MAY 2016 - WEDNESDAY WALKS Reporter: Dorothy L

Post date: Nov 2, 2016 6:19:19 AM

4 May Madura Tea/Pottsville Leader: Don E

29 members met at the Bogangar Headland to enjoy a scenic walk, then continued in a convoy along Clothiers Creek Rd for a few kilometres to the tea plantation. After looking over the fields and factory we received our tea samples and drove on to Pottsville Environmental Park for lunch and a walk through the bush.

OR Lower Ballanjui Leader: Laura R

Another 11 walkers met at Riverlea in Nerang for the drive up to Binna Burra. From the top carpark they walked down the track too Lower Ballanjui Falls, returning the same way.

OR Appletree Park, Springbrook Leader: Ellen B

Yet another group of 6 joined Ellen Birkby for a recce of the Appletree Park track with its hundreds of steps and subsequent undulations.

What a day of choices!

11 May Coombabah Wetlands Leader: Elizabeth M

On a cool day 18 bushies met at Raintree Glen, Coombabah and set out through the grassy paddock past the resident kangaroos. They followed the track past the paperbark trees and had a morning tea stop at the park beside the Coomera River, then circled back to the cars to enjoy lunch on the grass.

OR Appletree Park Leader: Ann M

Meanwhile 9 walkers led by Ann McLean regrouped up at Springbrook in very cold conditions to walk from Appletree Park down the 600 steps and back past Waringa Pool to Purling Brook.

18 May Caves Walk, Binna Burra Leader: Robert F

On a perfect autumn day 10 of us drove up to Binna Burra and met at the Information Centre to start the popular Caves Walk, coming out of the forest at the grassy area near the road junction. We then walked down the road back to the Information Centre for lunch and cars.

25 May Tamborine Mountain Leader: Ros P

15 members and 2 visitors met at Michigan Drive, Coomera to drive up to Tamborine Mtn. First stop was Palm Grove National Park with its great collection of huge buttressed trees. From there we drove across to The Knoll picnic area for morning tea and a walk around the nearby track. The final stop was down the hill at the excellent Botanic Gardens for lunch and a stroll to admire the opening camellias and the new 'Sooty Owl’ children’s corner track with its airborne wire sculpture.

OR Warrie Circuit, Springbrook Leaders: Ann M, Lis M, Ellen B

9 members did this 17km walk at Springbrook in a clockwise direction, where the downward track is near the East branch of Little Nerang Creek. The waterfalls and the Meeting of the Waters area were yet to receive their boost from the heavy rain early in June, but this is still an enjoyable forest walk.