DOCSLIB.ORG

Atherton and Evelyn Tablelands Parks Journey Guide

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Atherton and Evelyn Tablelands Parks Journey Guide Queensland National Parks Atherton and Evelyn Tablelands parks Welcome Contents For all the world Parks at a glance .........................................................................2 In the north ...............................................................................10 Many of the parks and forests on the Tablelands are part of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area—an area so special that it is valued Welcome .....................................................................................3 In the centre ..............................................................................12 worldwide for its exceptional diversity, its evolutionary history Parks of the Tablelands north map ..............................................4 Around Lake Tinaroo .................................................................14 and its superb scenic beauty. The Wet Tropics World Heritage Area Parks of the Tablelands south map .............................................5 Around Atherton .......................................................................16 covers nearly 900,000ha and stretches along the north-east coast of Plan your journey ........................................................................6 Heading south ...........................................................................18 Queensland for about 450km between Townsville and Cooktown. Getting there ...............................................................................7 Southern Tablelands .................................................................20 Choose your adventure ...............................................................8 Visit with care ...........................................................................22 Unwind Adventurous by nature ................................................................9 Further information ...................................................................24 with family and friends as you soak up a sunset and Fishing at Lake Tinaroo, disconnect from the pace Danbulla State Forest. and bustle of everyday life. Delve Parks at a glance deeply into the mining, forestry and farming history that has shaped and influenced the colourful landscape. Page Camping Camp fires Toilets Dogs on a leash Day-use area Fishing Short walk (3hr or less) Long walk than(more 3hr) Mountain biking Canoeing/ Kayaking Horseriding The Chimneys day-use area, Danbulla. Park Bunda Bibandji (Bare HIll) CP 10–11 Experience Discover Bartle Frere Trail, Wooroonooran NP 12–13 a cultural landscape, a diverse landscape peppered with astounding volcanic features, Curtain Fig NP 12–13 interwoven with significant places, traditional stories World Heritage-listed forests and Danbulla NP and SF 14–15 and spiritual connections. exceptional animals and plants. Davies Creek and Dinden NPs 10–11 Emerald Creek, Dinden West FR 10–11 Delight Hallorans Hill CP 16–17 u in awe-inspiring views Hasties Swamp NP 16–17 and rugged scenery from a whisper-quiet kayak or Herberton Range NP and SF, 16–17 and Baldy Mountain FR atop 2 wheels. Herberton Range CP 18–19 Muellers stag beetle. Koombooloomba NP and CP 20–21 Photos (clockwise from top right): Maxime Coquard © Qld Govt; Robert Ashdown © Qld Govt; © Wet Lake Barrine, Crater Lakes NP 12–13 Atherton Forest Mountain Bike Park. Tropics Management Authority; © Damien Bleach Photography; Yabbaday © Daniel Joseph Lake Eacham, Crater Lakes NP 12–13 Malanda Falls CP 12–13 u u Millstream Falls NP 18–19 Welcome to the Misty Mountains Wilderness tracks* 20–21 Mount Hypipamee NP 18–19 Tablelands’ parks Tumoulin SF and FR 18–19 Welcome to the Atherton and Evelyn tablelands. A lush, fertile region of Tablelands section, Tully Gorge NP* 20–21 rainforest, wetland and savannah, full of walking tracks, mountain-bike trails, Tully Falls NP* 20–21 camping areas, craters, lakes, waterfalls and wildlife. The endless variety of Wongabel SF 16–17 attractions and activities means the tablelands have something for everyone to enjoy! As a ranger I like being able to work on Country, to look after Country. NP = National Park On behalf of all my fellow rangers, we ask that you respect the places you visit CP = Conservation Park SF = State Forest and help us preserve our precious