Mid winter is the time to visit and do some fascinating hikes in this part of our country. 14 July is the average coldest day in Cairns (22C). It is 5-10C cooler up on the tablelands and in the high cloud forests, so pleasant walking then. There is a huge expanse of country up there which is @ 1500 metres up. Bartle Frere may be our place to start. We really enjoyed its environs (Babinda Boulders, Josephine falls etc) on our last trip Nth. There are some fine sounding walks further Sth around Cardwell/Tully etc. Some huge percentage of Australia’s wildlife is to be found there (something like 2/3 of our mammals, reptiles, birds, etc). Spectacular. Will be checking for deals on ‘Tiger’ for around that time. Lambing time too unfortunately, though that is not so hectic now we are retired from large-scale sheep raising:
http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/misty-mountains/pdf/misty-mountains-general-map.pdf &
http://www.tablelandadventureguides.com.au/2010/07/main-peak-trek-bartle-frere/ &
http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/great-walks-wet-tropics/
