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New Book- Walks, Tracks and Trails of Queensland's Tropics

Thu 10 Mar, 2016 7:03 pm

New book released - Walks, Tracks and Trails of Queensland's Tropics , author Derrick Stone.

Can buy it online through CSIRO Publishing. Unaware of anywhere else to buy it. It has just been published.

http://www.publish.csiro.au/pid/7359.htm

'This book brings together more than 150 of the best walks, tracks or trails in Queensland’s tropics, located within the coastal strip between Rockhampton and Cooktown. Walks vary from short boardwalk strolls in the lowland rainforests of Daintree National Park to 4-6 day hiking and camping trips on Hinchinbrook Island. Other routes follow old gold miners’ and forestry tracks or coaching routes or feature historical sites, rivers, lagoons, geological and geographical formations or much earlier Aboriginal communication tracks where Dreamtime stories add a further dimension. Man-made environments of abandoned gold towns, heritage riverfronts, Art Deco streetscapes and Second World War installations also feature. Most routes are best completed during the ‘Dry’ season (May to October) and walked by moderately fit individuals. Most do not require specialist navigation or bushcraft skills.

Walks, Tracks and Trails of Queensland’s Tropics highlights the best the region has to offer. Easy-to-interpret maps are included to help you navigate, and the book’s size makes it convenient to carry in the backpack.'


Declaration - I have no financial interest in this publication nor receive any reward. But I did provide a few photos to support some of the Townsville (Paluma) based walks.

Re: New Book- Walks, Tracks and Trails of Queensland's Tropi

Sat 12 Mar, 2016 4:12 am

Thank you for sharing I bought one straight away, plus $9 for posting.

Re: New Book- Walks, Tracks and Trails of Queensland's Tropi

Mon 14 Mar, 2016 6:40 pm

Thanks bauplenut - definitely going to snap one of these up.

Re: New Book- Walks, Tracks and Trails of Queensland's Tropi

Tue 15 Mar, 2016 6:30 pm

Thanks for sharing, there has been a big hole in this space for a while, got mine ordered! Will be quite a few keen to hear about this.

Re: New Book- Walks, Tracks and Trails of Queensland's Tropi

Tue 29 Mar, 2016 11:10 am

Anyone received theirs? Still waiting....

Re: New Book- Walks, Tracks and Trails of Queensland's Tropi

Tue 29 Mar, 2016 7:37 pm

Not yet...

Re: New Book- Walks, Tracks and Trails of Queensland's Tropi

Sat 02 Apr, 2016 6:49 am

I've got the Book took 10 days for mail it okay some lovely walk.
Bartle Frere and Lamb Range only 2 for high mountains walk.
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Re: New Book- Walks, Tracks and Trails of Queensland's Tropi

Thu 07 Apr, 2016 8:09 pm

Got mine - looks like a great introduction to walks up her - I wish I had had something like this 10 years ago. Great mix of the standards and few not-so-well known (but still straight forward tracked) walks.

Thanks for the post Bauplenut.

Re: New Book- Walks, Tracks and Trails of Queensland's Tropi

Sat 09 Apr, 2016 7:10 pm

Worth the wait, nice package.
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