parks for future generations. FR = Forest Reserve Ranger Brittney * Access and facilities from the Tablelands only. For information about the coastal reaches of these parks, see the Tropical Coast national parks journey guide. At some locations, conditions may apply. u Nearby Photos: (left) Mandy Heales © Qld Govt; (background) © Steven Nowakowski 2 (Front cover) Emerald Creek Falls in Dinden West Forest Reserve; (this page) Tableland sunrise 3 Photos: (front cover) © Paul Curtis, North Queensland Wildscapes; (this page) © Roger James Parks of the Tablelands north map Parks of the Tablelands south map Herberton Range The Bluff National Park To Mount Molloy Kuranda State Forest National Park P Wooroonooran a l National Park P Formartine Kuranda m en Tumoulin Millaa e i Evelyn Creek rs n State Forest Millaa to su Conservation State Forest n la H Park ig D Barron hw e Kennedy Highway a v Gorge y e Tumoulin lo National Park Maalan p Forest Reserve m Bilwon The Bluff National Park e Clohesy River Road n State Forest State Forest t a l Ravenshoe R Cairns State Forest o a Clohesy River fig tree d Ravenshoe Dinden Dinden Millstream Falls T West u State Forest l To Mount Garnet National Park l To Innisfail y Forest F a Tully Gorge Reserve no through l Davies Creek Road l s access ay National Park Bunda Bibandji Ke ighw R nnedy H o a (Bare Hill) Big Millstream Falls d d oa Conservation R tal Davies Creek Park Little Millstream Falls en Mareeba Dinden pm National Park Lake Wabunga Tully Falls elo Ravenshoe ev National Park Morris Wayemba National Park D Forest Reserve e k r Tinaroo Mount Turtle u Kahlpahlim B Creek Legend Rock car park Road Emerald Little National park Car camping Dinden West Creek Falls Mulgrave Tully Gorge Forest Reserve State forest Boat camping National Park Henry National Park Hannam Forest reserve Picnic table K Tully Gorge lookout e Drive Kauri Creek Road Gordonvale n n Conservation park Open camp fire e d y Mount Edith Road Water Fire ring To Chillagoe Koombooloomba H i g Danbulla Conservation Park h Waterway Barbecue—wood w Danbulla National Park d a oa y State Forest 2 a R Waterfall Generator permitted Danbull Highway Danbulla South Danbulla Highway Dogs on a leash permitted Koombooloomba Forest Reserve 2 State Forest Dam Hallorans Hill Sealed road Constructed lookout Conservation Park Danbulla Gillies Unsealed road Short walk Danbulla South National Park Wooroonooran Herberton Range 4WD road Long walk Koombooloomba Forest Reserve State Forest National Park South Forest Reserve Unsealed road Natural viewpoint Lake (no motorised access) Tinaroo Lake Wildlife watching Walking track Koombooloomba Barrine Mountain biking Atherton Gadgarra National Park Shared trail—horses Scale Mount Baldy National Park and vehicles Horseriding 0 5 10km Yungaburra Shared trail—horses Fishing and walkers Baldy Crater Lakes No camp fires Mountain National Park Locked gate No camping Forest Reserve Curtain Fig Visitor information Lake Eacham centre National Park No vehicle access Wongabel Parking T Herberton Range No trail bikes Ridge Road State Forest o pa Wi-Fi z R Hasties Swamp oad Over-the-counter National Park booking Herberton Range Right: Lake Barrine, Crater Lakes National Park National Park Malanda Booking kiosk Below: Atherton Forest Mountain Bike Park To Bartle Frere Photos: (right) © Paul Curtis, North Queensland Toilet Wildscapes; (below) Maxime Coquard © Qld Govt Herberton Malanda Falls Wheelchair access Herberton Range Conservation Park Herberton Range Conservation Park Day-use area State Forest 4WD access Upper Barron Road Tent camping Mount Hypipamee Herberton Range National Park Scale 4 National Park 0 5 10km 5 Kahlpahilim Rock trail, Dinden National Park © Qld Govt Curtis Paul Photo: © Qld Govt Vallance Tamara Photo: Driving through the Tablelands Plan your journey Getting there Venture into a tapestry of colourful landscapes and spectacular views. Breathe in the mountain air and feel Wind your way to the Tablelands on a meandering range road or dusty the spray as waterfalls plunge into crystal-clear pools. Get out and enjoy a mountain-bike adventure or outback track. Choose from 6 main access routes—consider taking a Ulysses butterfly Photo: © Toursism glide through waterways on a canoe or kayak. Wander through forests interwoven with history and ancient different route on your way home. and Events Qld connections and discover wondrous wildlife. Via the Kuranda