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Bald Knob Road<br />

To Kilcoy<br />

& Woodford<br />

LEGEND<br />

Toilets<br />

Lookout<br />

Picnic Area<br />

Golf Course<br />

Bowls Club<br />

Police Station<br />

Café<br />

Accommodation<br />

Caravan Park<br />

Strawberry Farm<br />

Sealed Road<br />

Gravel Road<br />

Info Centre<br />

Peachester<br />

FOR YOUR SAFETY!<br />

Wear sturdy, enclosed<br />

shoes. Surfaces can<br />

be slippery. Carry drinking water.<br />

Plan to complete your walk<br />

well before dark. Wear a hat,<br />

sunscreen and insect repellent.<br />

Stay on marked tracks.<br />

Use a map or track guide. Obey<br />

all safety and warning signs.<br />

Mobile phone reception may be<br />

unreliable in areas. In case of<br />

emergency call 000 or 112 if you<br />

are experiencing bad reception.<br />

To Woodford<br />

Glass House <strong>Mountains</strong><br />

National Park<br />

Mt Beerwah<br />

556m<br />

24<br />

Mt Coonowrin<br />

Mt Beerwah Road<br />

20 13<br />

Old Gympie Road<br />

Glass House - Woodford Road (sealed to lookout)<br />

Glass House <strong>Mountains</strong><br />

Lookout<br />

Mt Tunbubudla<br />

or The Twins<br />

Maleny Visitor<br />

Info Centre<br />

07 5499 9033<br />

Bald Knob Road<br />

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Glass<br />

House<br />

Country<br />

377m<br />

Old Gympie Road<br />

To Maleny, Montville, the walks<br />

and villages of The Blackall Range<br />

(separate map available)<br />

Peachester Road<br />

Glass House <strong>Mountains</strong><br />

National Park<br />

Beerburrum - Woodford Road<br />

338m and 296 m<br />

20<br />

Lindeman Road<br />

Mooloolah<br />

Landsborough - Maleny Road<br />

Old Gympie Road<br />

Mt Coochin<br />

Pikes Road<br />

Sahara Road<br />

Fullertons Road<br />

Bankfoot House<br />

Marshs Road<br />

Mt Mellum<br />

235m<br />

Mt Ngungun<br />

Coonowrin Road<br />

Landsborough<br />

TRAIN STATION<br />

Aboriginal site<br />

Scout camp<br />

Glass House <strong>Mountains</strong><br />

National Park<br />

253m<br />

23<br />

Pine Camp Road<br />

Dularcha<br />

National<br />

Park<br />

Beerwah<br />

Barrs Road<br />

Youngs Road<br />

Mt Cooee<br />

Mt Tibrogargan<br />

364m<br />

Mt Tibberoowuccum<br />

220m<br />

Glass House <strong>Mountains</strong><br />

National Park<br />

Brandenburg Road<br />

TRAIN STATION<br />

TRAIN STATION<br />

Mt Beerburrum<br />

280m<br />

Old Landsborough Road<br />

10<br />

To Palmwoods<br />

Landsborough<br />

Historical Museum<br />

Moroney Place<br />

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Roys Road<br />

18<br />

8<br />

Kings Road<br />

Simpson Steet<br />

Glass House <strong>Mountains</strong><br />

TRAIN STATION<br />

Bowen Road<br />

Tunnel Ridge Road<br />

Beerburrum<br />

TRAIN STATION<br />

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Beerwah Detail<br />

11<br />

12<br />

13<br />

Burys Road<br />

Brenda Crt<br />

Mooloolah Connection Road<br />

Ewen Maddock Dam<br />

Steve Irwin Way<br />

Roys Road<br />

17<br />

Glass House <strong>Mountains</strong> Info Centre<br />

07 5438 7220<br />

Johnston Road<br />

Bruce Highway<br />

4<br />

5<br />

RSL Club<br />

Hotel<br />

To Golf<br />

Club<br />

Mooloolah River<br />

National Park Jowarra Section<br />

Wild Horse Mountain<br />

123m<br />

Steve Irwin Way<br />

Bruce Highway<br />

Roys Road<br />

To Noosa<br />

& Eumundi<br />

To Coochin Creek<br />

Camping Area<br />

To Caloundra<br />

Places of interest • Places to eat • Places to stay<br />

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Aussie World and Ettamogah Pub 07 5494 5444<br />

