the longer day trecks again


Mrs ho har

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thanks for the report CC, good to see you travelled there in style

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Loved the pics and story that went with it.


ab

P.S. Forgot the reason I was actually on this thread...great report CC, not the hiking type myself, but might have to learn as would be great for the kids. Some great pics, keep it up,

Regards

Stevo

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Good report and pics CC. I love walking myself, and hope to do a lot more of it in the future.

Dare I say it...........Thanks

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I really enjoyed it too - the later comments about us all being bush people at heart was one I concur with too - the trips we all do together reinforces this - everyone enjoys the experience together.

Keep them coming - just love reading them.

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Whoops!!! Thought this was a thread about bushwalking, great photo's and places I want to see.












Actually read on a little further and it is about bushwalking, great photo's and places I want to see. Keep it up CC.

Rick

The Mistake mountains are called this because when they were first seen it was though to be part of the Great Dividing Range, but this turned out to be false, hence the name.

They are best accessed from Goomburra forest off the Cunningham Highway. All access from the north, east and west is accross private land, and unless you know the people, or being a local they know you and have a higher opinion of you than we currently do, permission can be difficult to obtain.

There are no graded tracks in the area, so maps and bushcraft are essential. They are all fairly dry walks, so alot of water must be carried. Best done in winter. All the walks are also quite long in duration. There is quite alot to see in there but the going can be rough as the old forestry roads are mostly overgrown with raspberry and nettles. Wear Gators.

I suggest doing graded walks first as scrub bashing is not the best way to start enjoying this activity. I could take you to these places you are interested in, but am not inclined to do so just yet.

CC

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