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 Conondale National Park

(Sunshine Coast, South East Queensland)

Medium

22 km return

5 hrs

Charlie Moreland to Summer Falls

Nice relatively easy straightforward hike from Charlie Moreland Campground over Mt Allan to Summer Falls and/or Summer Falls Walkers Camp.
For those who do not have a 4wd in getting to Bolumba , this makes a nice day hike , or you could even camp there for a night of peace and quite.

Hard

56 km return

4 days

Conondale Great Walk

Ancient rainforest, cascading waterfalls, crystal clear creeks, tall open forest and expansive views.

Medium

29 km one-way

6 hrs

Conondale Great Walk Southern Cct

The walk traverses the Bundaroo and Booloumba Creeks Catchments, mostly following the Connondale Great Walk but utilises cross tracks to truncate the walk.. The lowest point on the walk is the Bundaroo Creek Crossing

Very Easy

500 m return

30 mins

Fig Tree Walk

Short walk along a boardwalk, lots of fig trees and wildlife. From the picnic/ parking place you have to cross the bridge to reach the trail head.

Easy

5.5 km return

2.75 hrs

Gold Mine

This 5.5km walk is a pleasant and easy walk, with slight inclines and easy walking. It runs alongside Booloumba Creek and winds its way up to the Gold Mine. The main track is through sub-tropical rainforest and wet sclerophyll forest.

Medium

10.4 km return

4 hrs

Mount Allan

A steady uphill walk through changing sub-tropical forests to an old forestry fire tower with 360 degree views over the area.

Medium

13.4 km return

4 hrs

Mt Borumba

An undulating hike along fire trails starting at the Borumba Dam wall, finishing at the summit of Mt Borumba.

Medium

3.5 km return

1 hr

Piccabeen Circuit

Located at Charlie Moreland campgrounds, Imbil State Forest. Nice walk through open eucalypt and piccabeen palm grove. Nice day use area to have a picnic / bbq. Part of the circuit is along side a small creek.

Easy

5.7 km return

105 mins

Strangler Cairn

The Strangler Cairn was made by world renounced artist Andy Goldsworthy. It is composed of granite blocks shaped together with a strangler fig planted in the top. Over time the roots of the fig should grow down over the cairn. The walk is consists of a short side track off the Conondale Great Walk which is between the Gold Mine track and the Artists Cascades. The main track is through sub-tropical rainforest and wet sclerophyll forest.

Medium

24.63 km return

7.75 hrs

Sunday Creek Fire Tower

A lovely walk through pristine forest and patches of rainforest passing over old bridges.