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WALK: Carnarvon Gorge/Girraween 8-day event Grades 3-4
May 24

WALK: Carnarvon Gorge/Girraween 8-day event Grades 3-4

7 Places Remaining
Start Date
24-May-2025 9:00 am
End Date
31-May-2025 4:00 pm
Timezone
(UTC+10:00) Australia/Sydney

Registration is limited to 15.

This is an opportunity for club members to return or visit for the first time the splendours of the Carnarvon Gorge National Park and Girraween National Park. Carnarvon Gorge is a spectacular destination filled with striking landscapes, towering sandstone cliffs, endless tablelands, an abundance of native wildlife and indigenous art sites that have been recognised as some of the finest rock imagery in Australia. Girraween is a park of massive granite outcrops and precariously placed boulders.

The itinerary is as follows:

Day 1  Saturday:          Drive to Chinchilla , Meet up at Chinchilla Pub for dinner.

Day 2: Sunday              Arrive at Breeze Holiday Park, Carnarvon Gorge – Sundowner drinks and dinner

Day 3 Monday:             Big Bend, Cathedral Cave and Boowinda Gorge (22km return);

Day 4 Tuesday:             Wards Canyon, Art Gallery & Amphitheatre (14km return);

Day 5 Wednesday:       Boolimba Bluff for sunrise, Baloon Cave, Mickeys Ck, the Rockpool & the Nature Trail (10km all up).

Day 6 Thursday:           Drive to Stanthorpe, Dinner at O’Maras Hotel.

Day 7 Friday:                Girraween National Park, Day Walks Bald Creek, Castle Rock, overnight at Stanthorpe

Day 8 Saturday:           return home

In Chinchilla you can choose your own accommodation. Last year several of us stayed at the Chinchilla Tourist Park. At Carnarvon Gorge we will stay at Big 4 Breeze Holiday Park (formerly known as the Takarakka Bush Resort). Click here for where we stay  There are a variety of cabins, cottages and explorer tents that can accommodate between 2-6 people as well as powered or unpowered camping sites. This is a popular location so don’t delay in booking accommodation. Book by phoning (07) 4984 4535 or online https://breezeholidayparks.com.au/parks/carnarvon-gorge/

In Stanthorpe we will stay at the Top of The Town Holiday Park. This is the link for booking your accommodation.   https://topoftown.com.au/

 A chat has been set up to assist in the sharing of accommodation.

This event is for members only.

Upon registration it will be assumed you have read the Northern Rivers Bushwalkers Club BUSHWALKING ESSENTIAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT and you bring in your pack a completed Medical Information slip.

Event Location
carnarvon gorge
QLD
Contact Details
Peter Monks
0414190279
pmo39114@bigpond.net.au

Saturday 7th Jun 2025