Allow 5 days 5 Allow Tank water not guaranteed. not Tank water

water and wear a hat and sturdy shoes. sturdy and hat a wear and water each with a toilet and picnic table. Carry drinking water. water. drinking Carry table. picnic and toilet a with each Cooloola Great Walk Great Cooloola 4 one way

A wonderful 5-day hike. Four small walkers' camps, camps, walkers' small Four hike. 5-day wonderful A Up to 102km 102km to Up gear and leave an itinerary with family or friends. Always carry enough enough Always carry friends. or family with itinerary an leave and gear

Plan longer walks carefully. Carry a map, communication and navigation navigation and communication map, a Carry carefully. walks longer Plan

Allow 3–5 days 3–5 Allow wilderness camping areas (no facilities). facilities). (no areas camping wilderness For experienced bushwalkers. For experienced

Cooloola Wilderness Trail Wilderness Cooloola 4

A long-distance overnight walking experience, with with experience, walking overnight long-distance A 47.9km one way one 47.9km Rough track. May be long and very steep with few directional signs. signs. directional few with steep very and long be May track. Rough

Class 4 Class

delight on this journey. journey. this on delight

Allow 2hrs Allow

16

2 lake. Open forest, paperbarks and rainforest are a a are and rainforest paperbarks forest, Open lake.

Freshwater circuit circuit Freshwater

hills and many steps. Some experience recommended. Some experience steps. many hills and

5km circuit 5km

from this quaint lighthouse. this from almost a moonscape, of sand. moonscape, a almost

From the camping area, take an easy walk around the the around walk easy an take area, camping the From

best internationally recognised wetland wetland recognised internationally best (Ramsar) sites. (Ramsar) Formed track, some obstacles, 20km or less. May have short steep steep short have May less. or 20km obstacles, some track, Formed

a remarkable landscape, landscape, remarkable a Views as far as the eye can see see can eye the as far as Views

Allow 1hr Allow

Class 3 Class woodland and open forest to the lake. to the forest open and woodland

15 fishing or photographing shorebirds in one of Queensland’s Queensland’s of one in shorebirds photographing or fishing

2 Freshwater Lake walk Lake Freshwater

Adjacent to the day-use area, walk through scribbly gum gum scribbly through walk area, day-use the to Adjacent 2.8km return 2.8km Double Island lighthouse Island Double Sandblow— Carlo to forest

Peninsula and awaken your senses with long beach walks, walks, beach long with senses your awaken and Peninsula

No experience required. No experience Allow 1hr Allow

stroll through scribbly gum gum scribbly through stroll

14

A steep track with some fantastic views along the way. the along views fantastic some with track steep A Double Island Point lighthouse walk lighthouse Point Island Double

3

2.2km return 2.2km Formed track. May have gentle hills and some steps. Clearly signposted. Clearly signposted. steps. some and hills gentle have May track. Formed Gympie, through farms and forests on sealed roads, to Inskip Inskip to roads, sealed on forests and farms through Gympie,

Start the day with an easy easy an with day the Start

Class 2 2 Class

Allow 9–11hrs Allow

but superb views from the lighthouse. lighthouse. the from views superb but

No 4WD? No worries! Take a charming country drive from from drive country charming a Take worries! No 4WD? No

13

Ranger Alana Alana Ranger Double Island Point walk Point Island Double 4 Carlo Sandblow Carlo

A day-long, forest and beach walk, with steep sections, sections, steep with walk, beach and forest day-long, A 30km return 30km Tr ack classification ack Tr

and Events Qld Qld Events and

just captivates you. you. captivates just

crisscrossing through Cooloola’s landscapes and forests. and landscapes Cooloola’s through crisscrossing Allow 30mins Allow Photo (below): © Tourism Tourism © (below): Photo

12 sandblow. the to steps up gums, scribbly

Carlo Sandblow. Cooloola Cooloola Sandblow. Carlo

Govt Qld © Ashdown Robert

1.2km return 1.2km

Delight in the joy of a new discovery, around every bend, bend, every around discovery, new a of joy the in Delight

Shorter option: From Carlo car park, walk through through walk park, car Carlo From option: Shorter Carlo Sandblow walk Sandblow Carlo 3

above): and (left Photos

Allow 3hrs Allow

11

or a summer sunset from from sunset summer a or up and over the sandblow ending at Carlo car park. park. car Carlo at ending sandblow the and over up

the ever-changing edge of a 500,000 year old sandmass. sandmass. old year 500,000 a of edge ever-changing the 2.8km one way way one 2.8km This walk weaves through eucalypt forest and rainforest rainforest and forest eucalypt through weaves walk This

over the upper Noosa River River Noosa upper the over

Feel the rush of being set free, four-wheel driving along along driving four-wheel free, set being of rush the Feel

