Bellthorpe national park

[Mystic14]

Hi all my name is Jacinta and i am new to the site. I am definitely a believer in yowies/bigfoot. I felt i just had to post this, it's sticking with me. I hike and 4x4 mostly on the sunshine coast sometimes down on the gold coast and nsw. Recently i have been loving bellthorpe national park, on the sunshine coast, queensland. I was out there in the national park on Saturday late afternoon 4x4 driving on a old fire trail with friends. We were really in the thick of it out there. As we were just trucking it along, enjoying nature, weaving through the range. We started to see what and correct me if i am wrong like markings? Sticks/branches/trees broken, in criss cross shapes and stuck in the ground along the side of the trail? As we got deeper into pockets of rainforest we stopped at a creek we came upon got out and basked in the beauty of the surrounds. We saw a giant length ways for lack of a better word burrow dug into the side of the mountain, thought it was weird shaped and the dirt looked a bit fresh as in the dirt was still scattered and fresh looking from something digging this shape out. Couple moments later we heard twigs breaking, crunching like you hear when you are walking through scrub, it came from up hill and then out of no where we hear a knock, clear as day, it scared us because we racked our brains thinking what could make a big sound like that out here and because it just sounded prominent like deliberate and the next thing we bounded for the truck and are hauling out of there. From the moment we hit thick dense bush, overgrown trail then started seeing those natural or placed markings or whatever and that weird burrow, the atmosphere just started getting eerie. I don't know what to think. I have never seen a burrow or whatever like that before or heard such a noise like that whilst hiking or 4x4 before. As we were coming out of there we were adding 2 and 2 together but we don't know. If it were people we think we would have seen there car along the trail at some point. I would like to note that it was dead quiet when we hit that creek then when we moved out of the vicinity we heard birds ect the sounds of the bush. It has just stuck with us and definitely creeped us out a little. If you want me to elaborate i will be happy to! I just feel like i had to share this. Has anyone here been at bellthorpe national park and had odd occurrences? Cheers guys

[Simon M]

Welcome to AYR, and it sounds like a creepy experience. I'm not sure how I'd react in similar circumstances.

[ronstar1]

Hi Mystic14
have had strange encounters not far from Bellthorpe and I have heard other stories from that area.Mainly the feeling of being watched and sensing to get out of there.

[iangordon]

I live between Bellthorpe and Maleny in the bush alone. Have riden (M Cycle) through the Bellthorpe forestry up to Kennilworth a few times. Have seen nothing so far but always wonder if Bellthorpe may have Yowies? Definitely sightings Kennilworth area. Not heard any stories from any locals to date of any Bellthorpe sightings. Hope this prompts some reports, anecdotes etc of the area. Its a fair way from Bellthorpe to Kennilworth and very rugged country so its very possible in my humble opinion.

[Wolf]

Welcome to the site.
Did you get any photos?
Of. Either the burrow or tree breaks?

[Mystic14]

Wow thanks for your input guys! I was too distracted to take pictures, didn't even cross my mind. I will definitely be taking some now when i head out that way next, on further hikes ect if i find things abit weird again! And perhaps hit that trail up again if i can find it!