Insulator Ck Falls & Fig Tree Falls, Paluma NP - Sunday 15th June
📅 Sunday 15 June 2025 7:00 am
📍 Location: Paluma
About this event
Good morning Bush Walkers!
Sunday the 15th Cherry is going to lead a walk to Insulator Creek Falls.
A one-day bushwalk on Bambaroo Track to Insulator Creek canyon. Amazing giant trees and great rainforest scenes.
Rated: Medium Hard. Steep bush tracks, uneven footings, with some off-track creek walking and wet rocks. About 6+ hours bushwalking.
Terrain – Bush tracks, uneven footings (tree roots, rocks), steep climb (all climbing on the track for 3-4 hours on way up), with some off-track creek walking around midday (steep track descent/ascent, bushbashing, exposed ledges, rockhopping, slippery rocks, wet shoes likely).
Walk Description:
The Bambaroo Track starts near the highway and climbs steeply up the range spurs to the top of the Paluma range. In the first hour is the ‘Hill Hike from Hell’ – about 45 minutes up an old road climbing 275 mr altitude - a hot very steep rough road climb (loose surface) to get the heart pumping hard and sweat flowing. We have a short rest at the top of this hill, with great views of the coastline.
Then we enter the rainforest and the climb continues along a rainforest track, but less steep, to reach the start of the giant fig trees. These trees are amazing.
Highlights –the giant fig trees, banyan trees, rainforest, and the giant tree in Insulator Creek where the creek flows under / through the tree, plus Insulator Creek canyon.
After exploring one of the giant trees (there are at least 9 giant figs in the area, but will only visit a few), we continue to more fascinating trees of a different types. Then more track climbing up the range, to reach the Insulator Creek track. Steep rough track descending to the creek to amazing scenes. The terrain includes uneven footings, rock hopping, bush bashing, steep climbs, and some exposed ledges.
The return journey is the same route but downhill most of the way.
Full day walk. Estimate back at the carpark around 4 to 5 pm.
https://www.facebook.com/stories/101384942034120/UzpfSVNDOjE1Nzc5MjU4MjYxNzg5MjA=/?bucket_count=9&source=story_tray
What to bring:
What to bring on the walk - https://bit.ly/wtbdayhike
Fees: non-members $5
Must be over 18 yrs to participate.
Please contact Cherry if you wish to register for this walk: [email protected]
Sunday the 15th Cherry is going to lead a walk to Insulator Creek Falls.
A one-day bushwalk on Bambaroo Track to Insulator Creek canyon. Amazing giant trees and great rainforest scenes.
Rated: Medium Hard. Steep bush tracks, uneven footings, with some off-track creek walking and wet rocks. About 6+ hours bushwalking.
Terrain – Bush tracks, uneven footings (tree roots, rocks), steep climb (all climbing on the track for 3-4 hours on way up), with some off-track creek walking around midday (steep track descent/ascent, bushbashing, exposed ledges, rockhopping, slippery rocks, wet shoes likely).
Walk Description:
The Bambaroo Track starts near the highway and climbs steeply up the range spurs to the top of the Paluma range. In the first hour is the ‘Hill Hike from Hell’ – about 45 minutes up an old road climbing 275 mr altitude - a hot very steep rough road climb (loose surface) to get the heart pumping hard and sweat flowing. We have a short rest at the top of this hill, with great views of the coastline.
Then we enter the rainforest and the climb continues along a rainforest track, but less steep, to reach the start of the giant fig trees. These trees are amazing.
Highlights –the giant fig trees, banyan trees, rainforest, and the giant tree in Insulator Creek where the creek flows under / through the tree, plus Insulator Creek canyon.
After exploring one of the giant trees (there are at least 9 giant figs in the area, but will only visit a few), we continue to more fascinating trees of a different types. Then more track climbing up the range, to reach the Insulator Creek track. Steep rough track descending to the creek to amazing scenes. The terrain includes uneven footings, rock hopping, bush bashing, steep climbs, and some exposed ledges.
The return journey is the same route but downhill most of the way.
Full day walk. Estimate back at the carpark around 4 to 5 pm.
https://www.facebook.com/stories/101384942034120/UzpfSVNDOjE1Nzc5MjU4MjYxNzg5MjA=/?bucket_count=9&source=story_tray
What to bring:
What to bring on the walk - https://bit.ly/wtbdayhike
Fees: non-members $5
Must be over 18 yrs to participate.
Please contact Cherry if you wish to register for this walk: [email protected]
👥 Attending: 3
❤️ Interested: 9