SEQ:Peach Trees:Jimna 2012

[BradLee Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close BradLee]

Hi all...after last years GTG which sadly I missed, I decided I had to go to Jimna and check out some of the sites and tracks. So I packed the grande the trailer and the kidlets up and set off.

This trip was more of a relax and let the kids run a bit ferral, but threw in some nice drives too.

Day 1. Started the day at a leisurely 7:30 with the trailer having been loaded the night before. Unfortunately didn't leave until close to 10:30...getting 6 kids organised unfortunately doesn't always go as planned. However we had a pleasant drive with 6 pairs of eyes glued to 3 different movies on the headrest dvd's with the sound pleasantly contained in their headphones...

First pitstop (and change of the 3rd row guard...) was Curra about 20min north of gympie where we had a quick bite to eat and stretch of the legs.

A few hours and many windy ascents later and we stopped in the connondale ranges overlooking a beautiful property.
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After 4 1/2 hours of scenic route, I was quite pleased to stretch the legs and get those last minute essentials at kilcoy. Such a beautiful town and lunch at the Kilcoy Exchange Hotel was fantastic. For $8.50 the kids meals incl. drinks and icecream were fantastic value.
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Finally by about 4.30 we were set up and ready for a night by the fire. Peach trees has got to be one of the best campsites I have stayed at. The grounds are just gorgeous, not to mention the abundant bird and wildlife, with possums cows and roos regular visitors around the campsite.
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3 30second tents make camping with 6kids a breeze...1 tent for the girls, 1 for the boys and 1 for the parents...works a treat
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Days,nights,mornings....all were cold.With temps like zero at 8am you have to like winter camping...fortunately I love it, and have an
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Yep that's frost in the background! My 10 yo son brought me a leaf edged in ice crystals and said look Dad....I think it must be snowing ...(whose the Queenslander?)

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Two remedies proved to be effective in overcoming the cold
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Cuddles......
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and campfires!

Day 2 we set off after a leisurely rise and breakfast to stony creek, over mount Mary smokes and back through Belthorpe range to Jimna. Nice drive. Tracks are well signed as to their difficulty level as you would know from the GTG report. the track we chose was an easy one with a few interesting bits of track including rocking ascents, muddy decents...necesitating some controlled sliding (much to the kids amusement). Some deep thick mud looked challenging but ended up being a breeze. the track was well maintained (even the lantana was kept of the panels). There are many beautiful creek crossings and sections of track though beautiful rainforest. I had to laugh at the bellbirds though...they had me think my suspension or brakes were making some strange noises...they just seemed to be everywhere I went!!

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stony creek

TBC........day 3 and 4 yet to come....

[Wazza2 Member Find all posts View Profile Close Wazza2]

Looks like great fun. We were up around Kingaroy earlier in the week. Frosts to be had there too.

Your remedies for the cold are spot on.

Hope your fun continues

[Richoson Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Richoson]

Hey Brad

Which way did you go to get across Mt Mary Smokes, last time I was there the track was closed. Got any track names?

Richo.

[BradLee Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close BradLee]

Hey Brad

Which way did you go to get across Mt Mary Smokes, last time I was there the track was closed. Got any track names?

Richo.

Hey Richo

We went to stony creek day area and then up the easy track just near the entrance to the day area. There's a number of tracks but we stuck to the easy tracks as it ha rained all week the week before we were there and I had all the kids in the car. I think we ended up on sandy creek road then over to belthorpe rd.

I can txt or email a screen shot from my hems maps if you pm me a ph number or email adress.

I'll put it on here eventually though.

Cheers
Brad

[Richoson Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Richoson]

Hi Brad

That was where I thought you had gone it is a nice drive, we did that one on Sunday, I hoped you had found a new track as we have done just about evreything in there.

See ya on the tracks, Richo.

[Fishin_Dan Member Find all posts View Profile Close Fishin_Dan]

Would love to see the tracks you took as I'm just starting to explore all that area.

[Brett1979 Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Brett1979]

It's a lovely spot. I've been camping at Peach Trees for quite a few years now. Once I discovered it there was no need to camp anywhere else for a while. It's got everything.