Allow 1.5hrs Allow

Ranger Selina Ranger piccabeen palms and strangler figs. figs. strangler and palms piccabeen

10

the serenity of a pink dawn dawn pink a of serenity the

2 Poona Lake walk Lake Poona

Easy walk through tall forest with kauri and hoop pines, pines, hoop and kauri with forest tall through walk Easy 4.2km return 4.2km

is overwhelmingly beautiful. is overwhelmingly beautiful.

of Cooloola, whether it’s it’s whether Cooloola, of

relaxation lie ahead. lie ahead. relaxation

Allow 30mins Allow rainforest pockets.

9

2 Dundathu circuit Dundathu

October. The spring wildflower colour palette palette colour wildflower spring The October.

I love the different ‘moods’ ‘moods’ different the love I A short stroll through one of Cooloola’s hidden hidden Cooloola’s of one through stroll short A nature’s chorus day and night. chorus nature’s 250m circuit 250m Town and city are left behind and blissful days of fun and and fun of days blissful and behind left are city and Town

Come to Cooloola from August through to to through August from Cooloola to Come

Allow 30mins Allow wildflowers. You’ll be surrounded by by surrounded be You’ll wildflowers. vegetation ending at two viewpoints. two at ending vegetation

Once across the Noosa River, near Tewantin, things change. change. things Tewantin, near River, Noosa the across Once 8

2 Searys Creek boardwalk Creek Searys

Short stroll on a boardwalk through creekside creekside through boardwalk a on stroll Short 200m return 200m

sandhills, hidden rainforests and spring spring and rainforests hidden sandhills,

Allow 5hrs Allow climb for 2.8km to the edge of the sandpatch. the of edge the to 2.8km for climb peak if you’re seeking peaceful seclusion. peaceful seeking you’re if peak

7

Cooloola Sandpatch walk Sandpatch Cooloola entire length of Cooloola—giant Cooloola—giant of length entire 4

First 600m is easy walking, then a steep, but shaded shaded but steep, a then walking, easy is 600m First 12km return return 12km

adding a lively, uplifting feel to your experience. Visit off- Visit experience. your to feel uplifting lively, a adding

A five-day walk that stretches the the stretches that walk five-day A

and respect.

Allow 6hrs Allow through woodland and wallum to Camp site 3. to wallum and woodland through

6

Camp site 3 walk 3 site Camp 4

numbers, when every camping area is buzzing with activity, activity, with buzzing is area camping every when numbers,

Boat across the river then walk along the riverbank riverbank the along walk then river the across Boat Cooloola Great Walk Great Cooloola 14km return 14km (QPWS) urges visitors to treat Country with care care with Country treat to visitors urges (QPWS)

of hours north of Brisbane. Peak times mean peak crowd crowd peak mean times Peak Brisbane. of north hours of Allow 2hrs Allow

with wildflowers in spring. in wildflowers with Top three walking favourites walking three Top

with this area. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service Service Wildlife and Parks Queensland area. this with 5

Boronia walk Boronia 3

This walk goes to Kin Kin Creek, through open woodland woodland open through Creek, Kin Kin to goes walk This

3.6km return return 3.6km

rivers, open heath plains and forests—and is only a couple couple a only is forests—and and plains heath open rivers, Traditional Owners have a long and ongoing relationship relationship ongoing and long a have Owners Traditional

Allow 30mins Allow

4

where you walk in Cooloola. Simply invigorating! Simply Cooloola. in walk you where A short stroll through wetland and eucalypt forest. eucalypt and wetland through stroll short A Melaleuca circuit Melaleuca 3

Cooloola offers 61,750ha of variety—beaches, sandblows, sandblows, variety—beaches, of 61,750ha offers Cooloola 400m circuit 400m

It’s about slowing down and breathing fresh air. air. fresh breathing and down slowing It’s about

the eye can see. The fresh sea air fills your lungs no matter matter no lungs your fills air sea fresh The see. can eye the

