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 D'Aguilar National Park

(Brisbane Forest park D'Aguilar National Park, Queensland)

Easy

2.5 km one-way

90 mins

Lepidozamia Remote Bush Camp

A pleasant 2.5km walk along a well maintained access track through rainforest and wet eucalypt forest leading to a spacious, well equipped remote campsite. The campsite offers a hut with benches and a picnic table, two large water tanks, and seating around a fire pit. There are sunset views over the range when looking to the west and, to the east, you can enjoy views of the sunrise, Moreton Bay, and Brisbane lights at night. If you’re lucky you will also see the fireflies flitting around the camp.

Easy

3.6 km

3.5 hrs

Light Line bush camp walk

Remote bush camping in open eucalypt woodland surrounded by bloodwoods, grey gums and tallowwoods. The uncommon shrub, Goodenia ovata, shows off its yellow flowers in spring and autumn along the road edge on the walk in.

Medium

9.14 km return

3 hrs

Light Line Rd Kholo to Mermaid Mountain

Amazing walk worth the views. This is the shortest and most direct route to get to the lookout.

Easy

1 km return

30 mins

Lophostemon Walk

A short circular stroll following and crossing Neurum Creek.

Medium

4.7 km return

3 hrs

Love Creek Falls

Rock hop up Cedar Creek past Cedar Falls and take the right turn onto Love Creek then follow it to Love Creek Falls.

Very Easy

100 m return

5 mins

McAfee's Lookout

Short walk to a McAfee's Lookout.

Medium

18 km return

5 hrs

Mermaid Mountain

Bush walk from Mt Crosby (town) to Mermaid mountain in Brisbane Forest Park. Lots of uphill tracks and great view of Lake Manchester and surrounding hills from the top.
Entrance for walk from Wirrabara Road, which is off Mount Crosby Road.
Start on the Powerline Road firetrail then turn left onto Rocky Mountain High Break. After about 9kms you will reach the view!
Finally, return to Wirrabara Road via the same path in reverse.

Medium

10 km

5 hrs

Middle Kobble bush camp walk

Remote bush camping in an open grassy area next to Kobble Creek, in the remote northern section of the park. A short walk takes you to the top of the Kobble Creek waterfall. Keep an eye out for the prehistoric-looking Lepidozamia (cycads) on your walk to the bush camp. Skinks and keelbacks (freshwater snakes) can be seen basking on the rocks at the top of Kobble Creek waterfall. Bottlebrush plants flower along the creek beside the bush camp in spring.

Easy

1.3 km return

1 hr

Mill Rainforest Walk

Part of the Mt Mee section of the D'Arguilar National Park.
This subtropical rainforest track provides great opportunities for birdwatching. The track entrance is accessed by a short unsealed formed gravel road

Medium

6 km return

2 hrs

Morelia Track

This track takes walkers from the Manorina car park to Mount Nebo lookout. Trek through wet eucalypt forest containing groves of cabbage tree palms, recognised by their huge, fan-shaped leaves. At Mount Nebo lookout, enjoy spectacular views over the Samford Valley to Moreton Bay. The track is well defined and gently-sloping. Keep your eyes peeled for a few of the old track markers with distances marked in miles.