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top left); © Robert Ashdown (top right) (top Ashdown Robert © left); top Adam Creed © Qld Govt Qld © Creed Adam © Ross Naumann, QPWS Volunteer (above and and (above Volunteer QPWS Naumann, Ross © while you’re walking. you’re while 1km with numerous switchbacks to descend the 100m into into 100m the descend to switchbacks numerous with 1km Steven Nowakowski © Toursim and Events Qld Events and Toursim © Nowakowski Steven Coast Hinterland Great Walk Great Hinterland Coast barred frog (top right); lace monitor (above) monitor lace right); (top frog barred Gheerulla Bluff, Sunshine Sunshine Bluff, Gheerulla View over Mapleton over View the wompoo fruit-doves’ ‘wallock-a-woo’ and ‘book-a-roo’, ‘book-a-roo’, and ‘wallock-a-woo’ fruit-doves’ wompoo the From the rock pools, the Kondalilla Falls circuit winds over over winds circuit Falls Kondalilla the pools, rock the From , great great , fasciolatus Mixophyes left); (top Figbird Steep climb up the the up climb Steep that carry through the valley. Be sure to listen for a call, like like call, a for listen to sure Be valley. the through carry that Kondalilla Falls circuit Falls Kondalilla 2 the on stairs 300 over are There . catch a glimpse, then you will certainly enjoy their birdsongs birdsongs their enjoy certainly will you then glimpse, a catch lush rainforest to the base of the falls. falls. the of base the to rainforest lush binoculars to get a close-up look at the birdlife. If you can’t can’t you If birdlife. the at look close-up a get to binoculars cool, through down on and grasstrees, and forest eucalypt forest is an easy walk for families with children. Grab your your Grab children. with families for walk easy an is forest © Qld Govt Qld © circuit 2 takes you past exposed rocky bluffs with dry dry with bluffs rocky exposed past you takes Smith Jody Wompoo circuit circuit Wompoo The through rainforest and eucalypt eucalypt and rainforest through 4 Picnic Creek Picnic Kondalilla Falls Falls Kondalilla 1 combined the Doing and and access to the toilets and lookout. lookout. and toilets the to access The waterfall is at its best during the summer wet season. season. wet summer the during best its at is waterfall The Obi Gorge and scenic Mary River Valley. There’s wheelchair wheelchair There’s Valley. River Mary scenic and Gorge Obi Kondalilla Falls lookout Falls Kondalilla , which offers a great view of the falls. falls. the of view great a offers which , car park. Enjoy the spectacular views to the west of Obi Obi of west the to views spectacular the Enjoy park. car Kondalilla Falls Kondalilla . Please do not feed them. them. feed not do Please . From the rock pools, a short, 190m track will take you to the the to you take will track 190m short, a pools, rock the From Mapleton Falls lookout Falls Mapleton 3 The the to adjacent directly is Lace monitors and water dragons visit the picnic areas at at areas picnic the visit dragons water and monitors Lace Picnic Creek circuit Creek Picnic 1 the from track switchback steep a . qld.gov.au/SunshineCoastGreatWalk mounds up to 1.5–2m in height during breeding season. season. breeding during height in 1.5–2m to up mounds are protected here. protected are Visitors can walk down to the rock pool above the falls via via falls the above pool rock the to down walk can Visitors at information More will. you as much as just quiet and Australian brush-turkey—male birds untiringly build nest nest build untiringly birds brush-turkey—male Australian communities forest eucalypt open and rainforest Riparian Falls. Kondalilla glorious park’s this describes waters’, joined by numerous butterflies that seem to enjoy the peace peace the enjoy to seem that butterflies numerous by joined Visit any of the picnic areas and you’ll see the very common common very the see you’ll and areas picnic the of any Visit solitude! Enjoy lunch by the creek, where you’ll often be be often you’ll where creek, the by lunch Enjoy solitude! where Pencil Creek cascades 120m over the escarpment. escarpment. the over 120m cascades Creek Pencil where of Brisbane. Kondalilla, an Aboriginal word meaning ‘rushing ‘rushing meaning word Aboriginal an Kondalilla, Brisbane. of Kondalilla. There are fewer visitors here; great if you love love you if great here; visitors fewer are There Kondalilla. of the falls. falls. the of Mapleton Falls National Park National Falls Mapleton Mapleton, of west just sits Kondalilla National Park Park National Kondalilla is near Montville and only 100km out out 100km only and Montville near is Baroon Pocket Dam car park on the Great Walk section to to section Walk Great the on park car Dam Pocket Baroon edges the near cliffs the on nest November, to August from Mapleton Falls National Park National Falls Mapleton Kondalilla National