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 North Stradbroke Island - Minjeeribah

(South East Queensland)

Medium

8 km return

3 hrs

Mount Vane (Jarlo Beetle Track)

The Mount Vane walking track on Minjerribah is Straddie’s latest visitor attraction. Recent completion of the track has allowed keen bush walkers to enjoy 360-degree views of Moreton Bay and Quandamooka Country from a lookout atop one of Minjerribah’s highest peaks.

Constructed by Minjerribah’s Traditional Owners, the Quandamooka People, the new walk joins two existing walks within Naree Budjong Djara (My Mother Earth) National Park to create a 10 kilometre network of trails. This offers walkers a half day of trekking to special sights like Karboora (Deep Silent Pool, also known as Blue Lake) and a number of peaks with sweeping views over 18 Mile Swamp to the Gold Coast.

Easy

1.5 km return

45 mins

North Gorge Walk (Point Lookout)

Straddie’s impressive headland walk called the North Gorge walk is located at the north western end of Point Lookout and is the best vantage point on the island to watch the whales and marine life pass right before your eyes.
The walk encompasses the best of both worlds, with its raw and jagged headland to one side, and natural bushland on the other. Known for its best viewing experience of migrating humpback whales, the Gorge Walk also has a unique rock formation called the ‘Blow Hole’, similar to that of a humpback whale. The Gorge Walk is a North Stradbroke Island icon and reveals just how pristine and unspoiled the island truly is.
Access to the Gorge Walk is on Moloomba Road at Point Lookout, opposite Fishes Cafe and the Oceanic Gelati Shop.

Medium

400 m return

40 mins

North Stradbroke Island Sand Cliffs

A short walk through some interesting coloured sand cliffs. Follow the path and then go up the gorge on the left hand side up to the maze like area which has views out to the water.

Easy

10 km return

2.5 hrs

Point Lookout to Keyholes

Start from Point Lookout and walk southward down the beach till a sign in the dunes where you head in land for about 100m to the keyholes. Then head back to Point Lookout same way.
Look out for 4WDs

Walks in Parklands Conservation Park

(South East Queensland)

Medium

5.3 km return

90 mins

Coobong Circuit

Travel through open eucalypt forest where bloodwood and tallowwood trees are common and banksias, wattles, grass trees and hopbush grow in the forest understory.
In more protected, wetter areas, the forest features flooded gum, turpentine, cabbage tree palm, piccabeen palm, stinging tree and some rainforest plants. You will cross two small creeks and pass bee hives on this circuit.

Medium

11 km return

2.5 hrs

Komine Circuit

Cooler winter months are the best time to explore this circuit. It winds through open scribbly gum forest and includes large sections of track with little shade.
A number of creeks lead to rock pools and cascades, which flow after heavy rainfall.

Medium

7.8 km return

2 hrs

Lemon Tree Circuit

Similar to the Rocky Creek circuit, this track includes dry, rocky ridges. Some sections are more exposed, making the dry open forest a hotter area through which to travel, especially during the warmer summer months.

Medium

5.4 km return

90 mins

Rocky Creek Circuit

Parklands Regional Park is a valuable wildlife habitat with vegetation ranging from eucalypt forests of bloodwood and tallowwood trees (with banksia, wattle and grass tree understorey) to rainforest gullies with flooded gum, turpentine and, in protected wetter areas, groves of palms.
A number of creeks lead to rock pools and cascades, which flow after heavy rainfall.

Walks in Springbrook National Park

(South East Queensland)

Easy

2.9 km return

1 hr

Apple Tree Park North and South Trails

A short walk in the forest from Apple Tree Park with views through the trees to Numinbah Valley.

Medium

6 km return

3 hrs

Apple Tree Park to Little Nerang Creek Falls

Start from the car park at Apple Tree Park. Cross the road and decend down the fire trail until you find the NP TRAIL entrance on your left. Decend down to Creek crossing, waterfall and swimming holes. Climb back up the way you came, climbing the equivalent of a 61 story building.
This walk eventually links to the Warringa Pool Track which leads onto the Purling Brook Falls Circuit and is the route taken by the Gold Coast Hinterland Great Walk.