Araucaria Circuit

Jimna State Forest

The Araucaria walk, the longest of the the two walks in the Jimna State Forest, begins with a short walk across a suspension bridge at the end of the camping ground. The 3.2km walk takes about an hour and takes you through open bushland at the start into a hoop pine/dry rain forest. As it winds through the forest, you ascend gently and walk around a dry river gorge. There's plenty of bird watching in the early morning and late afternoon. Look for (and hear) bell miners (bellbirds), finches, sulphur crested cockatoos, Australian wood ducks and wood swallows and many more species. Staghorns and elkhorns can be seen in part of the rainforest. Move back into grassland before reaching the suspension bridge.

Bird Watching
Toilets
No Dogs Permitted
Camping Permitted
Rainforest

Getting there:

The Jimna State Forest backs on to the Connondale Range and Bellthorp Range and is reached from several directions,  the most common is from Kilcoy. The camping area is off the Kilcoy - Murgon road and the walk (one of two) starts at the end of the Peach Trees camping area

Route/Trail notes:

The Araucaria walk, the longest of the the two walks in the Jimna State Forest, begins with a short walk across a suspension bridge at the end of the camping ground. The 3.2km walk takes about an hour and takes you through open bushland at the start into a hoop pine/dry rain forest. As it winds through the forest, you ascend gently and walk around a dry river gorge. There's plenty of bird watching in the early morning and late afternoon. Look for (and hear) bell miners (bellbirds), finches, sulphur crested cockatoos, Australian wood ducks and wood swallows and many more species. Staghorns and elkhorns can be seen in part of the rainforest. Move back into grassland before reaching the suspension bridge.

Permits/Costs:

None, but if you stay over, camping fees apply.

 

GPS Tracks

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Comments

Easy walk, very little elevation change and plenty of different vegetation to see. Saw many birds, some roos and an echidna.

Lobster on 28 Aug, 2021

Nice walk, with a fast pace we finished it in 45 mins. Varied of landscapes you go through. Lots of Kanagroos and perfect for bird watchers! The drive up there is absolutely gorgeous. One of the most beautiful scenic drives of just mountains and forest.

Lotus on 19 Jun, 2021

A good and nice walk with abundancy of birds

ovel on 27 Jul, 2020

Did this walk while camped for the weekend at Peach Trees Camping Area. A lace monitor and an echidna were the wildlife spotting highlights during the walk.

Bunya Nutz on 18 Aug, 2018

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