Stumers Creek trail is a 2.5km track along the creek in Coolum which can be started at the Coolum sports complex end, off David Low Way or the Coolum State School end on School Rd, off Yandina-Coolum Rd, or if you live in Coolum and don't need to park, walk along Park Cr to where the trail starts near the intersection with Acacia Ave, and cross the creek over the bridge to meet the main track. It is a flat trail along the the creek suitable for all fitness levels, primarily used for walking, running and mountain biking. There is a lot of wildlife that can be potentially spotted along this walk at the edge of suburbia.
This location is 2km from the northern end and about 0.5km from the southern end of the trail.
The Red-browed Firetail or Red-browed Finch (Neochmia temporalis) is found east of the Great Dividing Range from Cape York, Queensland to Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia. They can be seen in this area foraging for grass seeds on the ground in flocks of up to 10 or more. Their habitat is grassy areas interspersed with dense understorey vegetation, often along creek lines. They are often associated with small insectivorous species such as the Superb Fairy Wren. Both sexes are similar in appearance.
When walking this trail we saw several Red-browed Firetails and a couple of fairy wrens as well. Watch out for snakes in this area too though - we didn't see any while on the walk but did spot a Red-bellied black in one of our photos.
The cache is a small container with an orange lid, containing logbook and swaps.