This is an easy short 2.4km out and back along the foreshore at Lake Weyba in Weyba Downs. Lake Weyba is a shallow salt water lake and is home to a lot of stingrays. Activities: Walking, swimming & dog walking. The area is popular for water activities such as kayaking, kite surfing and locals. Parking: Park at the end of…
This is an easy 6.6km loop along Lake foreshore and then through forest and along a gravel road back to start. Activities: Walking, running. Parking: End of Lakewood Drive, Peregian Beach. The Trail I like to start this loop by walking back up Lakewood drive to the forest entrance on right on the corner of Monak road. This gets the…
This is an easy 7.7km loop along the coastal trail and beach from Mt Coolum beach to Marcoola. You can do this trail as an out and back along pathway but I like to go one way along the coastal pathway and the other along the beach. Activities: Walking, dog walking, swim, running. Parking: Carpark at end of Breezeway Street,…
This isn’t an actual trail but it does have a pathway and I managed a 2.9km walk exploring each path. I have included it here mostly because it has an off leash dog area and a small boardwalk in Noosa Parklands estate, Tewantin. Activities: Walking, running, dog walking, bikes. Parking: You can access the trail from either the end of…
This is an easy 4.3km out and back trail along the beach at Coolum to Stumer’s creek and back. Activities: Walking, swim. Parking: You can park at Tickle park or I like to park on David Low Way near Lions & Norrie Jobs park, Coolum beach as per map below. Coolum beach The area on Coolum’s main beach here is…
This is an easy 8km loop through Noosa National park along coastal and inland trails. This is one of my favorite walks as it is long enough to feel like a workout and very scenic. Activities: Walking, running, hiking, swim. Parking: Along Esplanade, Sunshine beach. I started from beach access 28. Coastal views This is a beautiful walk with great…
This is a moderate 6.7km trail in Tewantin National park, near Noosa. This forest is popular with mountain bikers so best to do this midweek mornings when its not as busy with bikes. Activities: Walking, running, mountain bikes. Parking: Wooroi Day use area carpark in Tewantin Forest along Cooroy-Noosa road, Tewantin. The Trail This is a nice forest trail with…
This is an easy 5.2km out and back trail along the beach between Sunrise beach and Sunshine beach, near Noosa. Activities: Walking, running, dog walking, swim. Parking: Tingira Cr, Sunrise beach. Beach This is an out and back beach walk because there is no coastal pathway along this section. I started from Sunrise carpark at beach access 36 and walked…
This is an easy 7.4km loop around pathways in Noosaville & Noosa heads. Activities: Walking, running, bikes. Parking: Along Noosa parade, Noosa heads. Pathway This trail starts off heading south, following the pathway around the creek and Keyser Island conservation park. Just past the AFL ground there is a mangrove boardwalk then continue along the path over the bridge and…
This is a moderate 6.4km loop trail from Marcus beach to Lake Weyba along fire trails and bush tracks through East Weyba Section of Noosa National Park. Activities: Walking, running. Parking: Trail entrance is on Hawthorn grove, near Peppertree close, Marcus beach. The Trail This is a mostly sandy trail and is a bit boring at the start but further…
This is an easy 5.3km loop trail through Noosa National Park. The track loops along the coastal pathway and inland forest trails. Activities: Walking, nature. Parking: Carpark at Noosa National park on park road, Noosa Heads. Coastal Trail Coastal views There isn’t any view from the top of Noosa Hill due to the trees. It’s more of a track just…
This is an easy 4.8km out and back trail along Stumers creek in Coolum beach. The trail starts from behind the Coolum Sports complex and ends just near Coolum State School. Activities: Walking, dog walking, bikes. Parking: Carpark near Coolum cricket club. 1946 -1974 David Low way, Coolum beach. The Trail Trail entrance is from back carpark between cricket field…
This is an easy 5.6km loop trail if you take the foreshore pathway one way and the beach the other. You can go out & back along pathway if preferred. This is one of my favorite easy walks with a great pathway and beautiful stretch of beach. Activities: Walking & running, dog walking. Parking: Parking along Tasman Trespasser park, Marcus…
This is an easy 9.4km mostly inland loop trail through Noosa National Park from Sunshine Beach side. Activities: Walking, running. Parking: Carpark on Seaview Terrace, Sunshine Beach or street parking. This walk starts from Sunshine beach via inland tracks. Head back up Seaview Terrace from the carpark to find the entrance into the forest near the corner of Dolphin Bay…
This a moderate 1.6km out and back trail in Mount Coolum. The well worn trail is a gradual-steep climb in sections up to the peak which is 208 meters and has views over the coast from Noosa to Maroochydore. Activities: Walking, hiking, running. Parking: Carpark on Jamahill Drive Mt Coolum. The Trail The trail is rocky and narrow in places….
This is a moderate 4.5km out & back loop in Tewantin Forestry Reserve in Tewantin. This is a popular mountain bike trail so if doing this one on foot, best to avoid busy times and go midweek mornings when there aren’t many bikes. The trail is mostly shady and has a mix of rocky, narrow, wide, hilly and overgrown trails…
This is an easy 6.1km out and back trail along the beach between Peregian and Marcus beach near Noosa. Activities: Walking, running, dog walking, swim. Parking: Carpark on Kingfisher Drive, Peregian beach or carpark on Tristania Drive, Marcus beach. There is no coastal pathway along this section so it is an out and back beach walk. Peregian Beach Peregian beach…
This is an easy 13km out and back trail from the Noosa Marina in Tewantin to Noosa heads. The pathway follows along the Noosa river and then along footpath for a section before reaching Noosa heads. Enjoy a relaxing lunch, swim or drink on Hastings street before returning the same way. Activities: Walking, dog walking, swim. Parking: Carpark at Noosa…
Below are some of the photo’s I’ve taken while walking my way around the Sunshine Coast.