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.

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

Walks in Main Range National Park

(South East Queensland)

Very Hard

12 km return

6 hrs

Mt Huntley

A steep walk up one of the lesser climbed peaks on the Great Dividing Range. Though Mt Huntley is usually tackled when doing the Main Range traverse, this route allows you to directly hit the summit in a single day trip.

Medium

15 km

4.5 hrs

Mt Mitchell

Mt Mitchell, one of two peaks on either side of Cunningham's Gap, is a good track walk which provides great views of Main Range, the Moogerah Peaks and through to Mt Barney. There is a wide variety of biome types along the track, including luxuriant rainforest, eucalyptus forest, and montane heath, as well as impressive natural rock formations, making this an incredibly scenic walk. Now starting at West Gap Picnic area which adds 5km to the trip, making it 5 to 5.5 hours as per the new sign at West Gap

Hard

9.5 km return

3.5 hrs

Mt Mitchell via West Peak

A variation on the usual Mt Mitchell walk, for those who want to "bag" another peak

Hard

12.2 km return

8 hrs

Mt Roberts + Lizard Point

A reasonably well marked trail leading up to the summit of Mt Roberts, then proceeding on to one of the best lookout points in SEQ - Lizard Point.

Medium

10.5 km

3 hrs

Mt. Mathieson Circuit

This track was built by volunteers in 1986 from the National Parks Assoc of Qld. The mountain is named after the chief commissioner of railways from 1880s to 1912

Medium

7 km return

3 hrs

North Branch Track

Commencing opposite the Kurrajong picnic area, this trail follows the north branch of Dalrymple Creek, before ending just inside the rainforest edge.

Hard

18 km return

7 hrs

Northern Scenic Rim Trail to Mt Mistake Campsite Day walk

Explore the first part of the Scenic Rim Trail walk - a good workout and nice views

Easy

4.4 km

2 hrs

Palm Grove Circuit

Branching from the Rainforest Circuit, this walk ends in a one kilometre circuit featuring a dense grove of Piccabeen palms in rainforest and open eucalypt forest. A variety of birdlife can be seen and the track is suitable for all ages.

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

2 km return

45 mins

Queen Mary Falls Circuit

From the Queen Mary Falls lookout, watch Spring Creek plunge over the 40m Queen Mary Falls to continue its twisting journey down the valley floor to join the Condamine River. On a summer's day take time to pause for a moment to feel the waterfall's cool spray.
There are often water dragons sunbaking on rocks around the valley floor and the track goes through plenty of ferns and native Australian trees.