Leg: George Point to Sunken Island Reef
Distance: 9.5 km
Maximum Elevation: 120 metres
Following a very early start we were all keen to get on the Thorsborne Trail and start the walk. The group comprised 3 experienced walkers, one who had walked a “few” years ago, a 16yo with 2 walks under his belt and Vinnie, a 10 year old with too much ENERGY and too light a pack.
The picture below is of us landing at Picnic Beach , George Point.
The first section is beach walking and an easy stroll. The weather was excellent and we found it quite hot and sweaty work.
The track heads along Mulligan Bay until about 300 metres from the end. The …
Hiking the Thorsborne Trail on Hinchinbrook Island is a terrific wilderness experience. In this post we review gear selection and reflect on bugs, sandflies, footwear and it’s difficulty.
A small party of us will be doing the Thorsborne Trail from south ( George Point ) to north (Ramsay Bay) in late September. The Trail is on Hinchinbrook Island, which is midway between Cairns and Townsville, in Far North Queensland (FNQ to the locals).
The map below shows the Island’s location and the Thorsborne Trail.
This blurb, taken from the official site ,describes Hinchinbrook Island in glowing terms:
With its lush rainforests, rugged, misty and heath-covered mountains, sweeping sandy beaches, rocky headlands, paperbark and palm wetlands, mangrove-fringed shores and extensive open forests and woodlands, Hinchinbrook Island National Park is one of the world’s most outstanding island parks.
The route we are planning is opposite to the one normally taken.
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I am an excitable chap sometimes, and the thought of our next hike always gets me focused away from what I SHOULD be doing, onto what I WANT to be doing……So today while I SHOULD have been working, I snuck a peek on the Web to try and source some information about our next walk the Thorsborne Trail – Hinchinbrook Island. Check out the Official Site for “Parks Speak” and accurate information .
What got me going was the little widget on our site that counts down to any date you desire! I set it ages ago to this trip and it now says there are 40 days to the Thorsborne Trail. This makes it psychologically within easy reach. It …