Affordable family fun and iconic tourist attraction, thrilling rides and games,<br />

open from 9am, café and retail shopping.<br />

www.aussieworld.com.au<br />

Daisy's Place 07 5494 5192<br />

Daisy's Place, built in 1923 was renovated in 2012 bringing to life the history of<br />

the building, finished with an eclectic mix of New York style décor. The elegant<br />

dining room overlooks lush water scaped gardens. www.daisysplace.com<br />

Glenview Par 3 Golf Course 07 5494 5999<br />

Green fees course no bookings required.<br />

Poppies Bed and Breakfast 07 5494 7877<br />

Big Kart Track 07 5494 1613<br />

50 Karts on 1.2km track – GET RACING. www.bigkart.com.au<br />

Café on 8 07 5494 1622<br />

BP Landsborough 07 5494 1622<br />

Landsborough Pines Caravan Park 07 5494 1207<br />

Closest Caravan Park to Australia Zoo. www.landsboroughpines.com.au<br />

Beerwah Motor Lodge 07 5494 1911<br />

Australia Zoo 07 5436 2000<br />

The Ultimate Wildlife Adventure!<br />

www.australiazoo.com.au<br />

Shell Service Station – Beerwah 07 5494 6219<br />

Beerwah RSL Club 07 5494 0289<br />

Beerwah Hotel (1300 BEERWAH) 07 5494 0555<br />

Embracia in Glasshouse Country Aged Care Facility 07 5436 5444<br />

Embracia in Glasshouse Country Retirement Village 07 5439 0511<br />

Beerwah Golf Club 07 5494 6611<br />

Beerwah Hideaway – Weddings and B&B 07 5494 6270<br />

Gowinta Farms & Caravan Park 07 5494 0365<br />

Strawberry Season June to Nov<br />

Glasshouse & Beerwah Motel 07 5496 9900<br />

Club Glass House (G.H.C. Bowls Club) 07 5436 5000<br />

CrookNeck Retreat 07 5438 7578<br />

Relax & unwind in a bush cabin retreat. www.crookneckretreat.com.au<br />

Matilda Fruit Barn 07 5496 9066<br />

Matilda Glass House – 24/7 Petrol 07 5496 9371<br />

Glass House <strong>Mountains</strong> Ecolodge 07 5493 0008<br />

Affordable eco-accommodation, nearby walks. www.glasshouseecolodge.com<br />

Glass on Glasshouse Luxury Cottages 07 5496 9608<br />

Stunning cottages with spectacular Mountain views through floor-to-ceiling glass.<br />

Dramatic double spa. Open fire in winter. www.glassonglasshouse.com.au<br />

Lookout Café – Open 7 days 0498 471 232<br />

Rolin Strawberry Farms 07 5497 4253<br />

WARNING<br />

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Don't have your visit spoilt. Reduce the risk of<br />

theft by removing valuables from your vehicle.<br />

Walking Tracks (see over for details)<br />

Track Name Class Track Name Class<br />

Lookout Circuit 3 Mt Beerburrum (280m) 4<br />

Matthew Flinders Park Wild Horse Mountain (123m) 3<br />

Mountain View Lookout 4 Tibrogargan Circuit 4<br />

Trachyte Circuit 4 Mt Tibrogargan Summit (364m) 5<br />

Palmwoods<br />

Peachester<br />

Bruce Highway<br />

Beerburrum Road<br />

Steve Irwin Way<br />

To Donnybrook<br />

Mt Ngungun (253m) 4 Western Boundary Walk 2<br />

Coochin Creek Camping & Picnic Area Tunnel Track 3<br />

Mooloolah River Circuit 2 Melaleuca Walk 2<br />

Key to Tracks - Australian Standards<br />

Class 2 Track: easy and level, well-graded track, suitable for all fitness levels.<br />

