Sunshine Coast

Popular Walks

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Walks in Sunshine Coast

Easy
2.1 km return
1 hr

Heath Track

A short walk through the coastal heath of Currimundi Lake (Kathleen McArthur) Conservation Park, with many flora and fauna informative signs along the way.

Easy
5.4 km return
90 mins

Hell's Gates

Coastal track on the northern side of Noosa National Park with great ocean views before returning over the hill on the Tanglewood track.

Easy
9.6 km return
3 hrs

Imbil Brooloo Rail Trail

Opened in July 2019, this rail corridor has thankfully been restored to provide a beautiful track for walkers, cyclist and horse riders. A highlight is its passage through Bell Bird Park, where a colony of more than 120 Bell Birds provide a continual chorus for visitors.

Hard
6 km return
4.5 hrs

Kenilworth Bluff - Wilcox Family Park Trail

A seldom used trail through a mixture of woodland and rainforest to the top of the bluff. Make your way up and across to numerous lookout points with spectacular views..

Medium
14 km return
3.5 hrs

Kin Kin Countryside Loop

Good comfortable hike through picturesque landscape

Medium
1 km return
30 mins

Koala Park

A short easy walk down and up the hillside. It will get the heart pumping if you choose to go up the steps. Great for kids too as there is a playground at the top with BBQs.

Easy
1.6 km return
1 hr

Lagoon Walk

A circular walk in the Maroochy Botanic Garden, this popular natural terrain bush track follows the banks of the lagoon. The open forest ecosystem has remnants Bloodwood, Blue Gum and Tallowwood in the canopy, while Piccabeen Palm and Tree Ferns fringe the rocky gullies and bridges along the track.

Easy
1 km one-way
45 mins

Laguna Lookout

Laguna Lookout, very easy walk for adult/kids

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Easy
200 m return
5 mins

Lara Steps

148 concrete steps on part of Mount Buderim, with trees surrounding. It is short with no particular features and used mainly by people of all ages keeping fit.

Medium
30 km return
5 hrs

Mac N Back

Trail 7 of the Noosa Trail Network; a relatively flat picturesque trail that crosses Six Mile Creek and traverses the Yurol State Forest from Lake MacDonald to Pomona.