A friendly community exploring North Queensland’s rainforests, peaks, rivers and coast. We run regular day walks, overnight trips, and multi-day adventures with a focus on safety, inclusivity, and Leave No Trace principles.
Paluma
Swamp Creek to Big Birthday Creek delivered a decent off-track adventure near Paluma Dam, with open rocky creek walking, waterfalls, rainforest swims, crystal-clear pools, and a side trip to an unmarked summit in Mt Spec country.
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March 2021 with Townsville Bushwalking Club: a packed six weeks of adventures from Swamp Creek, Terraces, and Keelbottom Creek to Porcupine Gorge and Pelorus Island over Easter. Recent highlights include Mt Spec, Crystal Creek, cycling, kayaking, and more. Exploration is in our DNA!
Paluma
Exploring Upper Gold Creek in Paluma Range National Park on this 20 km off-track bushwalk from Paluma Dam. Featuring Foxlee's Lookout, lush rainforest creek walking, Cairns Creek overflow, and Gold Creek Falls.
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A lush off-track adventure following a fern-filled rainforest creek to Crystal Creek's Blue Lagoon and Crystal Falls, with creek walking, swimming holes, granite cascades and classic tropical scenery.
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Explore Dolby Creek and upper Crystal Creek in Paluma Range National Park on this off-track rainforest adventure near Townsville. Wade through clear creeks, swim at Junction Spa Pools, and discover historic tin mining diggings, stone walls, and old artefacts.
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Looking back on waterfalls, Cape Cleveland, Dunk Island, club celebrations, bushwalking history, and plans for more North Queensland adventures in 2021.
Step back in time with our 1970s bushwalking slideshow. From Ayers Rock to Mt Halifax, Gloucester Island, and the Burdekin River, these photos capture classic trips, old-school gear, and the adventurous spirit that shaped our club’s history.
Three days on Dunk Island brought summit views, secluded beaches, rocky coastal exploring, mangroves, turtles, stingrays, reef life, swims, sunsets, and camp comforts. A memorable Club island adventure, with kayak plans for next year.
Paluma
Explore the historic K-Traverse in Paluma Range National Park. This Grade 5 bushwalk follows old logging roads to Birthday Creek, with rainforest, relics, bottle dumps and swimming holes. A wild North Queensland adventure for experienced bushwalkers.
From steep climbs on the Paluma Range and long hot slogs on the Conway Circuit to a pig-charged rainforest and the fast “Bambaroo Express”, walkers faced hills, mishaps, laughter, and plenty of stories.
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October 2020 newsletter shares upcoming North Queensland walks, Paluma updates, COVID-19 changes, club news, bushwalking resources, and recent adventures through creeks, waterfalls, rainforest, and rugged local ranges.
A wet and misty overnight ascent of Mount Bellenden Ker with Graeme, following a rough rainforest track past water refill points to the summit ridge. Leeches, mud, cloud forest, and a remote high camp made it a memorable North Queensland adventure.