Range Via the Cassowary Coast Via Cooktown and Cape York Living cultural landscape Escape to the hills! Enjoy cooler and less Local events At Smithfield, 14km north of Cairns, turn About 5km north of Innisfail, turn onto the Peninsula Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service humid weather thanks to the elevation of Consider planning your journey to west onto the Kennedy Highway and Palmerston Highway and wind your way From Cooktown it’s a 265km trip along the acknowledges the First Nations peoples of the Tablelands (500–1,200m). Summer coincide with some of the many events drive the winding 11.5km route up the uphill for 76km to Millaa Millaa, at a lofty sealed Mulligan Highway to Mareeba, on Queensland’s parks and forests. Rich with days can be hot but temperatures cool and festivals on the Tablelands. Immerse coastal range to Kuranda. From here, it’s 1,050m, on
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Queensland Transport and Roads Investment Program for 2021–22 to 2024-25: Far North
    Far North 272,216 km2 Area covered by location1 5.68% Population of Queensland1 2,939 km Other state-controlled road network 217 km National Land Transport Network2 211 km National rail network See references section (notes for map pages) for further details on footnotes. Cairns Office 15 Lake Street | Cairns | Qld 4870 PO Box 6185 | Cairns | Qld 4870 (07) 4045 7144 | [email protected] • continue construction of road safety improvements on • commence installation of new Intelligent Transport Program Highlights Gillies Range Road Systems on the Kuranda Range section of Kennedy Highway, jointly funded by the Australian Government • commence construction of the Bruce Highway – Cairns and Queensland Government as part of the COVID-19 In 2020–21 we completed: Southern Access Cycleway, jointly funded by the economic recovery response Australian Government and Queensland Government • completed paving and sealing paving of a section of • commence early works on the Cairns Ring Road (CBD Peninsula Development Road at Fairview (Part B) • continue design of a flood immunity upgrade on the to Smithfield) project, jointly funded by the Australian Bruce Highway at Dallachy Road, jointly funded by the Government and Queensland Government • an upgrade of the Clump Point boating infrastructure at Australian Government and Queensland Government Mission Beach • commence upgrade of the culvert at Parker Creek • continue construction of a new overtaking lane on Crossing on Captain Cook Highway, Mossman, as part • construction of the Harley Street
    [Show full text]
  • Annual Report 2018-2019
    ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 Purpose of the report This annual report details the financial and non-financial performance of the Wet Tropics Management Authority from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019. It highlights the work, achievements, activities and strategic initiatives of the Authority, and satisfies the requirements of Queensland’s Wet Tropics World Heritage Protection and Management Act 1993 and Financial Accountability Act 2009; and the Commonwealth’s Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Conservation Act 1994. Feedback The annual report is an important document representing communication and accountability. The Authority values comments and welcomes feedback from readers. Public availability This publication can be accessed from our website at www.wettropics.gov.au. Alternatively, hard copies can be obtained by emailing [email protected]. Interpreter service statement The Wet Tropics Management Authority is committed to providing accessible services to people from all culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. If you have difficulty in understanding the annual report and need to access this document in a language other than English, please call the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National) on 131 450 and ask them to telephone the Wet Tropics Management Authority on +61 7 4241 0500. Copyright © Wet Tropics Management Authority 2019. All photographs are copyright of Wet Tropics Images unless otherwise stated. Information licence Under this licence you are free, without having to seek our permission, to use this publication in accordance with the licence. This annual report is licenced by the State of Queensland under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) 3.0 Australia.
