Horizon Guides’ Bushwalk program
Sunday 21 April Off Track 'through walk’ in Main Range NP
Anzac Day Thursday 25 April – Mt Gipps – walk along the Rabbit Fence 9km Return approx. 5hrs Steep climb / 425m elevation gain. This return walk begins at Richmond Gap on the Lions Rd and follows the Rabbit Board Fence to an old shelter. There are magnificent views to the north across to Christmas Creek and Lamington NP.
Sunday 28 April Albert River Circuit (Lamington NP, Green Mountains Section) 21.8km 7 – 8hrs GRADE: Moderate. Cost: $95 pp“We start out along the famous Border Track and at the 5km mark begin to descend through forests of Antarctic beech to a lush rainforest gully featuring Echo Falls. This is the perfect spot to take a break by the sweet mountain water. It’s uphill from here, following a branch of the Albert River upstream to Echo Point lookout. Enjoy panoramic views from Mount Wupawn to Mount Durigan on the McPherson Range and south to the Tweed Range. These peaks are all part of the erosion caldera that surrounds Mount Warning, once a central volcanic plug. Traditional Owners of the Bundjalang language group call this mighty plug 'Wollumbin' (cloud-catcher). Continue east along the Queensland–New South Wales border to Cominan lookout and then turn north-west to connect back up with the Border Track. In September when the beech orchids Dendrobium falcorostrum are flowering, this circuit takes on a particular charm, with the delicate orchids contrasting with the massive trunks to which they cling.” Source: adapted from QPWS website.