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Pilgrimage History

It all started when a group of bushwalkers from the Brisbane Bushwalkers Club went on a walk up Mt Barney sometime before 1970. They then decided to hold another "pilgrimage" up Barney the following year. As the numbers grew they decided to hold the Pilgrimage at another site, as there was some concern of so many people going up Mt Barney.

The representatives of Bushwalking Queensland Inc. (then called Queensland Federation Of Bushwalking Clubs - QFBWC) took on the task and organised the first official Pilgrimage to Girraween in 1971. Since then, various affiliated clubs have organised the pilgrimage on behalf of the Federation.

Year Location Club Date Regd.
2025 Beaudesert Showgrounds Gold Coast Bushwalkers Club 8-10 Aug
2024 Kenilworth Redland Bushwalkers 6-8 Sep
2023 Kalbar Brisbane Bushwalkers 4-6 Aug
2022 Crows Nest Toowoomba Bushwalkers 19-21 Aug 131
2021 cancelled due to Covid19 cancelled due to Covid19
2020 cancelled due to Covid19 cancelled due to Covid19
2019 Camp Laurence on Moogerah Dam Bushwalking Queensland 27-30 Sep 95
2018 Jimna Glasshouse Bushwalkers Club and Sunshine Coast Bushwalking Club 28 Sep-1 Oct
2017 Killarney YHA Bushwalkers Qld Inc. & Brisbane Catholic Bushwalkers 8-10 Sep 204
2016 Baden Powell Camp - Samford Valley Brisbane Bushwalkers Club 29-31 Jul
2015 Kalbar Queensland Bushwalkers Club 14-16 Aug
2014 Camp Laurence on Moogerah Dam GCBC and BOSQ 5-7 Sep
2013 Girraween Toowoomba Bushwalkers Club 13−15 Sep
2012 Canungra Redlands Bushwalkers 7−9 Sep
2011 Kenilworth Sunshine Coast/Glasshouse Bushwalkers 26−28 Aug
2010 Crows Nest Toowoomba Bushwalkers 20−22 Aug 108
2009 Lake Maroon Holiday Park Bushwalking Qld Inc. with member clubs running selected activities 21−23 Aug
2008 Mudgeeraba Gold Coast Bushwalkers Club 22-24 Aug
2007 Kalbar Queensland Bushwalkers Club Inc., Brisbane Catholic Bushwalking Club Inc., Ipswich Bushwalkers Inc. and Logan and Beaudesert Bushwalkers 24-26 Aug 165
2006 Landsborough Sunshine Coast/Glasshouse Bushwalkers 18-20 Aug
2005 Bigriggen Redlands Bushwalking Club 19-21 Aug 220
2004 Girraween Toowoomba Bushwalkers 13-15 Aug
2003 Glen Rock BOSQ 12-14 Sep
2002 Kenilworth YHA Bushwalkers Qld Inc. 6-8 Sep 143
2001 Maudsland GCBWC 8-9 Sep 180
2000 Camp Constable BCBC, ICBC, LBB, QBW 9-10 Sep 140
1999 Mt Barney Lodge Brisbane Bushwalkers Club 11-12 Sep 180
1998 Ewen Maddock Dam Sunshine Coast/Glasshouse Bushwalkers 11-13 Sep 110
1997 Birch's Gully Toowoomba Bushwalkers 12-14 Sep 170
1996 Tooloom Falls Binna Burra Bushwalkers 200
1995 Goomburra YHA Bushwalkers 9-10 Sep 220
1994 Bigriggen Gold Coast Bushwalkers 9-11 Sep 200
1993 Cooloola N.P. Sunshine Coast Bushwalkers 11-12 Sep
1992 Girraween Brisbane Catholic Bushwalkers 19-20 Sep 135
1991 Mt Byron Brisbane Bushwalkers 14-15 Sep
1990 Maroon Dam Binna Burra Bushwalkers 8-9 Sep
1989 Goomburra Toowoomba Bushwalkers 9-10 Sep
1988 Bellbird Grove Federation 10-11 Sep
1987 Teviot Gap YHA Bushwalkers 12-13 Sep 200
1986 Beechmont Gold Coast 11-12 Sep
1985 Booloumba Ck Sunshine Coast 7-8 Sep
1984 Goomburra Brisbane Catholic 8-9 Sep
1983 Gorman's Gap Toowoomba Bushwalkers 10-11 Sep
1982 Bigriggen Brisbane Bushwalkers 11-12 Sep 200
1981 Running Ck YHA Bushwalkers 11-12 Sep 300
1980 Goomburra Gold Coast 13-14 Sep 200
1979 Conondales Sunshine Coast 8-9 Sep
1978 Beechmont Binna Burra Bushwalkers 9-10 Sep
1977 Conondales Brisbane Catholic Bushwalkers 1-2 Oct 100+
1976 Teviot Falls Brisbane Bushwalkers Oct
1975 Mt Greville National Parks Association 13-14 Sep
1974 Knapps Peak Binna Burra Bushwalkers 6-8 Sep 125
1973 Mt Castle (Crosby's) Family Bushwalkers 1-2 Sep
1972 Mt Greville Federation 2-3 Sep 120
1971 Girraween Federation 4-5 Sep 180
1970 Mt Barney Brisbane Bushwalkers

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