Noowongbill Lookout

10 May 2003

Six walkers met at Trevor's place before heading to the Binna Burra Information Centre where the walk began. It was an easy three-kilometre stroll down to Gwongoorool Pool. We took our time admiring the cliff faces, exploring some caves and waterfalls and even spotting a giant land snail which was on the track.

At the pool we waited for Phil who had to make a quick rush up to the Binna Burra kiosk to buy his lunch for the walk. After a tricky and very slippery crossing of Coomera Creek we headed up a ridge to the top of the Darlington Range. At the cliff edge we contoured to the left till we got to the "get-up" point. Everyone made it and then it was an easy walk to the lookout. We found that we could see Split Rock, where some of us had been a few weeks previously, across the valley.

We had lunch in bright sunshine at the Lookout and took a few photos. From the Lookout we walked to an old rock cairn which marked the spot to turn off to Fountain Falls. However we were heading down the other direction and after some scrambling and encounters with wait-a-while we made it to the old track system beside Coomera Creek. We followed this back but at one point had to slide under a large Hoop Pine, which had fallen across the track.

Afternoon tea at Canungra ended the day perfectly. Thank you to those who came to enjoy the walk. Richard