Last Friday (on my scheduled day off) I went for a day walk up to
Kahlpahlim Rock (Lamb's Head), the highest point in the Lamb Range, which lies between Mareeba and Cairns. I took the 'ridge track' up and back; it took 2 hrs to get to the top and about the same to get down, including a highly worthwhile detour to the top of the rock.
I would definitely do this walk again!
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Going up the ridge track, passing an area where the grass had been burned |
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Just when you think you're nearly at the top... |
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Looking out over Lake Morris, Cairns and the coast |
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Kahlpahlim Rock |
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A rather low Davies Creek (it is the end of the dry season, after all!) |
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