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Brahminy to Tewantin

Brahminy to Tewantin
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24/09/2022

 

Great Sandy National Park

Australia

 

26°S
153°E

0 - 114m ASL

 

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I WAS UP a little before the first light of dawn. The brilliant Jupiter was now falling towards the western horizon with the brightening Mars climbing in the eastern sky. I headed out to the communal area of the camp and a little further to the main track from where I watched the dawn before returning to the camp for breakfast and to pack up.

The sun was well up when I left Brahminy to return towards Tewantin where I had started yesterday, aiming to arrive before sunset. It was easier going this morning with a gentle downhill along the top of the sandmass. The sky was very clear giving very good views across Lake Cootharaba from where I could see Boreen Point, Kin Kin Creek, Fig Tree Point, and Lake Como. Wahpunga Range and Mothar Mountain were both clearly visible across the other side of the everglade.

The heath finished going into gnarly forest as the track turned towards the edge of the sand cliff over the beach. I stopped briefly at a couple of the viewpoints to look along the beach up to the distant hills of Double Island Point. From here I continued along the top of the ridge rising and falling before reaching the junction I had passed yesterday. I took the side track up to the one hundred metre summit of Mount Seewah. I stopped here to look out over the amazing view. Last time I was here four years ago the hill had been concealed in a thick cocoon of cloud. Today there wasn't a cloud in the sky. From here I had clear views along the beach to Noosa and beyond to Mount Coolum. I could also see much of Lake Cootharaba and the everglade. Looking further to the south I could see to the Blackall Range in the distance.

After resting at the top, I descended from the sandmass along the track to the other junction where I followed the side track to the Teewah Landing Road. I followed this west for about a kilometre passing a high burnt forest dune and everglade forest before reaching a small jetty at the edge of the pristine Lake Cootharaba. Here I rested for an early lunch before returning along the sand road back to the great walk track.

I was almost at the beach when I reached the great walk track, which I followed along the top of the dunes retracing my steps from yesterday. I passed several couples hiking to Brahminy for tonight. After about six kilometres I found a narrow side track heading to the beach, and I followed the beach with the tide out to Noosa Northshore Camping Ground and passing it continuing along the beach to the last section of track.

As I approached the track, a group of horses with riders passed along the water's edge. I headed back onto the track and followed it across the swampy heath and other the low forested hill back to the start of the track. From here a walk along the side of the road brought me to the ferry, which I crossed over the river and walked the remaining kilometre back into Tewantin, where I arrived a little before sunset.

 
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