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

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.

Walks in Mooloolah River National Park

(Sunshine Coast, South East Queensland)

Easy

2.6 km return

90 mins

Aemula Trail

Adjoining the Mooloolah River, the Mooloolah River National Park protects valuable remnants of coastal lowland habitat, rainforest, open eucalypt woodlands, melaleuca forests, wallum banksia woodlands, scribbly gum open forests, wallum heath and sedgelands.

Easy

4.2 km return

2 hrs

Boronia Trail

Did the full circurt , some bog holes to navigate not hard. Nice and close to home. Good bird life and some nice wild flowers out on show.

Easy

2.7 km return

1 hr

Littoralis Trail

Adjoining the Mooloolah River, the Mooloolah River National Park protects valuable remnants of coastal lowland habitat, rainforest, open eucalypt woodlands, melaleuca forests, wallum banksia woodlands, scribbly gum open forests, wallum heath and sedgelands.

Easy

1.5 km return

30 mins

Melaleuca Trail

Adjoining the Mooloolah River, the Mooloolah River National Park protects valuable remnants of coastal lowland habitat, rainforest, open eucalypt woodlands, melaleuca forests, wallum banksia woodlands, scribbly gum open forests, wallum heath and sedgelands.

Walks in Wide Bay Burnett

Easy

140 m return

10 mins

Archers Lookout

Archers Lookout sits atop Duke Mountain with 360 views over Gayndah.

Medium

3.2 km return

90 mins

Auburn River National Park , Gorge -top walk

The track follows the river on a gentle walk through open eucalypt forest along the top of the gorge. At the lookout there are spectacular views down the river,
which flows over a series of cascades to the Auburn River Falls—best viewed after heavy rain.

Medium

1.5 km return

1 hr

Auburn River National Park , Riverbed and rockpools walk

This is a strenuous walk and should only be attempted by fit walkers. This rough track winds down the side of the gorge to the river, travelling through dry rainforest, eucalypt forest and creek vegetation. The swollen trunks of bottle trees are a forest feature. Before exploring the river: take time to observe the immediate area to ensure you will be able to find the trail on your return. Take care when walking on wet rock surfaces, as they can be slippery.