Lake Somerset<br />

60<br />

To Caboolture<br />

Historical Village<br />

To Brisbane<br />

Rutters Road<br />

25<br />

Exit 157<br />

Pumicestone Road<br />

Class 3 Track: gently sloping, well-defined track with slight inclines or few steps.<br />

Class 4 Track: distinct track usually with steep exposed slopes or many steps. Caution<br />

needed on loose gravel surfaces and exposed outlooks. Moderate level of fitness required.<br />

Class 5 Track: Steep track with irregular surface and loose stones.<br />

Requires rock-climbing experience and high level of physical fitness.<br />

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The Geology & European History<br />

The Glass House <strong>Mountains</strong> are subterranean intrusions of<br />

magna formed throughout the area some 25 million years ago.<br />

Overtime the softer rock surrounding these intrusions has been<br />

eroded away. This has left the hard solidified molten rock spires<br />

(rhyolyte and trachyte) that are the Glass House <strong>Mountains</strong> we see<br />

today. If you stand at the Glass House <strong>Mountains</strong> Information Centre<br />

25 million years ago you would be some 300 metres underground!<br />

There are a total of fourteen mountains in the area, the highest being<br />

Mt. Beerwah at 556 metres. Lieutenant James Cook first sighted the<br />

Glass House <strong>Mountains</strong> on Thursday 17 th May 1770.<br />

He named them "The Glass Houses" after the shape of the glass<br />

kilns back in the north of England with which he was familiar.<br />

He named Moreton Bay after Lord Moreton who was President of<br />

the Royal Society at that time. Twenty nine years later on the 26 th July<br />

1799 Lieutenant Matthew Flinders came ashore with a small party of<br />

men and climbed Mt. Beerburrum. They camped that night at what is<br />

known today as Matthew Flinders Park, shown as on the <strong>Map</strong>.<br />

The Legend of the Glass House <strong>Mountains</strong><br />

Back in the mists of time when the world was a very different place,<br />

the storytellers talk of a family that lived by the sea.<br />

The father was named Tibrogargan and the mother Beerwah.<br />

They lived happily and had many children. The eldest was Coonowrin<br />

followed by Coochin, Beerburrum, the Tunbubudla twins, Ngungun,<br />

Tibberoowuccum, Miketeebumulgrai and Elimbah.<br />

Tibrogargan was once down at the shore when he noticed with alarm<br />

that the sea was dramatically rising. Running to find his family, he<br />

shouted to Coonowrin to help his mother, who was pregnant at the<br />

time, and gather up the young children. Coonowrin was instructed<br />

to lead her to the safety of higher ground. Tibrogargan looked back<br />

to see how Coonowrin was managing, only to see him running away<br />

on his own intent on saving his own life.<br />

Tibrogargan was really angry at this display of cowardice and went<br />

after Coonowrin. When he finally caught up with him, he struck him<br />

a mighty blow. His neck was dislocated and Coonowrin (Crookneck)<br />

has not been able to straighten it ever since.<br />

When you look at the mountains today you will see that Tibrogargan<br />

still sits with his back to his son and gazes out to sea.<br />

Coonowrin has still not been forgiven by the family and hangs his<br />

head in shame. Late on a cold brittle winter's night you may hear<br />

him softly crying as his tears roll down to form the many streams<br />

which flow down to the sea from where his troubles began.<br />

WARNING – Don't have your visit spoilt. Reduce the<br />

risk of theft by removing valuables from your vehicle.<br />

Glass House <strong>Mountains</strong> Lookout<br />

A 9km drive from Glass House <strong>Mountains</strong> township will take you<br />