    [Show full text]
  • Walkabout Activities
    Linfield University DigitalCommons@Linfield 2009-10 Postcards Postcards from Abroad 12-13-2009 Walkabout Activities Samantha O'Connor Linfield College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/intl_postcards Recommended Citation O'Connor, Samantha, "Walkabout Activities" (2009). 2009-10 Postcards. Article. Submission 5. https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/intl_postcards/5 This Article is protected by copyright and/or related rights. It is brought to you for free via open access, courtesy of DigitalCommons@Linfield, with permission from the rights-holder(s). Your use of this Article must comply with the Terms of Use for material posted in DigitalCommons@Linfield, or with other stated terms (such as a Creative Commons license) indicated in the record and/or on the work itself. For more information, or if you have questions about permitted uses, please contact [email protected]. Journals from James Cook University 2009-12-13 Walkabout Activities Croc Feeding I have been staying very busy these last couple weeks with school and weekend (and sometimes weekday) excursions. As an international student, I am automatically enrolled in a club on campus called The Walkabout Club which organizes fieldtrips to different areas around Cairns. This past weekend, 8 other students and I went on a day trip to Millaa Millaa Waterfalls, Lake Eachem, Lake Barrine, Johnstone Crocodile Farm, and the famous Curtain Fig Tree. It was such a wonderfully busy day. Although the weather was not ideal, it was still a lot of fun. First, we went to the two lakes, which were actually formed from volcanic craters. The tour guide bought us scones and locally grown coffee and tea from the tea house that overlooks Lake Barrine.
    [Show full text]
  • 3.14 Gordonvale – Goldsborough District 3.14.1 Description and Intent
    CairnsPlan – March 2009 3.14 Gordonvale – Goldsborough District 3.14.1 Description and Intent The Gordonvale – Goldsborough District is characterised by the natural features of the Mulgrave River, the Pyramid and the adjacent ranges, as well as by cane fields, the sugar mill and the commercial centre surrounding Norman Park in the centre of Gordonvale. Gordonvale be retained as a distinct community and the recognisable character and local heritage is maintained and enhanced. It is intended that the rural areas within the District should remain and that there should be a range of opportunities for residential living in the areas identified for urban development. There are opportunities for rural residential living in the Goldsborough Valley and in the area on the western side of the Gillies Highway closer to Gordonvale. A Local Store to service the residential population is appropriate for Goldsborough. Such a store should be located on Goldsborough Road, away from the recreational area along the river. This is consistent with the established planning intent. It is not intended that there should be any expansion of the areas identified for this purpose. It is intended that the areas identified for conventional residential living in the northern part of the District should be developed and consolidated. There are opportunities for medium density residential living in areas adjacent to the commercial centre, consistent with the established planning intent. Medium density residential development should complement the character of this part of Gordonvale. There is the opportunity for development of tourist accommodation, such as a caravan park, in an area adjacent to the intersection of the Bruce Highway and the Gillies Highway.
    [Show full text]
  • Cultural Heritage Series
    VOLUME 4 PART 1 MEMOIRS OF THE QUEENSLAND MUSEUM CULTURAL HERITAGE SERIES © Queensland Museum PO Box 3300, South Brisbane 4101, Australia Phone 06 7 3840 7555 Fax 06 7 3846 1226 Email [email protected] Website www.qmuseum.qld.gov.au National Library of Australia card number ISSN 1440-4788 NOTE Papers published in this volume and in all previous volumes of the Memoirs of the Queensland Museum may be reproduced for scientific research, individual study or other educational purposes. Properly acknowledged quotations may be made but queries regarding the republication of any papers should be addressed to the Director. Copies of the journal can be purchased from the Queensland Museum Shop. A Guide to Authors is displayed at the Queensland Museum web site www.qmuseum.qld.gov.au/resources/resourcewelcome.html A Queensland Government Project Typeset at the Queensland Museum DR ERIC MJÖBERG’S 1913 SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION OF NORTH QUEENSLAND’S RAINFOREST REGION ÅSA FERRIER Ferrier, Å. 2006 11 01: Dr Eric Mjöberg’s 1913 scientific exploration of North Queensland’s rainforest region. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, Cultural Heritage Series 4(1): 1-27. Brisbane. ISSN 1440-4788. This paper is an account of Dr Eric Mjöberg’s travels in the northeast Queensland rainforest region, where he went, what observations he made, and what types of Aboriginal material culture items he collected and returned with to Sweden in 1914. Mjöberg, a Swedish entomologist commissioned by the Swedish government to document rainforest fauna and flora, spent seven months in the tropical rainforest region of far north Queensland in 1913, mainly exploring areas around the Atherton Tablelands.
