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.
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.
Newsletter
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.
Girringun National Park
Explore a hard off-track adventure at Wallaman Falls and Stoney Creek near Ingham, North Queensland. This Townsville Bushwalking Club trip report features rock hopping, waterfall swims, steep scrambling, and spectacular Herbert River Valley views.
Featuring three adventures - a scenic, history-rich Dalrymple Gap walk with far more creek crossings than expected, and a tough Mt Storth and Killymoon Creek bushwalk with granite scrambles, swims, and sweeping views.
Explore The Sisters Mountains near Townsville on a rugged private-property hike linking three summits, rocky cliff lookouts, steep scrambles, Slippery Rocks Creek, golden orb spiders, green ants, and rough lantana-filled ridgelines.
Bowling Green Bay National Park
Mount Storth delivered steep northern ridgeline climbing, granite outcrops, summit views, Aboriginal rock art, and a varied descent via the Western Ridge and Killymoon Creek - a rewarding Townsville bushwalk through rugged Bowling Green Bay country.
Delve into the fascinating history of the Townsville Bushwalking Club, founded in May 1960. Uncover tales of the first local walks, dedicated early members, and a tragic 1962 mystery. Essential reading for North Queensland hiking enthusiasts!
Newsletter
Join the Townsville Bushwalking Club this September 2019 for guided hikes to Little Crystal Creek, Paluma rainforest, Mt Cook on Magnetic Island, and more. Discover new introductory walks, safety tips on the Gympie Gympie stinging tree, and updates on meetings, membership, and local adventures.
Bowling Green Bay National Park
A superb Mt Cleveland circuit with steep climbs, granite slabs, ridgeline traversing, shaded lunch beneath a huge rock, and sweeping views across Cape Cleveland, Cleveland Bay, and the surrounding peaks - an epic off-track day in Bowling Green Bay country.