Townsville Hike and Explore: North Creek – Cockatoo Creek August 5

Leaving from the Alligator Creek Campground, we’ll hike our way down the Alligator Creek Falls trail towards North Creek. Along the way, we’ll cross a couple of creek lines, one of which may involve us getting our feet wet!

Once we reach North Creek, we’ll leave the trail & hike a ridgeline adjacent to the creek line. We will take some time and explore North Creek Falls which is one of the many highlights of this creek line. We will also visit a couple of lookouts I have found during past hikes, before heading for Cockatoo Rock.

From this point on, we will be treated to some beautiful views of the surrounding national park and adjacent areas as we make our way towards Cockatoo Rock.

Cockatoo Rock is a gigantic black granite boulder and offers the adventurer magnificent views out over the coastal plain, Joy’s Cliff, Cockatoo Creek and the Cockatoo Creek Valley.

Once we have taken in the views from the top of Cockatoo Rock and had some lunch, we’ll make our way down into Cockatoo Creek. We’ll follow Cockatoo Creek back to where it intersects with the Alligator Creek Falls trail, 15 minutes’ walk from the campground. From there it’s a quick on trail walk back to the starting point.

The terrain will be a mixture of the usual – grassy, scrubby and bushy sections including moderately steep inclines and declines.

There’ll be some rock hopping involved however the Cockatoo creek line is only moderately steep on the decline and will not require diversions. Some of the terrain is loose underfoot. Most of this hike is on a trail I have previously cut and marked.

This hike will involve a mixture of on & off trail hiking & rock hopping down Cockatoo Creek.

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HIKE: North Creek/Cockatoo Rock/Cockatoo Creek

TIME: Full Day (with regular breaks)

MAX ELEVATION: 700m

TRACK GRADING: 5

MAX GROUP: 15

FITNESS LEVEL: BEGINNER(NO) / INTERMEDIATE(YES) / ADVANCED(YES)

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Location / Transport / Meeting Point & Time

We will meet at the Alligator Creek Camp Ground at 7am.

Please arrange your own transportation, however if you decide to carpool, please offer the driver a couple of dollars for fuel.

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Other Information:

This hike will be led at a MODERATE Pace and timing is dependent on group dynamics.

If you have any questions about the hike, please contact Michael Pugh on 0491353524. Look forward to seeing you there!

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What to Bring?

I’d recommend you bring the following:

-3/4 litres of water
– Comfortable Shoes/Hiking Boots/Gaiters
-Swimming gear
-Appropriate Clothing
-Hat and Suncream
-Morning Tea, Lunch, Afternoon Tea
-Snacks & Electrolyes (if required)
-Camera/Go Pro
-First Aid Kit (Snake Bite Kit if you have one)
-Bushmans/Rid

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**PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY**

As always, please bear in mind our PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY philosophy. We are not a formal organisation or association. We are a SOCIAL organisation and we do not charge a fee for activities. We are a social group and take no responsibility for any mishaps, accidents, illness, injuries that may occur as a result of the activity. It is up to everyone to make sure they are capable of completing the activity. If you attend an activity, it will be solely at your own risk.
Before RSVP’ing to this activity, please ensure you are physically capable of completing the entire activity. We take short breaks during the activity, but stick to a tight timeframe to ensure we complete the activity in the allotted time. Know your limits.
Remember, everyone is responsible for their own safety. You are responsible to ensure you bring enough water, snacks and any other relevant items to the activity.
If you are not sure if you will be able to complete the activity, please contact the event organiser who will be more than happy to discuss your concerns.