KINCUMBER CREEK KAYAK - 23 JUNE 2016

I launched form the boat ramp at Carrack Road, Kincumber.

A nice place to start with a pretty view and a mangrove shoreline and a small jetty. It was early and it was a cold and slightly misty morning.

A short paddle along the Kincumber Broadwater to the east of the boat ramp was the start of Kincumber Creek.

It started in mangroves with the sun nearly directly in my face. This made for a dazzling display of light effects during the paddle.

After a short time, the shoreline on one side was dominated by homes, short piers and lawns. The other side was mangroves and reeds.

A one point the waterway widens and a car park and the back of shops can be seen. the last time OI was here there was a lot of rubbish and discarded boats. Now, they were all gone. :)

The creek narrows for here with overhanging branches. It is dark and in places the vegetation had grown across the water.

A fun 3.17km kayak with a sense of adventure in the upper darkened area of the creek.

KINCUMBER - PATHS, WHARVES AND WATER - CYCLE - 16 NOVEMBER 2015

I had some spare time in the early afternoon so I drove to Kincumber foreshore at Kincumber Broad Water for a cycle.



It was a pleasant ride past the foreshore along a bike path. The path became a raised path where the local terraine was too sensitive for the tread of bikes and people.

At times, I was on grassed areas, streets, wharves, foreshore beaches and tracks.

At one point there was a track/road running parallel with the bike path. It had pools of water and the soil was saturated. Too saturated as when I went through one pool the bike stopped and sank in the clayish mud. Of course, I managed to get both shoes soaking wet and caked in sticky mud.

A ride that has been on my list for awhile.

An okay 8.94km ride with a 22m elevation range.

CENTRAL COAST KAYAK - KINCUMBER CREEK - 10 JUNE 2015

A cloudy start with a light drizzle of rain.

Drove to Kincumber boat ramp. There was limited parking close to the ramp.



It was a short paddle to Kincumber Creek.

A different type of paddle - starts as mangroves, then one side of the bank was lined with properties, then it widened and looked industrial with a lot of background road traffic, then it narrowed considerably and the mangroves became thick and overhanging, then the road appeared again blocking the creek but with large drains running under the road.

The narrow overgrown section was like out of a amazon jungle scene except for the ducks and the storm drains were heaps of fun to paddle through.

A good kayak.

distance 4.62km

CENTRAL COAST - Brisbane Water - Kincumber Broadwater - kayak - 11 november 2012

I launched from Sorrento road in Empire Bay to kayak around Kincumber Broadwater.

The tide was with me so it was an easy paddle along Cockle Channel towards the entrance of the Broadwater. There was an interesting small mangrove island which divides the channel into two. The water was shallow along the island shores making for clear viewing of the underwater world.

The entrance to the Broadwater was relatively narrow with a number of boats, houses and places to launch. I veered to the eastern side where there was a variety of birdlife. I just drifted with the current and enjoyed the show.

Further along, I came across to small tributaries and one larger one. I paddled up all three. The smallest was shallow and difficult to paddle due to the mangroves. I tended to pull myself through rather than paddled.

The second one passed a mobile home area.

The third was wider and much longer. I passed houses, industrial areas, jetties in the wider section. The narrower section passed between mangroves with closely encroaching urbanisation. Still, there were lots of ducks and lizards and unfortunately dumped rubbish. It is amazing how plants and animals survive under these conditions. Despite the rubbish it was still pretty.

On the journey back, I stopped at a small island in the Broadwater and rested and watched the world go by.

It was a good kayak with pretty scenery and birdlife.

 

Distance               9.12 km

Time                      2 hours 51 minutes

Av speed             4.4 km/h