    [Show full text]
  • Queensland National Parks Short Walks
    Short walks guide Queensland’s national parks Short walks in the tropical north Venture naturally Contents Explore national parks ........................................ 3 Wooroonooran National Park, Goldfield Trail ............................................. 16 Choose your walk ................................................4 Wooroonooran National Park, Townsville (map) .................................................6 Goldsborough Valley ................................. 16 Bowling Green Bay National Park, Eubenangee Swamp National Park .........17 Mount Elliot .................................................. 7 Mount Whitfield Conservation Park .......17 Magnetic Island National Park ................. 7 Fitzroy Island National Park ......................18 Townsville Town Common Conservation Park .......................................8 Green Island National Park .......................18 Cape Pallarenda National Park ..................8 Barron Gorge National Park .................... 19 Paluma Range National Park, Daintree National Park, Mount Spec ...................................................9 Mossman Gorge ......................................... 19 Paluma Range National Park, Daintree National Park, Jourama Falls ................................................9 Cape Tribulation .........................................20 Girringun National Park, Tropical North Queensland Wallaman Falls ............................................ 10 (tableland map) ...........................................21 Girringun National Park,
    [Show full text]
  • Araneae, Archaeidae) of Tropical North-Eastern Queensland Zookeys, 2012; 218(218):1-55
    PUBLISHED VERSION Michael G. Rix, and Mark S. Harvey Australian assassins, Part III: a review of the assassin spiders (Araneae, Archaeidae) of tropical north-eastern Queensland ZooKeys, 2012; 218(218):1-55 © Michael G. Rix, Mark S. Harvey. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0 (CC-BY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Originally published at: http://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.218.3662 PERMISSIONS CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ http://hdl.handle.net/2440/86518 A peer-reviewed open-access journal ZooKeys 218:Australian 1–55 (2012) Assassins, Part III: A review of the Assassin Spiders (Araneae, Archaeidae)... 1 doi: 10.3897/zookeys.215.3662 MONOGRAPH www.zookeys.org Launched to accelerate biodiversity research Australian Assassins, Part III: A review of the Assassin Spiders (Araneae, Archaeidae) of tropical north-eastern Queensland Michael G. Rix1,†, Mark S. Harvey1,2,3,4,‡ 1 Department of Terrestrial Zoology, Western Australian Museum, Locked Bag 49, Welshpool DC, Perth, We- stern Australia 6986, Australia 2 Research Associate, Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024, USA 3 Research Associate, California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA 4 Adjunct Professor, School of Animal Biology, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Perth, Western Australia 6009, Australia † urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author:B7D4764D-B9C9-4496-A2DE-C4D16561C3B3 ‡ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author:FF5EBAF3-86E8-4B99-BE2E-A61E44AAEC2C Corresponding author: Michael G.
