Raspberry Falls & Mt Fox
📅 Sunday 11 February 2024 6:30 am
📍 Location: Girringun National Park
About this event
Walk Leader: Cherry Judge
Location: Paluma Range National Park, North Queensland, Australia
Difficulty: Grade 2-3, off-track,Wading through creeks to get to falls, Dirt Track. Relatively flat.
Mt Fox - Short steep ascent and descent - no track.
Distance: Approximately 10 km one-way depending on route
Duration: Allow for 3-4 hours walking time and 6 hours driving time [return]
🌳About🌳
This adventure is taking us to the Girringun National Park, along a firebreak trail and along a creek to a set of falls called Raspberry Falls.
We first read about this on Wanderstories.space when Luen explored this area in 2018. We are using this as our general guide to head out on this adventure.
Please take the time to read this article -
https://wanderstories.space/raspberry-falls/
It will take about 3 hours to drive to the starting point of the walk.
The walk itself is not a long walk - 5 kms return. It will however be slippery and steep in sections
After Raspberry Falls, we will be [if time permits] heading around to Mt Fox to do a quick steep push to the summit and back
🌳What to bring:🌳
-Sunscreen and hat
-Insect repellent
Salt for Leeches.
Appropriate footwear- the rocks during some of the creek crossings are very slippery.
A walking stick might be useful in gauging water depth.
-Snacks, morning tea and lunch
-Water
Personal First Aid kit and Snake Bandage x 2
RSVP:
If you have never walked with the TBWC before, please reach out to the walk leader to ascertain the suitability of this walk for you before you RSVP - Cherry Judge - 0430073341 or email - [email protected]
Visitors are welcome - it is $5 to cover our club insurance.
You can do 3 walks and qualify to become a TBWC member!
RSVP link
https://forms.gle/2UJ4uph25JPGtgDV7
Location: Paluma Range National Park, North Queensland, Australia
Difficulty: Grade 2-3, off-track,Wading through creeks to get to falls, Dirt Track. Relatively flat.
Mt Fox - Short steep ascent and descent - no track.
Distance: Approximately 10 km one-way depending on route
Duration: Allow for 3-4 hours walking time and 6 hours driving time [return]
🌳About🌳
This adventure is taking us to the Girringun National Park, along a firebreak trail and along a creek to a set of falls called Raspberry Falls.
We first read about this on Wanderstories.space when Luen explored this area in 2018. We are using this as our general guide to head out on this adventure.
Please take the time to read this article -
https://wanderstories.space/raspberry-falls/
It will take about 3 hours to drive to the starting point of the walk.
The walk itself is not a long walk - 5 kms return. It will however be slippery and steep in sections
After Raspberry Falls, we will be [if time permits] heading around to Mt Fox to do a quick steep push to the summit and back
🌳What to bring:🌳
-Sunscreen and hat
-Insect repellent
Salt for Leeches.
Appropriate footwear- the rocks during some of the creek crossings are very slippery.
A walking stick might be useful in gauging water depth.
-Snacks, morning tea and lunch
-Water
Personal First Aid kit and Snake Bandage x 2
RSVP:
If you have never walked with the TBWC before, please reach out to the walk leader to ascertain the suitability of this walk for you before you RSVP - Cherry Judge - 0430073341 or email - [email protected]
Visitors are welcome - it is $5 to cover our club insurance.
You can do 3 walks and qualify to become a TBWC member!
RSVP link
https://forms.gle/2UJ4uph25JPGtgDV7
👥 Attending: 7
❤️ Interested: 62