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If you are lucky enough to live around or near the Sunshine Coast, we are blessed with some great mountains to train on for the Kokoda Track. Mt Beerburrum, located just out of the township of Beerburrum, is 276M high, but don't be fooled, the winding cement path around the mountain takes you around 750M to the top and gives your legs a good workout, allow yourself about an hour to do this one, with a break at the top, this is a great walk to start with your pack.
Mt Ngun Ngun, at Glasshouse Mountains township is probably the closest thing I have found to the track, the walk from the base is easy, and then you start to climb, it is actually smaller than Mt Beerburrum at 236M, but a lot harder. They say to allow 2 hours for this one, but we did it very easy in 1 1/2 hours, including a break at the top. When you get to the top, the view is breathtaking, a 360 deg view of all the Glasshouse Mountains, all you have to do is multiply that by about 7 hours a day, up and down, and you will have some idea of how hard the track is.
Mt Tibrogargan is 282m, with a steep walk from the base, and then a extreamly hard climb to the top, this is for more expierenced trekkers, and you will need good hiking boots for both Mt Ngun Ngun and Mt Tibrogargan. Don't attempt either on your own or any of them if there has been any wet weather.
http://www.glasshousemountains.com.au/mountains.htm
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