Allow 2hrs Allow about the history of Mill Point. Mill of history the about

3 Cooloola is about coastlines, colour and contemplation. contemplation. and colour coastlines, about is Cooloola

The Narrows of the upper Noosa River. River. Noosa upper the of Narrows The Mill Point circuit Point Mill 3

Relatively flat track with a short self-guided section section self-guided short a with track flat Relatively with some offering sweeping coastal landscapes as far as as far as landscapes coastal sweeping offering some with 5.1km circuit 5.1km

rise over the ocean or drifting lazily in your canoe through through canoe your in lazily drifting or ocean the over rise

and cabbage tree palms to Lake Cootharaba. to palms tree cabbage and Allow 4.5hrs Allow and Carlo Sandblow, to name a few, are truly remarkable, remarkable, truly are few, a name to Sandblow, Carlo and

2

Kinaba Visitor Information Centre walk Centre Information Visitor Kinaba 3

Cooloola This walk from Elanda Point goes through paperbarks paperbarks through goes Point Elanda from walk This return 12.2km

Get excited about the simple things—catching a fish, a moon moon a fish, a things—catching simple the about excited Get

nature. The views from Double Island Point, Teewah landing landing Teewah Point, Island Double from views The nature.

track up Mt Seawah—spectacular views! views! Mt Seawah—spectacular up track

Allow 1.5hrs Allow

at any time of year year of time any at 1 Change the wheels for walking boots and get close to to close get and boots walking for wheels the Change

heath and woodland to beach. Optional 4km return return 4km Optional beach. to woodland and heath Teewah Beach walk Beach Teewah 3

return 4km

Boat or canoe to Teewah landing jetty. Walk through through Walk jetty. landing Teewah to canoe or Boat

Welcome to to Welcome Stepping out Stepping … Cooloola into Cruise

Description time & Distance Track Class ref. Map

Discovery guide

Dogs on leash are welcome around Inskip—other domestic animals are prohibited. Connect with Welcome to Inskip ... Plan carefully Explore safely Queensland National Parks Cooloola where families and like-minded groups get away from • Buy permits online at qld.gov.au/camping before you • Queensland road rules apply on beaches and tracks. queenslandnationalparks.com.au everyday life. Delight in near-beach camping with surf arrive. Information and permit sales also at Rainbow • Nearshore landslides have occurred at Inskip Peninsula. and Inskip book at qld.gov.au/camping on one side of the peninsula and sheltered, still water Beach and Tewantin. Note: Booking restrictions apply for For your safety, obey all signs and camp only on the other. Great Walk walkers’ camps during the high fire danger where permitted. recreation areas facebook.com/qldnationalparks • Don’t get trapped. Wildfires and cyclones can move Horse riding is permitted in months of November to February. @QldParks; #QldParks Inskip camping at a glance the areas shown on the map. • Firewood is not provided. If campfires are allowed in quickly. Be prepared to pack up and leave early when Great Sandy Maximum stay is 30 days. Photo (right): your camping area, bring your own clean firewood such warnings are issued. Check local ABC radio for updates. For help planning your holiday, visit queensland.com Alana Kippers © Qld Govt National Park Small generators only as untreated mill off-cuts. You are not allowed to collect • Douse campfires completely with water, not sand. Embers under sand stay extremely hot for hours and (2.0Kva or noise rated below bush wood in the recreation areas. Campfires are not permitted during total fire prohibitions (QPWS) or total can cause serious burns. 65 decibels). Small campfires To Fraser Island fire bans imposed by Queensland Fire and Emergency • Never drink, cook, bathe or swim in soaks or fresh water permitted. BYO clean timber M.V. Sarawak Service (QFES). streams near the beach, as the water quality cannot be off-cuts, not bush wood. camping area M.V. Beagle camping area • Bring sealable containers for your food and rubbish guaranteed and you might become ill. Inskip Point so wildlife cannot get into it. • Don't get sick; practise good personal hygiene and Scale M.V. Natone 0 50km • Avoid bush toileting. Use toilets provided or bring your food storage. Escape Soft camping area sand • Fish bright at night! Use high-visibility vests and reflective Great Sandy Navigation lights own portable toilet. Empty any toilet waste at disposal Marine Park sites only, not into public toilets. stickers when beach fishing. adventurously Day-use • Help stop the spread of weeds. Wash camping gear, • A small, patrolled swimming area is located outside the area Fraser Island (K'gari) Inskip Peninsula boots and tyres before visiting Cooloola. park at Rainbow Beach. Swimming is not recommended Hervey Bay World Heritage Area Recreation Area Recreation Area • Bury all fish cleaning refuse—offal, fish frames, unused in rivers or unpatrolled ocean waters. Stay safe: Great Sandy National Park Camping area Features and hints bait—at least 30cm deep and below the high tide Rips (strong ocean currents) and sharks are common. ‘The Oaks’ 4WD only. No beach access. South Pacific Ocean mark. Searys Creek is strictly a ‘No fishing’ zone and Bull sharks live in the river system. Maryborough 4WD access (2WD in good penalties apply. S.S. Dorrigo conditions only). No beach S.S. Dorrigo Inskip Peninsula camping area access. Suits caravans, but Pelican Bay camping area Camping with friends Recreation Area park near the road.