to the main lookout for the area. The sheltered fire tower provides a<br />

platform to view the mountain peaks — Caloundra, Maroochydore,<br />

Brisbane and Moreton Island. You can drive to the lookout where there<br />

are BBQ facilities, picnic areas and interpretive signage.<br />

Lookout Circuit 800m circuit. Allow 25min. Class 3<br />

A short walking track takes you through open scribbly gum forest, down<br />

through a wet sclerophyll forest gully and back to the lookout. This track<br />

is quite steep in places.<br />

Mount Beerburrum (280m)<br />

Mount Beerburrum Track Class 4<br />

1.4km return. Allow 1hr.<br />

The steep paved track leads you to a fire tower which offers great views<br />

to the surrounding area. Mount Beerburrum's fire tower is used to<br />

detect and manage fires throughout the forestry areas.<br />

Wild Horse Mountain (123m)<br />

Wild Horse Mountain Lookout Track Class 3<br />

1.4km return. Allow 1hr.<br />

Turn off the Bruce Highway at the Mobil Service Station or take the<br />

Bowen Road turnoff 1km south of the Glass House <strong>Mountains</strong> township.<br />

Wild Horse Mountain is named after the brumbies (wild horses) that<br />

once lived there. A moderately steep paved track leads to the lookout.<br />

Enjoy panoramic 360 degree views of Pumicestone Passage, coastal<br />

plains, the Glass House <strong>Mountains</strong> and forestry plantations from the<br />

sheltered fire tower platform.<br />

Mount Tibrogargan (364m)<br />

Mountain View Lookout Class 4<br />

800m return walk from carpark. Allow 45min.<br />

Walk to a lookout with views over Mount Beerwah, Mount Coonowrin,<br />

Mount Tibberoowuccum and Mount Tunbubudla.<br />

1 Tibrogargan Circuit - Track Class 4<br />

3.3km circuit. Allow 1.5hrs.<br />

This walking track leads around the base of Mount Tibrogargan through<br />

casuarina groves, open eucalypt and melaleuca forests. The trail offers<br />

great views of Mount Tibrogargan. Look up occasionally - peregrine<br />

falcons may be circling overhead.<br />

2 Trachyte Circuit - Track Class 4<br />

5.6km return walk from carpark. Allow 2 - 3hrs.<br />

This circuit links Mount Tibrogargan, Mount Tibberoowuccum and the<br />

Trachyte range. It passes exotic pine plantations and native forest<br />

before heading up to the Jack Ferris lookout. The lookout and walking<br />

track was constructed with assistance from local community group Glass<br />

House <strong>Mountains</strong> Advanced Network (GMAN) as part of the Centenary<br />

of Federation celebrations in 2000.<br />

Mount Tibrogargan Summit Class 5<br />

3km return. Allow 3 - 4hrs.<br />

Caution: These trails require some rock climbing experience.<br />

Considerable exposure to the elements may be experienced.<br />

Mt Tibrogargan<br />

Marshs Rd<br />

Mt Tibberoowuccum<br />

2<br />

Trachyte<br />

1<br />

Mt Tibrogargan<br />

Glass House<br />

1<br />

2<br />

<strong>Mountains</strong><br />

National Park<br />

circuit<br />

Tibrogargan Creek<br />

2<br />

Caves Rd<br />

Scale<br />

0 1km<br />

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Steve Irwin Way<br />

Matthew Flinders<br />

Park<br />

Mount Ngungun (253m)<br />

Mount Ngungun Summit Class 4<br />

2.4km return. Allow 2hrs.<br />

This summit provides spectacular views of all of the four major<br />

mountain peaks. The trail is relatively short but steep in places and may<br />

be unstable in some sections. Family groups should be careful, as the<br />

trail passes close to the cliff line. Adults should supervise children at all<br />

times. Warning: this track can become very slippery when wet.<br />

Mt Ngungun<br />

Glass House<br />

<strong>Mountains</strong><br />

National Park<br />

Fullertons Rd<br />

Scale<br />

0 200m<br />

The Mount Beerwah summit trail, including access to the cliff face<br />

lookout, is closed until further notice due to a major rockfall. On-the-spot<br />

