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400
m
return
1
hr
Momi Battery Historic Park
A short walk around the historic battery with view over the Navula passage. The deep-water passage to Nadi.
2.2
km
return
1
hr
Natadola Beach to Majeihau Island
A walk along Natadola beach to Majeihau Island which you can cross to at low tide via a tidal crossing.
2
km
one-way
30
mins
Little Cabbage Tree Creek Walk
Follow the Cabbage Tree Creek bikeway through local parks and remnant bush lands. Accessible by public transport. Including the suburbs of West Chermside and Aspley.
6
km
one-way
2
hrs
Cabbage Tree Creek Walk (lower creek section)
Follow the Cabbage Tree Creek bikeway through local parks and remnant bush lands. Accessible by public transport. Including the suburbs of McDowall, Bridgeman Downs, Carseldine, Fitzgibbon.
1.3
km
one-way
20
mins
Pomax Track
This track passes through heathland where you can see spectacular plants including pomax, banksia, native irises and keraudrenia. It is named after the locally rare heathland plant pomax.
Grade: difficult, steep hills
Suited to: bushwalking, birdwatching, flora walks
Habitat: heathland
Must: look for wildflowers in September
2
km
30
mins
Giwadha Track (Chermside Hills Reserve)
This circuit track explores the Chermside Hills Reserves' open forest with its understorey of heath, grasses and shrubs. The track passes through thick vegetation beside Little Cabbage Tree Creek and climbs to the highest point in the reserve (Spider Hill) with views of the surrounding hills and suburbs.
Grade: medium, steep hills
Suited to: bushwalking, birdwatching, flora walks
Habitat: open eucalypt forest
Must: a sunset or sunrise walk to Spider Hill for amazing views
18
km
one-way
4.5
hrs
Benarkin to Linville- Part of BVRT
The Benarkin to Linville section is 18km, downhill. The only inclines are crossings of Blackbutt Creek. Initially the walk is through gum forest, with stands of hoop pine and stands of silky oak. Then it opens up and runs through farm land for the last 4 or 5 km. There are plenty of birds, notably many brown doves, and flocks of quail. There is a bellbird colony near 130 kilometric mark. Blackbutt is a pretty creek if running. There is a bit of rainforest on the banks. Historical railway spots and information are signed and very interesting. Surface is good - no slippery bits. There are three shelters along the way. MacNamara's Camp. about half way, has a toilet and water tank. Take your own water. And maybe insect repellent.
2.8
km
return
50
mins
Towers Hill Walking Track
A short but steep circular walk with amazing views over Charters Towers and the surrounding land. As the site of the first gold discovery in Charters Towers, there are loads of points of historical interest including the ruins of Clark's Mines, the Pyrites Works, many WWII bunkers and the seismograph station. These are well signed with plenty of information boards and even audio-visual displays in two of the bunkers. There is also plenty of wildlife including rock wallabies and birds.
1.5
km
return
1
hr
Tavuni Hill Fort
This short walk around the Tavuni Hill Fort Archaeological Site combines history with some great views as the fort is situated on a 90m high limestone ridge that sits above the Sigatoka River.
5.8
km
return
2
hrs
Sigatoka Sand Dunes National Park - Yato Balavu Track
A walk in Fiji's first National Park which houses the highest dunes in the pacific islands (up to 60ms) and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. There is a network of trails within the park with the 1hr Yato Lekaleka track or the 2hr Yato Balavu track the ones highlighted by the parks office. Taking the longer trail is essential to experience the nonvegetated dunes. The walk described here is a variation of the longer Yato Balavu Track.
2
km
return
1
hr
Suva Parks & Foreshore
Take in the sites of Suva, Fiji's capital. Highlights include Old Parliment House, Albert Park, the grand pacific hotel, Thurston Gardens and the Suva foreshore with views of Viti Levu's rugged interior such as Joske's Thumb. You can start in the centre of town and follow the foreshore path right around the coast of the peninsula as it follows Queen Elizabeth Drive or find a park somewhere along it and make your way into town and back.
700
m
return
20
mins
Caboni Hill
A short trail up to Caboni Hill which has great views of the coast and the mountains further inland.