Park National Kondalilla One magical place is is place magical One , only a 6km hike in from the the from in hike 6km a only , Earth—that often roost and soar around the cliff lines, and and lines, cliff the around soar and roost often Earth—that Flatrock open skies to glimpse peregrine falcons—fastest birds on on birds falcons—fastest peregrine glimpse to skies open local (Blackall Range) Park Rangers Rangers Park Range) (Blackall local camps, or do shorter, half-day walks on some sections. sections. some on walks half-day shorter, do or camps, reasonably fit and allow enough time to enjoy this steep walk. walk. steep this enjoy to time enough allow and fit reasonably on forest walks and trails. trails. and walks forest on throated call of the colourful wompoo fruit-dove. Look to the the to Look fruit-dove. wompoo colourful the of call throated the of behalf on Smith, Nat Ranger walk over three days, making use of the three remote walkers’ walkers’ remote three the of use making days, three over walk the rainforest gorge below the waterfall. You need to be be to need You waterfall. the below gorge rainforest the spots to set up for a picnic either before or after you venture venture you after or before either picnic a for up set to spots whipbirds as they forage on the forest floor, or the deep- the or floor, forest the on forage they as whipbirds very diverse walking opportunities. Tackle the whole 58km 58km whole the Tackle opportunities. walking diverse very observant visitor. observant Blackall Range. Blackall Explore these parks with the family—they all offer grassy grassy offer all family—they the with parks these Explore eastern shy, the of calls ‘whip-crack’ Walk traverses the three Blackall Range national parks offering offering parks national Range Blackall three the traverses Walk the for display animals—on and plants significant one of the pretty hinterland townships dotted across the the across dotted townships hinterland pretty the of one cooler part of the day and check the weather to avoid storms. storms. avoid to weather the check and day the of part cooler the for Listen rainforest. the in fruits Great The beauty. its all in Walk Great long 58km the Explore These forests also contain a trove of unique and ecologically ecologically and unique of trove a contain also forests These camping areas. Top off your ‘day in the hills’ with a visit to to visit a with hills’ the in ‘day your off Top areas. camping and spring. In summer, plan an early morning visit in the the in visit morning early an plan summer, In spring. and piccabeen on feeding figbird Australasian Sunshine Coast Hinterland Great Walk Great Hinterland Coast Sunshine Mapleton National Park National Mapleton in tranquil picnic areas or stay overnight in scenic, walk-in walk-in scenic, in overnight stay or areas picnic tranquil in the watch , In Make the most of the best weather for bushwalking in autumn autumn in bushwalking for weather best the of most the Make Mapleton day-use area. day-use Mapleton coastal and range views from lookouts, enjoy family time time family enjoy lookouts, from views range and coastal the Obi Obi Gorge or a day of forest mountain biking from from biking mountain forest of day a or Gorge Obi Obi the rare and endangered species. endangered and rare and local wildlife. wildlife. local and QPWS Volunteer QPWS beside a mossy cascade, a semi-remote bush walk up up walk bush semi-remote a cascade, mossy a beside or the joys of trail riding on horseback. Gaze at sweeping sweeping at Gaze horseback. on riding trail of joys the or vulnerable, for efforts recovery forests gum scribbly heathy blackbutt, and gum flooded was a seedling. seedling. a was Naumann, Ross © forests, whether it be a quiet mid-week contemplation contemplation mid-week quiet a be it whether forests, and research planned of part Experience the thrills of mountain biking, trail-bike riding riding trail-bike biking, mountain of thrills the Experience scribbly gum forests (left). forests gum scribbly imaging what the landscape would have been like when it it when like been have would landscape the what imaging enjoy majestic waterfalls, rainforests, tall wet forests of of forests wet tall rainforests, waterfalls, majestic enjoy Falls lookout (above); (above); lookout Falls as Range Blackall the across located There are many opportunities for a getaway escape in these these in escape getaway a for opportunities many are There impressively tall eucalypt forests on your choice of walks. walks. of choice your on forests eucalypt tall impressively Mapleton from View Bonyee walk Bonyee 7 and have some fun guessing its age, and and age, its guessing fun some have and Spend a day or two walking through the Blackall Range to to Range Blackall the through walking two or day a Spend and 32 species of frogs.