r/OutdoorAus

Over the weekend I headed onto a relatively unknown trail here in WA, it's located in the Lesueur National Park - the Yonga Trail.

Yonga means Kangaroo in the Noongar language, adding some wicked cultural significance.

Well worth checking out if you haven't! Let me know if you've hiked it, would be keen to hear your thoughts.

Hey all,

Towards the end of June, a friend and I are planning on doing a short car camping trip down in Lake Elizabeth. We started camping earlier in the year and love it, but have yet to experience camping in the cold. We've just upgraded our kmart SI mats to the Sea to Summit Camp SI mats.

Would it be necessary to get a CCF pad for under our mats, or any other cheap alternatives? And any other thoughts on our current setup? Or anything else we should be aware of?

Our current setup is:

• Tent: Coleman 3P Swagger + groundsheet to go under
• Sleeping bag: Coleman Pilbara -5C / Random sleeping bag + fleece liner
• Sleeping mat: Sea to Summit Camp Self Inflating Sleeping Mat
• A NatureHike tarp shelter
• We also use a butane stove - I'm hoping that it should be ok?

Thanks :)

Hey all,

Competing in the Gold Coast Kokoda for the first
Time in July, casual runner who is transitioning to hiking as well due to a few friends talking me into it.
Currently going over what shoe to buy for this track and for training on 10-20km courses around GC and brisbane, looking at the following:

Saucony peregrine 16
VjmaxX2
La Sportiva Pro

Any recommendations towards these shoes or others that I haven’t mentioned would be appreciated, thanks!

I have a 10 days to spend riding my motorbike in august and I'm based in Melbourne. I'd love to go to uluru and back as I have great memories of it from the last time i visited about 8 years ago and i always wanted to get back by motorbike. I'm just afraid it would be very boring and not worth the effort. If you had to go for a long drive and had 10 days, where would you go? I'm not the person that stays more than 2 days in the same place and I'm going to camp (so the warmer the better).

I have done long road trip by motorbikes before so I'm all prepared for that!

I drove up to brisbane and back for Christmas so that isn't an option.

Very curious about everyone's favourite destinations.

I am Sydney-based and just got into hiking recently and was wondering if there are any beginner-friendly hikes that would be good to do in the next couple months considering snow/weather conditions

I definitely want to try the Blue Mountains. Would that be a good option for a beginner around this time of year?

Hi everyone, my friend and I moved to Melbourne a few months ago and are planning to hike Mt Feathertop around May 23. We’ve done hikes in both warm and cold conditions before, including Mt Bogong, but haven’t done Feathertop yet.

With the recent snow in Victoria, we’re wondering what conditions might be like and whether we’d need crampons or ice axes for the summit. Any advice would be appreciated, thanks!

I'm planning on walking this trail in reverse (Yanchep to Joondalup). Has anyone done it? I need to catch public transport one way and figured I'd get the long walk from Yanchep Station to the trail head out of the way early, but want to make sure I'm not robbing myself of some magical experience doing it the 'wrong' way.

Hi All, I'm doing the kokoda trail in just over 2 months and need to buy a day pack - I'm thinking about buying the Mountain Designs MultiDay Escape Pack which is 30L. Just wondering if anyone had this pack or other packs that they would recommend for kokoda? I also want to be able to use this pack for short single overnights (I have ultralight gear so size shouldn't be an issue).

Every year we go away with a few families. Not quite outdoor - caravan park with access to a stove/oven.

As years have gone on the numbers have gotten bigger with kids, we're now up to about 20.

Thoughts on a dinner option that's cheap, relatively easy to prepare, can be served quickly, easy to eat and caters for fussy kidsnand a handful of gluten free peeps.

Last year I did Tacos, it was fine. But ended up being more expensive than I was wanting to spend once you add on sour cream, guac etc. Some kids only wanted soft tacos etc. Not horrible, but keen to try something new.

I was thinking Japanese curry: big pot with veggies already cut up, a few curry cubes. Cook another big pot of rice and then get two bags of frozen chicken tenders + a box of GF ones and then put them in the oven.

But happy to hear other ideas that work for people: fast, cheap, tasty, GF options, easy to quickly serve/eat! (We have a "lasagne lady" so that's out).

Hi all!

Have to be in Melbourne the last weekend of August and will be extending to do a bit (lots) of hiking.

Was wondering where were the best places to hike around (i’m happy driving 5h for a hike). I’m from Canada so I have a lot of experience hiking in snow but as I will be alone I don’t feel comfortable climbing mountains that will be too hectic in winter.

From what i’m reading Mount Bogong might be a bit too much end of august? Would other mountains around would be a bit more accessible? I’m comfortable hiking around 25km a day with lots of elevation. Also have camping gear so could consider doing an overnight.

Taking suggestions for big hikes but not too crazy for a solo gal!