Bruce Highway Rainbow and family? Beach Double Island Point Paddle and boat safely M.V. Natone 4WD only. Low tide beach Your group’s tents must be close together. Freshwater camping area access. Unsuitable for trailers. • Always wear life jackets. Camping structures for people registered under Cooloola Recreation Area M.V. Beagle 4WD only. No beach access. • Paddle close to the riverbanks to avoid power boats, Great Sandy National Park camping area Suits small groups. one camping tag must be in one place and no more Gympie as they have limited manoeuvrability. Elanda Point than 3m apart. You are not allowed to rope off Tewantin 4WD access (2WD in good Bullock Point M.V. Sarawak • Strong winds and rough conditions make lake and river Noosa Heads conditions only). No beach areas or reserve sites. To Maroochydore camping area access. Suits large groups. paddling difficult and time consuming. Consider weather ‘The Oaks’ conditions before you go and start your paddle early in ©State of Queensland 2016. the day. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing. Scale 0 500m BP2141 June 2016. Printed on eco-friendly paper to save energy and resources. All photos © Queensland Government, unless otherwise specified. To Rainbow Beach

Allow 5 days 5 Allow Tank water not guaranteed. not Tank water

water and wear a hat and sturdy shoes. sturdy and hat a wear and water each with a toilet and picnic table. Carry drinking water. water. drinking Carry table. picnic and toilet a with each Cooloola Great Walk Great Cooloola 4 one way

A wonderful 5-day hike. Four small walkers' camps, camps, walkers' small Four hike. 5-day wonderful A Up to 102km 102km to Up gear and leave an itinerary with family or friends. Always carry enough enough Always carry friends. or family with itinerary an leave and gear

Plan longer walks carefully. Carry a map, communication and navigation navigation and communication map, a Carry carefully. walks longer Plan

Allow 3–5 days 3–5 Allow wilderness camping areas (no facilities). facilities). (no areas camping wilderness For experienced bushwalkers. For experienced

Cooloola Wilderness Trail Wilderness Cooloola 4

A long-distance overnight walking experience, with with experience, walking overnight long-distance A 47.9km one way one 47.9km Rough track. May be long and very steep with few directional signs. signs. directional few with steep very and long be May track. Rough

Class 4 Class

delight on this journey. journey. this on delight

Allow 2hrs Allow

16

2

lake. Open forest, paperbarks and rainforest are a a are and rainforest paperbarks forest, Open lake.

Freshwater circuit circuit Freshwater

hills and many steps. Some experience recommended. Some experience steps. many hills and

5km circuit 5km

from this quaint lighthouse. this from almost a moonscape, of sand. moonscape, a almost

From the camping area, take an easy walk around the the around walk easy an take area, camping the From

best internationally recognised wetland wetland recognised internationally best (Ramsar) sites. (Ramsar) Formed track, some obstacles, 20km or less. May have short steep steep short have May less. or 20km obstacles, some track, Formed

a remarkable landscape, landscape, remarkable a Views as far as the eye can see see can eye the as far as Views

Allow 1hr Allow

Class 3 Class

woodland and open forest to the lake. to the forest open and woodland

15 fishing or photographing shorebirds in one of Queensland’s Queensland’s of one in shorebirds photographing or fishing

2 Freshwater Lake walk Lake Freshwater

Adjacent to the day-use area, walk through scribbly gum gum scribbly through walk area, day-use the to Adjacent 2.8km return 2.8km Double Island lighthouse Island Double Sandblow— Carlo to forest

Peninsula and awaken your senses with long beach walks, walks, beach long with senses your awaken and Peninsula

