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

Easy

5.4 km return

90 mins

Hell's Gates

Coastal track on the northern side of Noosa National Park with great ocean views before returning over the hill on the Tanglewood track.

Easy

9.6 km return

3 hrs

Imbil Brooloo Rail Trail

Opened in July 2019, this rail corridor has thankfully been restored to provide a beautiful track for walkers, cyclist and horse riders. A highlight is its passage through Bell Bird Park, where a colony of more than 120 Bell Birds provide a continual chorus for visitors.

Hard

6 km return

4.5 hrs

Kenilworth Bluff - Wilcox Family Park Trail

A seldom used trail through a mixture of woodland and rainforest to the top of the bluff. Make your way up and across to numerous lookout points with spectacular views..

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'.