We were invited to join a project being run by Tripbase.com to share our 3 best kept travel secrets, and being hiking types, we have chosen three special place that you, and the readers at Tripbase may enjoy. They are all in Australia and cover a wide variety of environments across three different States.
A little background:
“The aim of this game is to unite travel bloggers in a joint endeavor – to create an amazing list of top travel recommendations across the globe to share with the entire online travel community.”
“We’ve collected so many incredible secrets that we’ve decided to compile all the posts in a Free Travel Secrets E-book to be
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The Thorsborne Trail is rated as difficult by Queensland Parks & Forests, but is it really a difficult hike?
We received an email asking us to compare hiking on Hinchinbrook Island with Tasmania. In this post we summarise a few points from our experience hiking the Thorsborne Trail a couple of years ago.
The question:
My husband is keen to walk the Thorsborne track later this year and for it to be our family holiday. I am just a little concerned that my fitness level may hinder the family. I have walked the Cradle mountain track, the day trip , first day to the lookout above Dove Lake taking the difficult track. I note
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Thinking of hiking the Thorsborne Trail on Hinchinbrook Island?
Looking for a tropical hike with beautiful scenery, fantastic swimming and beautiful beaches?
Want to enjoy a fantastic wilderness hike on a World Heritage Island?
If you want to hike out rather than be taken to hospital by chopper then DON’T climb the waterfalls, just enjoy the beautiful swimming holes at the base of them.
Swimming in these fresh water holes is one of the highlights of the Thorsborne Trail – we loved it!
Hinchinbrook Island is a rugged, outstanding feature of the north Queensland coast between Townsville and Cairns. Its cloud-covered mountains, reaching 1000m, support fragile heath vegetation. Patches of lush rainforest and extensive
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Looking for GPS track or route information for some of Australia’s premium bushwalking tracks?
Need waypoints, track , campsite or huts locations or routes for?
- The Overland Track – Tasmania
- Walls of Jerusalum to Overland Track – Tasmania
- The Great Ocean Walk – Victoria
- Thorsborne Trail – Hinchinbrook Island – Queensland
- South Coast Track – Tasmania
We often get searches on “Our Hiking Blog” regarding this information, but are rarely contacted, so we decided to post and declare our willingness to share this information with anyone who takes the time to email us.
Erik Charlton trying to get a satellite on his GPS at the North Pole
Just arrived back in Cairns after completing the Thorsborne Trail. Have decided to post a few pictures of this beautiful place. Words and more editing to follow!!
The Start
View from Clare and Tom’s tent first morning
Zoe Falls – top with Zoe Bay in distance
Zoe Falls – swimming pool at base
Local wildlife
Nina Bay – late afternoon