fines are issued for accessing an area closed to the public. The picnic<br />

facilities and toilets remain open.<br />

Western Boundary Walk Class 2<br />

1.4 km return walk from the picnic area to the western park boundary<br />

gate. Allow 45min.<br />

Mt Beerwah<br />

Glass House<br />

<strong>Mountains</strong><br />

National Park<br />

Legend<br />

Walking track<br />

Access road<br />

Mt Beerwah Rd<br />

Walking track<br />

Scale<br />

0 1km<br />

Mt Ngungun<br />

summit<br />

Mt Beerwah<br />

Legend<br />

Walking track<br />

Steep hiking<br />

trail<br />

Abseiling & rock climbing - WARNING<br />

Suitable for experienced climbers only<br />

No artificial anchors at rock climbing sites have been approved for<br />

use by the National Parks, Recreation, Sports and Racing.<br />

Mount Ngungun (253m)<br />

This mountain provides opportunities for moderately challenging<br />

rock-face climbing and abseiling for 20 - 45 metre roped sports.<br />

Equipment and expertise is required.<br />

Mount Tibrogargan (364m)<br />

This mountain provides opportunities for challenging and potentially<br />

dangerous rock-face climbing. A high level of expertise and<br />

specialised equipment, in good condition, is required.<br />

Summit access - WARNING<br />

Suitable for experienced rock climbers only<br />

Routes that lead to the summits have steep rocky sections and<br />

irregular surfaces with loose stones that require rock scrambling and<br />

rock climbing skills.<br />

Never attempt these tracks in wet weather as smooth surfaces can<br />

be slippery and dangerous. Flexible soled shoes with good grip<br />

should be worn.<br />

Mount Beerwah (556m)<br />

Access Road<br />

Beerburrum State Forest<br />

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Tunnel Track Class 3<br />

6km return. Allow 2hrs.<br />

Featuring a heritage listed railway tunnel that is home to many small<br />

nocturnal bats. Park at the Landsborough railway station, catch a train<br />

to Mooloolah and walk back through the national park to your car.<br />

Toilets and picnic areas are located in adjacent towns.<br />

Dularcha<br />

Legend<br />

Walking track<br />

Railway line<br />

Maleny<br />

Coochin Creek camping & day-use area<br />

Ideal for fishing and boating. Take Roys Rd from the Bruce Hwy and<br />

follow the signs. Camping permits must be obtained in advance from<br />

www.qld.gov.au/camping or by calling 13 74 68 (24hrs).<br />

Preferably bring a fuel stove. Use fire rings provided, not an open fire.<br />

Bring your own clean cut, milled firewood. It is illegal to collect firewood<br />

in this area. Domestic animals are not permitted.<br />

Dularcha National Park<br />

Old Maleny Rd<br />

Maleny St<br />

King Rd<br />

Tunnel<br />

Scale<br />

0 2km<br />

Paget St<br />

Beech Rd<br />

Myla Rd<br />

Cribb St<br />

Mooloolah Connection Rd<br />

Mooloolah<br />

Railway<br />

Station<br />

Dularcha<br />

National<br />

Park<br />

Caloundra St<br />

Tunnel Ridge Rd<br />

Landsborough<br />

Railway<br />

Station<br />

Caloundra<br />

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Caloundra<br />

Mooloolah River National Park Jowarra Sect.<br />

Jowarra<br />

Situated on the banks of the Mooloolah River, this is one of the few<br />

remaining coastal rainforest areas. It is an important home for wildlife<br />

including the wompoo pigeon, eastern yellow robin, and the vulnerable<br />

Richmond birdwing butterfly. Insect repellant may help to deter<br />

mosquitoes and leeches.<br />

1 Mooloolah River Circuit Class 2<br />

500m circuit. Allow 20min.<br />

This short self guided rainforest walk winds along a crystal clear creek.<br />

The fruiting fig trees attract many birds.<br />

2<br />

Melaleuca Walk Class 2<br />

1.3km return. Allow 40min.<br />

Explore rainforest with piccabeen palm groves, eucalypt forest and<br />

melaleuca swamp. The river is home to platypus, which may be seen at<br />

dawn and dusk if you sit patiently and quietly.<br />

Jowarra<br />

Legend<br />

Walking track<br />

Mooloolah River<br />

1<br />

Scale<br />

0 200m<br />

2<br />

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Mooloolah River NP<br />

Jowarra Section<br />

Steve Irwin Way<br />

Beerwah<br />

State Forest<br />

To Bruce Hwy Nth<br />

Caloundra<br />

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