Discover the Escape Magazine – September 1983 from the Townsville NFC Bushwalkers. Packed with trip reports from Hinchinbrook, Tully Gorge, Bartle Frere and Magnetic Island, conservation insights, safety tips, and gear checklists—capturing the adventure and spirit of bushwalking in North Queensland.
Explore Elliot Toe on Mt Elliot’s western slopes, a rugged scramble over scree, boulders, and lantana to granite outcrops with sweeping views of Antill Plains, Ross River Dam, and Fredericks Peak. This craggy peak offers one of North Queensland’s most striking and adventurous climbs.
Climb the Murrambingles, dubbed “The Undraped Virgins,” one of Townsville’s finest peaks. With sweeping ridge-top views from Mt Spec to Cape Bowling Green, rough granite slabs, and camera-worthy vistas, this 1980s bushwalk rivals Fredericks Peak as North Queensland’s most striking climb.
Climbing Mount Aberdeen (910m) near Bowen, a rugged North Queensland peak with a dramatic rock scar offering a bush-free route to the summit. This 1983 ascent features easy rock climbs, crag traverses, and sweeping views—an adventurous hike into the heart of the Clarke Range wilderness.
Explore South Branch Kennedy Creek to Meunga Creek on this 1983 two-day hike in the Kirrama Range. Follow creeks, ridges, and rainforest with waterfalls, melaleucas, and challenging wait-a-while. A rugged North Queensland bushwalk offering wild scenery and adventurous creek crossings.
Discover Yamanie Creek in North Queensland, a two-day trek of waterfalls, long pools, compulsory swims, and short jumps. This 1982 bushwalk offers scenic cascades, rainforest ridges, and adventurous creek crossings, making it a rewarding hike through the Kirrama Range wilderness.
A 1982 “Plea for the Mountains” celebrates North Queensland peaks like Fredericks, Mt Abbot, Station Hill, Godwins Peak and Mt Cataract. With routes, water tips, and challenges from scunge to scree, this bushwalking log urges hikers to embrace the effort for summit views and adventure.
From water slides at Leichhardt Creek to muddy treks at Repulse, Easter at Cape Upstart, and sailing tales from Goold Island, July ’82 was packed with adventure, laughs, and lessons in leaving no trace.
Explore Cape Upstart on this 1982 Easter bushwalking adventure. From Guthalungra to Snug Harbour and Coconut Bay, hikers crossed creeks, saddles, and overgrown tracks to reach remote campsites with fresh water, sandy beaches, and rocky outcrops—an iconic North Queensland coastal trek.
Escape Magazine Jul 1981 — Townsville Bushwalkers: walks, history & trip tales. Highlights: Mt Spec, Magnetic Island, Mt Wilhelm, Herbert River, Goldfields. Meetings, gear checklists, safety tips & creek stories. Join local bushwalks in North Queensland — explore, learn, connect. Join us — explore!
Explore North Murray Gorge, a hidden 1981 adventure in North Queensland. With sheer cliffs, waterfalls, deep pools, and challenging canyon scrambles, this remote trek offers breathtaking scenery, rainforest camps, and wildlife encounters—an unforgettable gorge walk beyond the maps' detail.
Explore the Townsville N.F.C. Bushwalkers May 1981 newsletter: upcoming walks to Paradise Bay, Bishop’s Peak, Herbert River, Saddle Mountain & Murray Falls; meeting dates; beginner essentials; bush meals; trip reports (Routeburn Track, Mt Spec); Upper Broadwater Creek history in North Queensland.