Continue straight: From the end of the dirt road
[22] (that branches of Karool Rd, just north of the Mooney Mooney Bridge), this walk heads uphill along the trail and around the locked gate
[23] next to the timber ‘Brisbane Water National Park’ sign
[24]. The trail leads uphill for about 200m to where the trail bends left to pass over the crest of the hill (passing a faint track on your left
[25]). Here the trail leads down the other side, still keeping Mooney Mooney Creek to your right
[26] for another 400m to come to an intersection marked with a GNW arrow post
[27], beside a large grassy clearing
[28] (no camping).
Veer right: From the intersection
[29] just above the clearing, this walk follows the GNW arrow post
[30] down along the track, keeping the clearing and campsite
[31] to the right. The track soon leads over a small flat timber bridge
[32] then over the next 60m, the track heads under the high tension power lines (past the caution sign
[33]) and then along a short section of timber boardwalk
[34]. About 20m later, this walk veers right at a Y-intersection
[35], then continues along the mostly flat track beside Mooney Mooney Creek for about 300m, to cross a small rocky tidal creek
[36]. The track then continues through the tall forest
[37] beside Mooney Mooney Creek for about 600m, passing a couple of she-oak stands
[38] before the track then bends left and comes to an indistinct intersection
[39] beside a timber and metal footbridge
[40].
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk crosses the timber and metal footbridge
[41] over a tidal, unnamed creek
[42] to then turn right and follow the track which soon bends left. Keeping Mooney Mooney Creek to the right
[43], this track passes a small cliff
[44] and then follows the mostly flat track through the tall forest
[45] for about 170m to come to a large clearing with tall blue gums
[46]. (This was once a campsite, camping is not safe and not permitted)
Continue straight: From the campsite
[47], this walk follows the clear track north, keeping the wide Mooney Mooney Creek to your right. The clear, wide and mostly flat track leads alongside the creek
[48] for about 1.2km to come to the southern bank of Ausburn Creek
[49] (about 130m past a rock wall
[50], on your left), a few metres above its confluence with Mooney Mooney Creek
[51]Continue straight: From the south bank of Ausburn Creek, this walk crosses the narrow rock platform and creek
[52], then follows the track fairly steeply uphill
[53] for about 200m. At the top of this climb, the track gently undulates
[54] alongside Mooney Mooney Creek for about 700m before heading down to find a large rock platform
[55] on the western bank of Mooney Mooney Creek. This large rock platform is a natural ford of the perennial Mooney Mooney Creek
[56] and is home to a scattering of small and large waterholes
[57].
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