    [Show full text]
  • Mount Emerald Wind Farm, Herberton Range North Queensland
    Mount Emerald Wind Farm, Herberton Range North Queensland Environmental Impact Statement Volume 2 (EPBC 2011/6228) Prepared by: Prepared for: RPS AUSTRALIA EAST PTY LTD RATCH AUSTRALIA CORPORATION LTD 135 Lake Street Level 4, 231 George Street, Cairns Brisbane, Queensland 4870 Queensland, 4001 T: +61 7 4031 1336 T: +61 7 3214 3401 F: +61 7 4031 2942 F: +61 7 3214 3499 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] W: www.ratchaustralia.com Client Manager: Mellissa Jess Report Number: PR100246 / R72846 Version / Date: VA / Volume 2 rpsgroup.com.au Mount Emerald Wind Farm, Herberton Range North Queensland Environmental Impact Statement Volume 2 IMPORTANT NOTE Apart from fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism, or review as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part of this report, its attachments or appendices may be reproduced by any process without the written consent of RPS Australia East Pty Ltd. All enquiries should be directed to RPS Australia East Pty Ltd. We have prepared this report for the sole purposes of RATCH Australia Corporation Ltd (“Client”) for the specific purpose of only for which it is supplied (“Purpose”). This report is strictly limited to the purpose and the facts and matters stated in it and does not apply directly or indirectly and will not be used for any other application, purpose, use or matter. In preparing this report we have made certain assumptions. We have assumed that all information and documents provided to us by the Client or as a result of a specific request or enquiry were complete, accurate and up-to-date.
    [Show full text]
  • Recovery Plan for the Southern Cassowary Casuarius Casuarius Johnsonii Prepared by Peter Latch for the Cassowary Recovery Team
    Recovery plan for the southern cassowary Casuarius casuarius johnsonii Prepared by Peter Latch for the Cassowary Recovery Team Title: Recovery plan for the southern cassowary Casuarius casuarius johnsonii Prepared by: Peter Latch for the Cassowary Recovery Team © The State of Queensland, Environmental Protection Agency, 2007 Copyright protects this publication. Except for purposes permitted by the Copyright Act, reproduction by whatever means is prohibited without the prior written knowledge of the Environmental Protection Agency. Inquiries should be addressed to PO Box 15155, CITY EAST, QLD 4002. Copies may be obtained from the: Executive Director Sustainable Communities Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 15155 CITY EAST QLD 4002 Disclaimer: The Australian Government, in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency, facilitates the publication of recovery plans to detail the actions needed for the conservation of threatened native wildlife. This State approved recovery plan was prepared with financial support form the Australian Government and has been adopted as a National Recovery Plan under the provisions of the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. The attainment of objectives and the provision of funds may be subject to budgetary and other constraints affecting the parties involved, and may also be constrained by the need to address other conservation priorities. Approved recovery actions may be subject to modification due to changes in knowledge and changes in conservation status. Publication reference: Latch, P. 2007. National recovery plan for the southern cassowary Casuarius casuarius johnsonii . Report to Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Canberra. Environmental Protection Agency. 2 Contents Executive Summary................................................................................................................... 4 1. General information..............................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Keeping Our Roads Running
    FACT SHEET Keeping our roads running Cairns Regional Council is responsible for maintaining 1034km of sealed urban roads and 644km of rural roads on behalf of the community. This fact sheet provides an overview of what Council does to maintain and improve the condion of our roads. Annual road maintenance programs Road improvement programs for the 2016/2017 Each year, Council allocates funding to undertake reseal, asphalt financial year include: and pavement rehabilitaon programs to keep the roads in the Cairns region in good condion. Reseal and asphalt overlays ‐ $5.4 million; Pavement rehabilitaon ‐ $4 million; Reseal program: Resealing a road involves spraying the old stone Suburban enhancement program (eg. road shoulder sealing / sealed surface with hot bitumen and rolling in loose stones, of kerb and channel replacement) ‐ $4.5 million; between 7mm to 14mm in diameter, over the top. This process is Pothole repair and patching $1.25 million; used when the road structure underneath is in good condion but the surface needs another coat of black paint and stones to seal it. Street sweeping ‐ $1.1 million. Loose stones and so bitumen can be an annoyance aer sealing however, this seles aer a couple of weeks as the bitumen hardens. This process is a lile like painng a house to prevent it approximately a third of the cost of an asphalt overlay process and from wood rot in that it is the most cost‐effecve method used on can significantly extend the life of the original road. It is also the majority of our roads. environmentally friendly as the process is completed without the product having to be heated.
