Secrets Of The Scenic Rim

Download or read book Secrets of the Scenic Rim written by Robert Rankin and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South East Queensland is endowed with an immense variety of natural bushland. No other capital city of Australia has such a diverse range of wilderness scenery in such close proximity, from the vast sandy regions of Fraser Island and Moreton Island, to the green forests of Lamington, the rocky peaks of Mount Barney and the granite outcrops of Girraween. Nearly every major Australian wilderness type is represented here. Even snow falls occasionally at Girraween.The jewel in the crown of this region as far as mountain scenery goes is the Scenic Rim, and that is what this book is about. The Scenic Rim is a long mountain range beginning at Point Danger on the Gold Coast and then leading westwards to encompass the rainforests of Springbrook, Lamington and Lever's Plateau, and the high rocky peaks of Mount Lindesay and Mount Barney before joining the Great Dividing Range at Wilson's Peak. Here the Rim swings northwards along the Main Range and crosses Cunningham's Gap, following the ridge crest northwards to the Mistake Mountains and the Little Liverpool Range. This guide describes bushwalks in these ranges as well as two areas slightly to the south near Stanthorpe - Girraween and Sundown.