CENTRAL COAST - Kincumba Mountain - Ridge Track - HIKE -10 September 2008

Getting there

Drive by car to Kincumber Mountain reserve. Turn right just before the shopping centre at Kincumber at . Next, turn right at the first roundabout at Kincumber Street. Follow this street until the end. It joins onto a road leading up to the picnic area at Kincumber Mountain.

The picnic area has a mud house and toilets, parking and a ranger station at the northern end. The area is wide and there are tables and benches available. It is a nice place to rest or have a bit of fun while overlooking the view of Brisbane Water.

Ridge track

The Ridge trail starts opposite the mud house. The vegetation is dry and thick at the beginning with the trail covered with leaves but after a short distance it widens over a sandstone area. From this point there are a number of smaller tracks leading north and south. Continue in an easterly direction. The vegetation changes to dense ferns and grass trees. Further along the flora becomes more interspersed affording picturesque glimpses of Brisbane Waters on the right and to the left views of the coastline. Eventually, a series of descending sandstone boulders, dropping off to a steep drop marks the final viewing point. The angophora trees that grow at the base of the drop give a canopy view of themselves from the higher point of the sandstone boulders. The shapes they form are very artistic and a pleasurable to gaze upon. There are now great views over parts of Brisbane Water, which are framed by the branches of the huge angophoras. At the base of the drop a number of other tracks are be seen. The return trip is along the same path.

time 3/4 hour

special points: easy