Latest Walks

Very Easy
130 m
12 mins

Pioneers Graves

130 meters south of the Pioneer picnic ground. A cairn stands to represent where the Pioneers of the area are buried.

Easy
120 m return
10 mins

Moss's Well

Moss's Well, in tall open forest, is a haven for many species of birds. The well is believed to take its name from Edward Moss, the first road contractor. This was the only water for travellers and their teams making their way over the range. The well water is now unsuitable for drinking.

Easy
300 m return
15 mins

Governors Chair Lookout

Magnificent views out over the Fassifern Valley.

Take a seat in the large rock at the edge which was popular resting spot for early governors on their journeys over the range at Spicers Gap.

Be careful as it is a sheer cliff edge.

Easy
3.2 km return
1 hr

Heritage trail

From the Governors Chair car park an interesting self-guiding walk, showing various road construction methods, follows the historic road.

Hard
15.5 km
2 days

Mt Gar - Briggs Bluff

A classic overnight traverse of one of the most rugged landscapes in Victoria, this walk takes in an ascent of Mount Gar (Mount Difficult), panoramic views from Briggs Bluff and a lot of great walking through the wild sandstone country of Grampians-Gariwerd.

Medium
4.8 km return
2 hrs

Mt Stapylton Summit

The shortest track to the summit. Spectacular views of Taipan Wall and an easy walk until you hit the exciting scramble near the top on good holds.

Medium
4.4 km return
2 hrs

Castle Rock and the Granite Skywalk

A nice steady ascent to Castle Rock followed by a scramble up to the skywalk perched high on the top of the rock formation.

Easy
3.7 km return
1 hr

Pieries Peak

A nice short and relaxing stroll up to the top of Pieries Peak in the Mt Royal National Park to get some great views of the surrounding range.

Medium
5 km return
3 hrs

Aztec Temple

An off track walk from the end of the Underground Creek Trail containing a field of fascinating large stone pillars of various sizes, some of which (Main Pillar) can only be scales with ropes and shackles.

Easy
2 km return
50 mins

Burleigh Ridge Park

Remnant bushland in the suburbs, koala habitat.

Very Easy
2 km return
1 hr

Bellbird Lookout

THIS TRACK NO LONGER EXISTS

This track branches off the Ships Stern circuit and descends through rainforest and open forest before emerging suddenly at Bellbird lookout—a natural lookout (with no handrails) above a very high, sheer cliff. Please keep children under close supervision and keep well away from the cliff edge.

The land around this lookout and most of the track is not part of the national park—it belongs to Binna Burra Mountain Lodge. For enquiries, please contact Binna Burra Mountain Lodge on (07) 5533 3622.

From here you get an excellent view of Ships Stern, Turtle Rock, Egg Rock (Kurraragin) and Numinbah Valley—all remnants of what millions of years of erosion, landslides and weathering have created.

Hoop pines Araucaria cunninghamii can be seen from the lookout, growing on the exposed northern slopes. Harvesting of hoop pine and red cedar Toona ciliata led to the initial European settlement and ultimately the clearing of Numinbah Valley for agriculture.

Hard
19 km return
9 hrs

Mt Catherine

A long challenging day walk to the highest mountain in all of Egypt.

Hard
2.7 km return
2.5 hrs

Mt Royal

A short but steep ascent up Mt Royal - the namesake of the Mt Royal National Park just south of the Barrington Tops.

Hard
11.6 km return
4 hrs

Genowlan Mountain and the Valley of the Dinosaurs

A scenic off trail adventure to check out some of the nice view points around the Valley of the Dinosaurs.

Medium
11 km return
5 hrs

Mt. Ibuki 伊吹山 (Kyogoku Clan Castle Ruins Approach) - Shiga Prefecture

Mount Ibuki, located in Maibara near Lake Biwa is one of Japan's 100 famous mountains. It has great views over the surrounding mountains and lake. Unfortunately the summit has undergone a lot of development and is more akin to a shopping centre. There is a road that leads to the summit and it isn't rare to find women knocking about in high heels and fashion not suitable for climbing mountains.
There are also lots of abandoned buildings on the mountain such as omiyage gift shops and a gondola station which housed the old ski lift. If you are adventurous you can explore the abandoned buildings.

Easy
6 km return
2 hrs

Nakasendo Trail (Yabuhara-juku to Narai-juku section, Nagano Prefecture) 藪原宿 -> 奈良井宿 中山道

The Nakansendo is an old road that runs from Tokyo to Kyoto. The section, Yabuhara to Narai takes you through a beautiful forested area with views of Mount Ontake into the perfectly preserved area of Narai-juku, which still has some of the original buildings from the Edo period.

Easy
4 km return
1 hr

Sandy Creek Conservation Area (Redland Bay)

Management trail through eucalypt bush.

Easy
5 km return
1 hr

Emerald Lakes Wetlands Walk

Walk around the main lake through wetland and along built up area. Water views.

Easy
4 km return
1 hr

Paradise Point Foreshore Walk


.Walkway around a peninsula along the broadwater. All sealed through parks, dunes and built up areas.

Easy
6 km return
90 mins

Scribbly Gums Conservation Area (Redland Bay)

The main track follows the power lines but there are lots of bike trails with beautiful bush scrub to explore. Trails marked, overview map lacking.