400
m
return
20
mins
Uru's Waterfall
A short roadside stop on the Kings Road with a short trail around a waterfall.
4.2
km
return
2.5
hrs
Colo-i-suva Forest Park Waterfalls
A walk through Colo-i-suva Forest Park from the main carpark down to the upper pool and a side trail across to Waisila Falls and the lookout above it before heading back down to the lower pools and back via the lower section of the Colo-i-suva Park Road which at the moment is closed to public traffic.
8
km
return
3
hrs
Spring Mountain via Dragons Spine
From the Ben Nevis Park head through gate and up to top of first small hill then turn right onto the yaddadum trail for a few hundred metres before taking faint single track on the left marked by an ant mound. Follow trail up the ridge past balancing rock and eventually come to a steep rocky section with small scramble . From here it’s a few hundred meters to the fire rd at the base of Spring mtn. Turn left here then after a few hundred metres you Will come to a worn single track that leads to the spring mtn Sumit. Great views from the top and check out the small cave on way up. Around 8km return
15
km
return
8
hrs
Stinson Crash Site from Christmas Creek
This walk takes you to the Stinson memorial crash site and the close-by Stinson remote bush camping site (no bush camping is allowed anywhere along the track, only with a permit in designated area). There is not much of the Stinson wreck left so I'd recommend doing this one sooner rather than later before it all goes under, there has been some serious treefall and landslide in the area in late 2020 and early 2021 due to heavy rains. The memorial area contains some plaques dedicated to those who lost their lives in the crash.
Aside from the wreck it is a lovely hike with diverse forest, land features and some easy unexposed rock scrambling/climbing although this could probably be avoided. There's even a bit of vine swinging to be done on the way back down if you're game.
It is a hard walk in rough terrain. The initial climb is very steep and fitness is key to completing the track in a decent time. It diverges off Westray's Grave track, just before reaching the grave, seeing the grave on the same walk is recommended (https://www.aussiebushwalking.com/qld/se-qld/lamington-np/westray-s-grave-from-christmas-creek).
5
km
one-way
90
mins
Toohey Forest Trailhead to Mt Gravatt Lookout
The track is paved then bitumen to wide track. This walk can be completed in almost all conditions. Crosses the Griffith Uni Campus.
2.1
km
return
1
hr
Hufangalupe Natural Land Bridge, Cliffs & Beach
A nice walk to some interesting coastal features. This walk starts along the coastal section of Hala Hufangalupe road which can be driven though the road is narrow and in rough condition. By walking the coastal section of this walk it only adds about 600m total before you reach the first of the features. The first feature is Hufangalupe Lookout which is reached via a short side trail to the right and views over Hufangalupe beach (Matatahi Hufangalupe). It is possible to reach the beach if you return to the main trail and detour backwards a couple of meters there is a rough track down through the gully to the beach (add about 200m distance to this walk if detouring to beach where you will lose ~30 vertical meters down to the beach and regain ~30 vertical meters back up to the main track). After the Hufangalupe Lookout and beach you can continue along the main track and take your next right to a lookout over the Hufangalupe Land Bridge and then walk over the bridge itself and follow the track along to the Ocean Spray Cliffs. Once you have explored the cliffs follow the inland (main) track back to your car past the Hufangalupe Land Bridge and the turn off you took to walk over it and the Hufangalupe Lookout turn off.
700
m
return
45
mins
Tsunami Rock & Beach
A short walk to a pretty beach and the Tsunami Rock (The Maka Sio'ata) which is thought to be the largest piece of tsunami debris ever found. This large rock is believed to have been carried the 100m inland to where it now rests by a tsunami that hit Tonga thousands of years ago.
800
m
return
30
mins
Ha’amonga ‘a Maui Trilithon
Visit the Stonehenge of the South Pasific. The Ha’amonga ‘a Maui Trilithon dates from 1200AD and is protected within the Ha’amonga ‘a Maui Historical Park. Take a stroll around the park and see the Ha’amonga ‘a Maui Trilithon as well as other historic monuments such as the Maka Fa'akinanga (Leaning Rock).
