03/08/2026
🥾 Hinchinbrook Island & The Thorsborne Trail – Day 4 | Mulligan Falls to George Point
By Day 4 I'd made the decision to slow things right down.
My boat pickup wasn't until 11am the following morning and, to be honest, I had no interest in getting up before daylight, smashing down breakfast, packing camp in a rush and then slogging 7.5km to the pickup... including 5km of beach walking.
I love the beach... but walking through soft sand with a full pack isn't exactly my favourite pastime! 😂
With the tide dropping through the day, it made far more sense to head to George Point mid-morning and enjoy one last night camping on the Beach on Hinchinbrook.
As always I was up early, but instead of rushing off I enjoyed breakfast beside Mulligan Falls, had another quick wash, poured a second cup of tea and just soaked it all in. Sometimes that's what these hikes are really about.
The walk down to the beach is easy and, with the tide falling, the sand was beautifully firm. One of those effortless walks where you can simply switch off and enjoy where you are.
The only real obstacle is Mulligan Creek.
It's a tidal creek known to have crocodiles, so it's one crossing you only want to tackle around low tide. Thankfully I'd timed it perfectly and the water was only ankle deep.
While looking around I spotted plenty of fresh feral pig tracks. Parks and Wildlife do their best to manage them, but after four days on Hinchinbrook you quickly realise just how rugged this island really is. It would be an enormous task.
By early afternoon I reached George Point Camp-ground.
The camp-ground has taken a real hammering from storms and king tides over the years, with much of it now eroded away. There's no fresh water here either, so I carried around four litres from Mulligan Falls for my final night.
The best part...
I had the entire camp-ground to myself.
Watching the colours change as the sun disappeared behind the island, knowing there wasn't another person for kilometres, was something pretty special. No phones. No noise. No distractions. Just nature. I always find moments like that have a way of resetting you... and I slept like a log.
Then came sunrise...
Wow.
Nature absolutely turned it on. I've taken a thousand photos of the sunrise and am still sorting them! 😂 They'll be coming soon.
So that's essentially the end of the Thorsborne Trail with just the boat ride back to Lucinda to come with Absolute North Charters.
If you've ever thought about hiking Hinchinbrook Island... do it.
For me, it has the same untouched feeling Fraser Island had decades ago, before the crowds and before the dingo fences. Hinchinbrook is still wild, remote and beautifully unspoilt.
I just hope it stays that way.
Limited visitor numbers. No development. No resorts.
Just raw, untamed Australia.🌿🏝️
