Mt Tamborine Hike: Witches Falls + Chase 6.5km (+11.5km option) + St Bernard’s!
Details
Explore Queensland's oldest National Park on this roughly 6.5km Grade 4 hike to Witches Falls with the Witches Chase extension. You will need reasonable hiking fitness as this has steep uneven tracks, stairs and can be slippery in places.
(The earlier option is to join us at 7:00am we will be walking the Tamborine Mountain 5km parkrun - https://www.parkrun.com.au/tamborinemountain/ before we head over for the hike).
The hike zig-zags down the mountain from open forest into rainforest with giant strangler figs, Picabeen Palm groves and a picturesque waterfall lookout. We then ascend up Witches Chase before returning back past the falls and back up the mountain to complete the falls circuit. We will be hiking for a minimum of two hours with short rest stops. At the end, it's a short 5 min drive to the iconic St Bernards Hotel (101 Alpine Dr, Mt Tamborine) for refreshments, amazing views and social chat! :)
**Bring:$2 donation (or a $10 donation means no more gold coins until March 2027!!) this assists covering organiser meetup expenses.
Minimum 2lt water, first aid kit including pressure bandages, hat, non-aerosol repellant, cleaned hiking footwear suitable for slippery surfaces and a change of shoes for the hotel.
Important: Please read the full description and determine you have suitable fitness to undertake the event. Give yourself plenty of time to safely get to the event and be with the group for the stated start time. Update your attendance as 'not going' as soon as possible if you can no longer make it. A last minute change of mind is unfair on others in our group who may have missed out due to limited spots. Check the event discussion for updates or changes prior to leaving and to organise any car pooling. Do not rely on network coverage to contact or message in this area.
We will stay together as a group and follow the key points of take nothing but photos, leave nothing but footprints.
Personal Responsibility - this group is not a registered association or club. The group and organisers while being conscious of safety are not experts and cannot be held responsible for accidents or injuries that may occur during events or as a result of an event. By attending this meetup you acknowledge that you take personal responsibility for your own safety and recognise that events such as hiking contain inherent risks that could lead to injury, illness, loss of / damage to property or even death.