Hiking Wongabel and Nabbanabbamee (Mt Hypipamee), Atherton Tablelands, QLD

When it rains in the Atherton Tableland, explore the lush, volcanic highland plateau rainforests: Wongabel (indigenous name meaning wood pigeon), Mabi forest remnant Mt Hypipamee (Nabbanabbamee) cylindrical volcanic pipe and deep crater lake, and Dinner Falls with three types of waterfall: plunge, segmented, and cascading drops Traditional Owners of the Tableland include the Dyirbal and Yidinji People. Trails Wongabel State Forest Heritage walk: Grade 3, 2.5 km return, allow 1 hr Forest Walk: Grade 2 easy, 750m return , allow 15 min Mt Hypipamee, Nabbanabbamee Crater Track: Grade 3 easy, 0.8-1.2 km, allow 25-45 min Dinner Falls Circuit: Moderate 1.3 km loop, allow 30-45 min 0:00 Sign Welcome to Mt Hypipamee National Park 0:18 Welcome to Wongabel State Forest, path through Mabi forest remnant 0:30 Mossy tree stump, best not to touch mosses as it may cause scrub itch from mites; Small, white, pleated mushrooms 0:43 Bracket fundus (False Turkey-Tail or Golden Curtain Crust?) 0:54 Upturned tree root system with intricately gripped basalt rocks 1:05 Clusters of small, pale-pink, pea-like flowers blooming directly from the trunk of Yellow Mahogany (Dysoxylum parasiticum) 1:24 Plank buttress roots, possibly scaly-barked Booyong (Argyrodendron spp.) (or Yellow Carabeen (Sloanea woolsii)) 1:54 Mount Hypipamee National Park, sign 2:16 Easy wide track to crater lookout past large buttress roots 2:53 Grisle or Rasp Fern (Blechnum cartilagineum) 3:04 Shield fern (genus Polystichum or Lastreopsis); Swollen, moss-covered base of a Yellow Mahogany tree (Dysoxylum parasiticum) 3:18 Signs: The Crater, Dinner Falls; Volcanic pipe formation (diatreme) 3:39 Crater lake from lookout: 61m diameter at the water level, sheer granite walls drop 58m, water depth 72-80m 4:02 Back on the path to Dinner Falls 4:14 Giant haircap moss (Dawsonia polytrichoides); mature Staghorn Fern (Platycerium superbum) 4:58 Epiphytic Basket Fern (Drynaria rigidula) 5:42 Still an easy path through the rainforest in the rain 5:55 Dinner Falls, the path zigzags down the hillside and is steeper than it first appears 7:12 Path tracks along the side of the falls with glimpses through the rainforest 7:46 Dinner Falls 8:39 Walking back up the path 8:52 Path cuts between moss-covered walls 9:13 Example of cauliflory, where flowers and fruit grow directly from the trunk (Yellow Mahogany?) Share the experience as we capture the essence of hiking trails and travel as we camp around Australia, non-narrated. Recorded July 2023.