A true outback experience.
Cunnamulla Bushlands features different environments from the south west Queensland area.
"A beautiful Billabong surrounded by native trees and shrubbery with an array of native bird life and the occasional kangaroo or emu."
Located off the Mitchell Highway, and clearly marked, this is a pleasant, flat 1.5 km walk which traverses Mulgalands, Gidgee and Wetlands. Each area has its unique flora and signage which explains the distinctive features.
"Mulgalands - Mulga is a dominating plant which grows mainly on infertile red and skeletal soils in very arid conditions with unpredictable climate and unreliable rainfall. Topographically this plant can grow in areas ranging from sandplains and dunefields to rocky hillsides. Mulga is a deeply rooted plant that can access nutrients and moisture from well below the surface ... Mulga country covers 20% of the arid Australian continent and 12% of Western Queensland."
"Gidgee - Gidgee grows quite densely on gentle sloping plains with brown, grey and red browns cracking clay soils and more sparsely on lighter soils. These trees are often found on flat to gently undulating plains intermixed with and surrounded by Mitchell grass plains ... Other associated trees are brigalow, belah, leopardwood, mulga and old man saltbush. The gidgee trees are known as stinking wattle because of their pungent aroma which intensifies before rain."
"Wetlands - Wetland areas act as flood control mechanisms and drought refuges for birds and wildlife. These areas are made up of three zones, the riparian zone which is the water tolerant trees and vegetation on the edge of the wetland area. Next is the emergent zone which is usually made up of reeds, rushes and sedges that can tolerate wet and dry cycles this is an important area of the wetlands for both land and water animals. Then the aquatic zone which can tolerate some dry times but requires water most of the time. These wetland areas provide a healthy habitat, shelter and a source of food for many of our native animals and birdlife."
Go to the starting coordinates. You will find a sign about the Emu Apple. Near the tree is a pole with a number attached. This is the number you require. Mark it on your list as AA.
As you take you walk along the track, stop at each of the remaining seven collection waypoints (Prefixes BB, CC DD etc), and continue to record the number appearing on a post close to the sign containing the waypoint description.
After your eighth recording (HH), use the following to determine the coordinates for the cache location.
S28 0[EE-CC] point AA[GG divided by 3][EE-FF] and E145 4AA point [DD-CC][FF-BB][HH-EE]
You can check your Coordinates for this Multi on GeoChecker.com.