Getting fit on the Yul Yan Man trail

Author of this blog post: Lucas

The reason why we hike nearly every week is because we want to keep fit for a really long hike like the Bibbulmun track in WA next year.

So we decided to do the Yul Yan Man trail last weekend and it was stunning. It started and ended at Mt Beerwah trail head car park. As you can see, we went along track No:4 and came back down track No:5 which is the Soldier Settlers Trail.

It was a 10km trail that went through some pretty rocky and rugged terrain. The first 4km was a rock scrambling ascent over big boulders and was very tiring and we also we had to walk on a rocky ridge where you could easily twist your ankle.

We then had to scramble sideward down a very very steep descent on an exposed rocky area.  When we headed back on the Soldiers Settlers trail it was fairly flat and easy and no rock scrambling at all.

Make sure to bring plenty of water especially in summer. We went in summer this time and it was boiling hot even though we started at 6AM.  If you do go in summer then I recommend going very early maybe around 5AM. Apart from that it was a stunning walk with unparalleled views of the Glass House Mountains.

If you want to respect the Kabi Kabi peoples’ wishes and not climb the Glass House Mountains then this is a nice respectful walk to do.  Yul Yan Man means walk slowly in Kabi Kabi language, and is true because you need to walk slowly so you don’t injure yourself on the boulders and also to take in the magnificent views.

This is our maps we clocked up on our watches. The sites say it’s 9km loop but we clocked up 10.68 for some odd reason. We did it in 3 hours and 45 minutes including stops for morning tea and photos.

Overall it was both a beautiful and challenging hike.

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