Track to Bushrangers cave

Maintained track on the way to Mt Wagawn

Bushrangers Cave (link) can be reached in to ways. One track goes from the border gate but I don't know this route. The second route is within Lamington national park. The first rout is about 7 km return, the second is 20+ km return.

The track starts at Binna Burra and goes to Mt Wagawn. The track is maintained, so it is an easy part of the journey. In one or two places the track is partially blocked by fallen trees and vines, but nothing serious. It is a long way, about 10 km one way.

There is no official / maintained track after Wagawn. This part of the walk is not long, maybe a couple km, but challenging. Immediately after Wagawn the path is clearly visible but with numerous spiky vines growing on both sides of the track. It also marked with color tapes. At the edge of a steep slope the track essentially disappears, but the route is marked by color tapes. The tapes are old, so some attention is required. The slope is covered with leaves and overgrown with some spiky and stingy plants such as stinging nettle (not sure if it was the stinging nettle or some local variety). The slope is steep, so watch carefully what you grab. It is the most challenging part of the trip, not just physically but also psychologically: at this point the route leaves the nice rocks and goes into a forest without any obvious rocky outcrops. The cave is at the bottom of this slope. 

The descent from Wagawn to Bushrangers cave is about 300 meters or maybe a bit more. You don't want to do it on a hot  or wet day. 

The track is essentially invisible after this point. Start of a very steep descent.