First stop today was the Glasshouse Mountain lookout, this is one of several lookouts in the area. The view was quite spectacular. From here we went to Mount Beerburrum to climb to the lookout, 278 mtrs. The climb to the top was a well formed concrete path but it was so steep in many places that you were walking on the front of your feet just to maintain your balance. It took several rests but we eventually made it to the top where there was a fire lookout with 360 degree views.

Jacky at Mt Beerburrum Lookout

Terry at Mount Beerburrum Lookout

You could even make out the Brisbane skyline. Walking down was nearly as slow as you had to take quite small steps to make sure you did not over balance or pick up too much momentum.

Jacky & Terry, having a rest on the way down Mt Beerburrum

After the climb we drove into Beerburrum where it was Matthew Flinders Day and the town was celebrating with a re-enactment, everyone was dressed in period costume and there were stalls selling period crafts and foods.

Mt Coonowrin

The main postcard photos of the Glasshouse Mountains are taken from a lookout on the other side of the Bruce Hwy call Wild Horse Mountain so we set off to find it. I took a turn too early and ended up a fair way south of the lookout in a huge pine plantation but after exploring a number of forest roads we eventually arrived at the lookout. We had lunch there but even though the distance to this lookout was shorter, Jacky declined and left me to walk up to take a few photos. From here we headed back to camp, we stopped briefly at Mt Ngungun and Mt Tibrogargan but the walk to the top of each mountain was over 2km and we were out of time and energy.