Summary

Boarding NSW and the pacific Ocean, it is not uncommon for hikes to have views of both worlds (ocean and hinterland). Hikes here are typically on the great dividing range.

History

Any interesting history for the region?

Features

What are the standout bushwalking features?

Access

How do you get there? Include all access points if there are many?

Maps

Which maps cover the region?

Accommodation

Where can I stay there? or near there?

Camping

Council Areas:

1. Scenic Rim Regional
2. Gold Coast City
3. Logan City
4. Redland City
5. Ipswich City
6. Lockyer Valley Regional
7. Brisbane City
8. Somerset Regional
9. Moreton Bay Regional
10. Sunshine Coast Regional
11. Noosa Shire

Contact details

See Qld National parks website

Walks in Sunshine Coast

Medium

14 km return

3.5 hrs

Kin Kin Countryside Loop

Good comfortable hike through picturesque landscape

Medium

1 km return

30 mins

Koala Park

A short easy walk down and up the hillside. It will get the heart pumping if you choose to go up the steps. Great for kids too as there is a playground at the top with BBQs.

Easy

1.6 km return

1 hr

Lagoon Walk

A circular walk in the Maroochy Botanic Garden, this popular natural terrain bush track follows the banks of the lagoon. The open forest ecosystem has remnants Bloodwood, Blue Gum and Tallowwood in the canopy, while Piccabeen Palm and Tree Ferns fringe the rocky gullies and bridges along the track.

Easy

1 km one-way

45 mins

Laguna Lookout

Laguna Lookout, very easy walk for adult/kids

https://goo.gl/maps/ZARnXdNyks25tvSb8

Easy

200 m return

5 mins

Lara Steps

148 concrete steps on part of Mount Buderim, with trees surrounding. It is short with no particular features and used mainly by people of all ages keeping fit.

Medium

30 km return

5 hrs

Mac N Back

Trail 7 of the Noosa Trail Network; a relatively flat picturesque trail that crosses Six Mile Creek and traverses the Yurol State Forest from Lake MacDonald to Pomona.

Easy

5.5 km return

2 hrs

Maleny Trail (Peace in the Trees Circuit)

A leisurely walk along Obi Obi Creek from the boardwalk in town to the Golf Club and back, that passes the sculptured 'Peace in the Trees', '5th Light Horse Regiment Beersheba Museum', 'Platypus Viewing Area', 'Southern Wetlands' and historical buildings of the once 'Fairview Dairy Farm'.

Very Easy

2 km return

1 hr

Maroochy Wetland Conservation Park

The Maroochy Wetlands Sanctuary boardwalk passes through eucalypt, rain and mangrove forest down to the river. Native fauna including River Mangrove, Orange Mangrove, Swamp Oak, Milky Mangrove, Grey Mangrove, Native Wisteria, Flooded Gum, Bungwall Fern, Paperbarked Tea-Tree and Mangrove Fern. There is abundant bird life, as well as crabs, butterflies, reptiles, fish and other wildlife species that frequent the wetlands.

Easy

3 km return

1 hr

Martin Williams Walk

Lovely walk at Lake Baroon, near Maleny Qld
Two loops. Total approximately 3 km's

Very Easy

2 km return

1 hr

Mary Cairncross Reserve

This walk never fails to please. At a very leisurely stroll you can stop and enjoy the rainforest and spot the pademelons hidden in the bush. Best time to do the walk is early in the morning to get the pademelons and birds and to avoid the tourist buses.
Views across the road overlooking the Glass House Mountains on a clear day are spectacular.