Hi phan_Tom,
For some reason I thought the creeks may be dry so I carried just under 5.5litres.....
2lt orange juice container, 2lt camelback bladder + 2 600ml bottles in the side pockets on my pack. Half my total load.
Its was really just a recon / fitness trip for me so I could get to know the area, terrain & any likely water sources along the way,
for a longer trip later on.
I did the circuit in a day....around 29k's....a long day mind you.
Spot on..day use area to Twin Peaks & Billy Goat hill....then through the locked gate you mentioned, through patches of forest & across the plains,
on a very general easterly heading. Where your supposed to drop down into Bald Rock camping area & camp over night.
I skipped the Bald Rock side track (leaving it for another day) & kept on heading south & climbed Little Bald Rock,
siding around to South Bald Rock to its bush camp.
Balance your way across the tree bridge at the upper racecourse creek crossing 5mins from the bush camp....
...then head uphill & thread the needle between West Bald Rock & Middle Rock. Pass the run down Homestead & a then a short
road walk back to the picnic area.
If you bagged all the peaks & dropped down into Bald Rock camp area, It'll be around a 2-3day trip with 39kms walked from day use area.
You'll be walking on easy to follow wide old logging or fire trails all the way.
You can make your own shorter circuits too...using the 2 other trails cutting through the guts of this area.
Maps:- Girraween & Wallangara 25 000 series
If you need a copy of the above maps in digital form, drop me a line.
Sorry to hear about your compass......we all get attached to certain items.
ofuros