UNDER THE RADAR
Location: Townsville Town Common and Cape Pallarenda Conservation Park
Distance: 17km circuit
Difficulty: Easy to moderate track, with some sections having a slight incline
Run along the side of the mountain with views out to the ocean through semi-evergreen vine thickets and bushland, before going down into the sandy flats and heading back along the Lagoon Trail and Freshwater Trail past Bald Rock.
On return, you can either take the speedy Lagoon Trail alongside the wetland area, or for a more difficult route, ascend the technical Many Peak Trail to Mount Marlow (213m) and descend slowly through marvellous rainforest terrain towards the car park.
ALLIGATOR CREEK FALLS
Location: Bowling Green Bay National Park
Distance: 17km return
Difficulty: Easy to moderate track, with some sections having a slight incline
Alligator Creek starts near Mount Elliot, one of the highest peaks in Queensland at 1,218m, and flows into the valley
