PO Box 31, Red Hill, Q 4059

BRISBANE CATHOLIC BUSHWALKING CLUB

THURSDAY 24 JULY, MT GREVILLE, DAYWALK
Leader:Phil 0416 650160
Meet 1:St Brigid’s Carpark, 78 Musgrave Rd, Red Hill
Time:7:30am
Meet 2:Aratula, at the toilets on the outbound side
Time:9.00am
Cost:$20
Distance:12km
Grade:M55
Location:One of peaks just before Cunninghams Gap, between Aratula & Moogerah Dam
Web:https://www.aussiebushwalking.com/qld/se-qld/moogerah-peaks-np/mt-greville
Emerg Off:Sue 5522 9702

Mt. Greville is part of the Moogerah Peaks National Park. It is the very distinctive mountain just south east of Aratula. The mountain is also known as kangaroo mountain, as from certain angles it looks like a grazing kangaroo. https://trailwanderer.org/2012/09/02/moogerah-peaks-national-park-mt-greville/

Our group will ascend via the south east ridge. Then we will continue to the summit for lunch before descending via south-east Ridge to the turn-off to Palm Gorge and come down this narrow and spectacular gorge.

Hopefully there should be several wildflowers out especially the Scarlet Pea.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bossiaea_rupicola

But it may be a bit late to catch the very rare and "endangered" Grevillea linsmitthii in bloom, which usually flowers from April to June. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1033327-Grevillea-linsmithii

The walk does require a bit of scrambling and the descent down Palm Gorge can be a bit slow. Most reasonably fit bushwalkers should be able to do this; there are no razor backs or scary cliffs, but a bit of scrambling up and over rocks and fallen palm fronds. There should be time to stop on the way home for coffee.  Phil