Hi all,
I am looking to do 2-3 days of hiking over the long weekend in the orielys, binna burra, springbrook region.
I am weighing up several possible itineraries and was hoping to get some opinions on what will be best.
Firstly, is the great walk from orielys to springbrook worth doing? I have tried to find reviews online which mention a long hike along a road in the sun? I am also lacking to find any transport option that doesnt involve dropping a vehicle at the other end driving to the start and then back again to collect the first car from the finish. Seems rather time consuming, though I enjoy one way hikes over several days, having done a few in NZ.
This brings me to my second option which would involve walking the border trail from orielys to binna burra spending the night, doing the ship stern circuit the following day, staying a second night, then hiking back to orielys on the border trail. My concerns for this would be the third day/return not being great as having already walked the trail on day one.
Option 3 involves basing myself out of binna burra camping for 3 nights and doing the coomera circuit on day 1 and the ships stern circuit on day 2. the advantage of this would be that I could bring a larger tent and equipment and not have to hike it with me! I was wondering if you would consider both of these hikes good options? I am unable to reserve camping for 1 night of the trip. Are there any options for bush camping, just pitching a small tent in the shrubbery for that night?
Any opinions on the above 3 options would be so greatly appreciated, especially your experiences with the great walk! Thank you so much again, Renee