Queensland

Summary

The Sunshine State

Queensland has a wealth of bushwalking opportunities including multiple World Heritage Listed rainforests such as the Daintree and Lamington National Park, great coastal and island parks like Fraser Island and Hinchinbrook Island.

Popular Walks

Other Information

World Heritage Areas

  • Fraser Island
  • Gondwana Rainforests of Australia (Lamington NP, Springbrook NP, Mount Chinghee NP, Mount Barney NP, Main Range NP)
  • Great Barrier Reef
  • Riversleigh
  • Wet Tropics (Daintree NP, Barron Gorge NP, Cedar Bay NP, Girringun NP, Wooroonooran NP)

Contact details

Queensland Parks and Forest:
https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/

Regions

The link below provides a region map of QLD as a reference to what council zones are included in the 7 geographic regions of QLD.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions_of_Queensland#/media/File:Qld-regions-map.gif

  1. Far North Queensland
  2. North Queesnland
  3. Central Queensland
  4. Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday
  5. Wide Bay Burnett
  6. Darling Downs South West
  7. South East Queensland

Easy
3.2 km return
45 mins

Sea Eagle Lake Trail (Warril Parkland)

Wetland area along Oxley Creek.

Easy
3 km return
45 mins

Seven Hills Circuit

Sort circuit track that is intersected by the Seven Hills Ridge track and the Seven Hills Gully Track. Wide and clear well maintained track.

Easy
2.8 km return
40 mins

She-Oak Track (Whites Hill Reserve)

Enter via Pine Mountain Road, Follow the signs to the summit and look at the views over South Brisbane

Easy
870 m return
20 mins

Slacks Creek Environmental Park

Two loops - Open Forest Walk and Melaleuca forest walk join to make a 20 minute walk 870m long. Paperbarks and butterflies.

Easy
1.4 km return
30 mins

Springwood Conservation Park (Gorge Discovery Track)

Circuit around a wooded gorge. Entrance points from various residential areas.

Medium
5 km return
90 mins

Springwood Conservation Park (Gorge Discovery Track, Spur Track, Deloraine Track and Wheelchair Track)

This walk has the stairs of death on the Gorge Discovery Track. We covered all the tracks, two are circuits and two end on a street, which we back tracked. There is a centre in the park where most tracks cross over. The tracks themselves are beautiful, with great views and man made. The stairs are do-able even for a gumbie like me and the Deloraine and Spur Track also have an good incline. There is a wheelchair track though very long but is beautiful asl well.

Easy
2 km return
30 mins

Stephens Mountain Reserve

Two connecting tracks that lead to a lookout platform. Old Quarry site.

Easy
1.5 km return
30 mins

Summit Street Reserve

Typical SEQ eucalypt bushland, Koala habitat.

Very Easy
1.5 km return
30 mins

Tabbil-ban dhagun

This track is in the Boondal wetlands and passes through mangroves fringing the shores of Moreton Bay and the banks of Nudgee Creek. Birdlife abounds in the mangroves and a birdhide overlooks the tidal flats at the creek mouth. The boardwalk allows you to explore the mangroves at anytime. but make sure you carry repellent as the sandies can be murder. The name means "Place of salt water"

Very Easy
2.4 km return
1 hr

Tarcoola Track

A short walk through bushland with views of the Brisbane River.