by Aardvark » Sat 09 Jul, 2022 1:08 pm
From my perspective, a walk gets labelled a Great Walk because out of a list of many walks it proves to be one of the most popular (generally in terms of the number of people wanting to do it). Over much time NZ has amassed a list of Great Walks and they are marketed to people as such.
In more recent years Australia has viewed this as something to emulate and certain organisations have gone about selecting a list of places for Great Walks.
In some cases, such as SEQ these Great Walks have not come about as already established routes which were immensely popular (as mentioned above). They have been fabricated or created from a series of routes and completed with maps and markers, to be marketed to us as Great Walks.
Over time no one is going to know the difference or even care for that matter.
Hence, we have the question.."which of these is your favourite?
Firstly, most Great Walks, if not all, require minimal experience with navigation. It is not hard to gather what you need to navigate them from the information available at the start or on-line.
Secondly, what list of Great Walks do you have within SEQ. I believe there are two that are actually called Great Walks. I use that term Great Walks as it is understood to be from a government perspective.
You might be using the term more loosely as those you personally regard as Great Walks.
The Sunshine Coast Great Walk is actually just an amalgamation of what was already existing daywalks.
The Gold Coast Great Walk is similar but had to have track constructed over a large part of it to complete it.
Personally, neither of these walks would ever make my list of Great Walks.
I would suggest for you, stegasarahus that you visit each of the daywalks associated with the Sunshine Coast Great Walk, namely Kondalilla Falls, Gheerulla Falls, Obi Obi Gorge and Mapleton Falls. Perhaps forget the boring bits of road walking in between.
Also, visit Lamington NP and take some of graded tracks within from either BinnaBurra or O'Reillys.
Ever on the search for a one ended stick.