Mount Thilba Thalba

This is a moderately challenging 9.5km out and back trail along a section of the Sunshine Coast Great Walk in Mapleton Falls national park, Gheerulla between Belli Park and Kenilworth. Activities: Walking, hiking. Parking: End of Sam Kelly Road, Gheerulla. This is a gravel road off Eumundi-Kenilworth road. The trail starts from the forest entrance next to the Gheerulla Trail…

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Cedar Grove Rainforest Walk

This is an easy 1km loop trail in Amamoor State Forest, Amamoor. This trail includes a creek crossings, so care should be taken after rain to avoid slippery rocks. Activities: Walking. Parking: There is parking at Cedar Grove Camping area off Amamoor Creek Road, Amamoor. The Trail The rainforest circuit follows the creek around the camping area and is ….

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Amama Walk loop

This is an moderate 2.2km loop trail in Amamoor State Forest, Amamoor. This trail includes creek crossings, so care should be taken after rain to avoid slippery rocks. Activities: Walking. Parking: There is parking at Amama Day use area carpark 5km west of Amamoor township on Amamoor Creek Road, Amamoor.  The trail entrance is across the road from the Day use…

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Dularcha Tunnel Track

This is an easy 6km out and back trail through Dularcha National Park between Landsborough and Mooloolah. Activities: Walking, running, cycling, horse riding. Parking: Trail entrance from either corner of Cunningam Ave & Beech Road, or from end of Paget Street, Mooloolah. This is an easy mostly flat trail that is popular with walkers, horse riders and cyclists. Dularcha National…

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Gheerulla Falls

This is an easy 2.4km out and back trail in Mapleton forest. Activities: Walking, hiking. Parking: Trail entrance is on the right along gravel section of Delicia Road, Mapleton (approx 5.5km along Delicia road). This is a fairly easy walk to a very pretty waterfall with a swimming hole. The track is mostly downhill on the way to the falls,…

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Shepperson’s Hill

This is an easy 3km out and back track up to Shepperson’s hill lookout in Cootharaba. With beautiful views over Noosa hinterland. Activities: Walking. Parking: Silver Ash Lane, off Kinmond Creek Road, Cootharaba. Silver Ash lane is a gravel road. Stop at the end of the gravel where there is limited parking. Then continue up the track on foot. The…

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Witta Scenic Loop

This is a moderate 5km loop trail around the quiet countryside roads in Witta, near Maleny. Activities: Walking, running, cycling, dog walking. Parking: Obi lookout, 84 Shultz road, Curramore. Scenic Views Enjoy the beautiful views of the countryside through this scenic area. Starting from Obi lookout walk down Curramore road, then take left into Cooke Road, left into Teutoberg Ave,…

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Piccabeen Circuit Mapleton

This is a moderate 7km loop in Mapleton Forest Reserve. This track is popular with hikers & horse riders. There are a few trails to choose from here. This is track 3 and has some hills. Activities: Walking, hiking. Parking: Mapleton Day use area, on Mapleton Forest road, Mapleton. The Trail This is a lovely shady forest with beautiful tall…

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Fig Tree Walk

This is an easy 1km circuit trail through beautiful rainforest near Kenilworth. Activities: Walking. Parking: Carpark at Little Yabba Creek park on Maleny Kenilworth Road just outside of Kenilworth on Maleny side, near Sunday Creek road. This is a beautiful short, easy walk that has a paved pathway and boardwalk through a section of Imbil State forest. Fig Trees There…

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Emu Mountain, Stumer’s Creek & beach loop

This trail is an easy 7km circuit from Mt Peregian around to Coolum beach. Activities: Walking, running & swimming Parking: Beach access 68 carpark between Coolum & Peregian beach on David Low Way. This walk is varied and includes an easy mountain climb, a beautiful stretch of beach, creek side track and a boardwalk through mangroves.  *Note: this trail includes…

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Eumundi Northern loop

This is an easy 2.3km short loop in Eumundi Conservation Park near Doonan & Verrierdale. This forest is popular with horse riders and is mostly shady. The trails can get a bit slippery on hills after heavy rain. Activities: Walking, running. Parking: 1263 Eumundi-Noosa Road, Verrierdale. The Trail The trail starts from Eumundi-Noosa road entrance into forest, then take the…

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Lake MacDonald Gardens loop

This is an easy 1.8km loop around Noosa Botanic Gardens, in Lake MacDonald, near Cooroy. Activities: Walking, nature, dog walking, non-motorised water activities. Parking: Botanic Gardens Carpark on Lake MacDonald drive, Lake MacDonald. Botanic Gardens Pathway This is basically a stroll around the Noosa botanic gardens pathways. It is a lovely, shady and beautiful place to visit and especially love…

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Wompoo Circuit Mapleton Falls loop

This is an easy 1.6km loop trail in Mapleton Falls National Park. The trail is suitable for all fitness levels and is shady and full of birdlife.  Activities: Walking, hiking. Parking: Carpark at end of Mapleton Falls road, Mapleton. You can do an extended version of this walk with a loop here – Mapleton falls & Delicia Conservation park. The…

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Yandina Creek Wetland

This is an easy 1.6km out and back trail through Coolum Creek Conservation Park at Maroochy river, between Yandina and Coolum. There is a section of gravel road to get here. Activities: Walking, running, bird watching, dog walking & bikes. Parking: Carpark off River road, Maroochy River. Creek & Wetlands The trail follows along the creek and you can see…

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Ironbark & Figbird Circuit Eumundi

This is a moderate 7.2km (or 4.2km) circuit in Eumundi Conservation Park. This is ideally a dry weather track as it can get slippery and muddy after heavy rain. Most of the trail is shady with a very short open section on Figbird track. Activities: Walking, running, horse riding. Parking: End of Verrierdale Forest Road, off Seib road, Eumundi. The…

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Mooloolah River National Park

This is an easy 7.1km out and back circuit in Mooloolah river national park near Sippy Downs. Activities: Walking, running. Parking: End of Claymore Road, Sippy Downs. The Trail This is a dry weather trail as it gets very wet after rain and the trails don’t drain well so can be very soggy. But after a good dry spell, it…

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Bergann’s Lane Walk

This is an easy 2.4km out and back trail between Berganns road and Witta road in Witta, near the beautiful hinterland town of Maleny. Activities: Walking, dog walking. Parking: You can start from either end of this trail but there is more parking space available from Witta Road side. Corner of Middleton road and Witta road, Witta. The Trail This…

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Mary Valley Rail Trail

This is an easy 9.5km out and back trail along the Rail trail between Imbil and Brooloo, near Gympie. Activities: Walking, running, dog walking, cycling, horse riding. Parking: Carpark off Williams Street, Imbil. This is an abandoned railway corridor that is a gravel pathway between these two towns. The trail is mostly flat and an easy walk in either direction….

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Peregian Beach to Emu Mountain

This trail is an easy 8.5km out and back circuit from Peregian beach to Emu Mountain near Coolum. Activities: Walking & swim. Parking:  Beach Carpark at Peregian Beach township.  This walk is varied and includes an easy mountain climb, a beautiful stretch of beach, a boardwalk through mangroves and short sections along paved pathways. Enjoy a stroll around Peregian where…

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Warlands Break loop

This is a 6.3km moderate out and back loop trail in Mapleton national park at Cooloolabin, near Yandina. Activities: Walking, hiking. Parking: Cooloolabin trail head off Cooloolabin road. The Trail This trail has nice wide tracks and has a few good hills to get the heart rate up. Mostly shady with lots of birds. “We need much less than we…

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