    [Show full text]
  • North Qld Wilderness with Bill Peach Journeys
    NORTH QLD WILDERNESS WITH BILL PEACH JOURNEYS Sojourn Lakes & Waterfalls of North Queensland 8 Days | 10 Jun – 17 Jun 2019 | AUD$6,995pp twin share | Single Supplement FREE* oin Bill Peach Journeys for an exploration of far north Exclusive Highlights Queensland’s spectacular lakes and waterfalls. From the J magnificent coastal sights of Cape Tribulation, Cooktown, Port Douglas and Cairns to the breathtakingly beautiful creations * Spend 2 nights in the rainforest at Silky Oaks, a of nature to be found inland. We explore the lush green world of Luxury Lodge of Australia the Atherton Tablelands and the hypnotic cascades and revitalising * 1 night at the 5 star Pullman Reef Hotel Cairns natural swimming holes of the famed Waterfall Circuit. Marvel * Enjoy wildlife cruises on the serene Lake Barrine at the natural beauty of waterfalls including the majestic and and iconic Daintree River picturesque Millaa Millaa Falls surrounded by stunning tropical rainforest; be sure to bring your camera along! * Explore spectacular Crater Lake National Park including Lake Eacham We will discover the natural ecosystem which exists in this remarkable * Visit Millaa Millaa Falls, Zillie Falls, Ellinjaa Falls, region while cruising on Lake Barrine and explore Mossman Gorge Malanda Falls on the Waterfall Circuit learning about the unique flora and fauna that abounds. Uncover the region’s timber and mining history in the towns of Atherton * Discover the history of the region in Atherton, and Mareeba and discover Captain Cook and gold rush history Mareeba and Cooktown in Cooktown. Truly an enchanting sojourn of pristine wilderness * Marvel at the natural beauty of Tinaroo Lake, complimented by Bill Peach Journeys style including a two night Mobo Creek Crater, Danbulla Forest, the stay amongst the rainforest at the renowned Silky Oaks Lodge.
    [Show full text]
  • TTT-Trails-Collation-Low-Res.Pdf
    A Step Back in Time Pioneering History www.athertontablelands.com.au A Step Back in Time: Pioneering History Mossman Farmers, miners, explorers and Port Douglas soldiers all played significant roles in settling and shaping the Atherton Julatten Tablelands into the diverse region that Cpt Cook Hwy Mount Molloy it is today. Jump in the car and back in Palm Cove Mulligan Hwy time to discover the rich and colourful Kuranda history of the area. Cairns The Mareeba Heritage Museum and Visitor Kennedy HwyBarron Gorge CHILLAGOE SMELTERS National Park Information Centre is the ideal place to begin your Freshwater Creek State exploration of the region’s past. The Museum Mareeba Forest MAREEBA HERITAGE CENTRE showcases the Aboriginal history and early Kennedy Hwy Gordonvale settlement of the Atherton Tablelands, through to influx of soldiers during WW1 and the industries Chillagoe Bruce Hwy Dimbulah that shaped the area. Learn more about the places Bourke Developmental Rd YUNGABURRA VILLAGE Lappa ROCKY CREEK MEMORIAL PARK Tinaroo you’ll visit during your self drive adventure. Kairi Petford Tolga A drive to the township of Chillagoe will reward Yungaburra Lake Barrine Atherton those interested in the mining history of the Lake Eacham ATHERTON/HERBERTON RAILWAY State Forest Kennedy Hwy Atherton Tablelands. The Chillagoe smelters are HOU WANG TEMPLE Babinda heritage listed and offer a wonderful step back in Malanda Herberton - Petford Rd Herberton Wooroonooran National Park time for this once flourishing mining town. HERBERTON MINING MUSUEM Irvinbank Tarzali Lappa - Mt Garnet Rd The Chinese were considered pioneers of MALANDA DAIRY CENTRE agriculture in North Queensland and come 1909 HISTORIC VILLAGE HERBERTON Millaa Millaa Innisfailwere responsible for 80% of the crop production on Mungalli the Atherton Tablelands.
    [Show full text]