No experience required. No experience Allow 1hr Allow

stroll through scribbly gum gum scribbly through stroll

14

A steep track with some fantastic views along the way. the along views fantastic some with track steep A Double Island Point lighthouse walk lighthouse Point Island Double

3

2.2km return 2.2km Formed track. May have gentle hills and some steps. Clearly signposted. Clearly signposted. steps. some and hills gentle have May track. Formed Gympie, through farms and forests on sealed roads, to Inskip Inskip to roads, sealed on forests and farms through Gympie,

Start the day with an easy easy an with day the Start

Class 2 2 Class

Allow 9–11hrs Allow

but superb views from the lighthouse. lighthouse. the from views superb but

No 4WD? No worries! Take a charming country drive from from drive country charming a Take worries! No 4WD? No

13

Ranger Alana Alana Ranger Double Island Point walk Point Island Double 4 Carlo Sandblow Carlo

A day-long, forest and beach walk, with steep sections, sections, steep with walk, beach and forest day-long, A 30km return 30km Tr ack classification ack Tr

and Events Qld Qld Events and

just captivates you. you. captivates just

crisscrossing through Cooloola’s landscapes and forests. and landscapes Cooloola’s through crisscrossing Allow 30mins Allow Photo (below): © Tourism Tourism © (below): Photo

12 sandblow. the to steps up gums, scribbly

Carlo Sandblow. Cooloola Cooloola Sandblow. Carlo

Govt Qld © Ashdown Robert

1.2km return 1.2km

Delight in the joy of a new discovery, around every bend, bend, every around discovery, new a of joy the in Delight

Shorter option: From Carlo car park, walk through through walk park, car Carlo From option: Shorter Carlo Sandblow walk Sandblow Carlo 3

above): and (left Photos

Allow 3hrs Allow

11

or a summer sunset from from sunset summer a or

up and over the sandblow ending at Carlo car park. park. car Carlo at ending sandblow the and over up

the ever-changing edge of a 500,000 year old sandmass. sandmass. old year 500,000 a of edge ever-changing the 2.8km one way way one 2.8km This walk weaves through eucalypt forest and rainforest rainforest and forest eucalypt through weaves walk This

over the upper Noosa River River Noosa upper the over

Feel the rush of being set free, four-wheel driving along along driving four-wheel free, set being of rush the Feel

Allow 1.5hrs Allow

Ranger Selina Ranger piccabeen palms and strangler figs. figs. strangler and palms piccabeen

10

the serenity of a pink dawn dawn pink a of serenity the

2 Poona Lake walk Lake Poona

Easy walk through tall forest with kauri and hoop pines, pines, hoop and kauri with forest tall through walk Easy 4.2km return 4.2km

is overwhelmingly beautiful. is overwhelmingly beautiful.

of Cooloola, whether it’s it’s whether Cooloola, of

relaxation lie ahead. lie ahead. relaxation

Allow 30mins Allow

rainforest pockets.

9

2 Dundathu circuit Dundathu

October. The spring wildflower colour palette palette colour wildflower spring The October.

I love the different ‘moods’ ‘moods’ different the love I A short stroll through one of Cooloola’s hidden hidden Cooloola’s of one through stroll short A nature’s chorus day and night. chorus nature’s 250m circuit 250m Town and city are left behind and blissful days of fun and and fun of days blissful and behind left are city and Town

Come to Cooloola from August through to to through August from Cooloola to Come

Allow 30mins Allow wildflowers. You’ll be surrounded by by surrounded be You’ll wildflowers.

vegetation ending at two viewpoints. two at ending vegetation

Once across the Noosa River, near Tewantin, things change. change. things Tewantin, near River, Noosa the across Once 8

2 Searys Creek boardwalk Creek Searys

Short stroll on a boardwalk through creekside creekside through boardwalk a on stroll Short 200m return 200m

sandhills, hidden rainforests and spring spring and rainforests hidden sandhills,

Allow 5hrs Allow

climb for 2.8km to the edge of the sandpatch. the of edge the to 2.8km for climb peak if you’re seeking peaceful seclusion. peaceful seeking you’re if peak

7

Cooloola Sandpatch walk Sandpatch Cooloola entire length of Cooloola—giant Cooloola—giant of length entire 4

First 600m is easy walking, then a steep, but shaded shaded but steep, a then walking, easy is 600m First 12km return return 12km

adding a lively, uplifting feel to your experience. Visit off- Visit experience. your to feel uplifting lively, a adding

A five-day walk that stretches the the stretches that walk five-day A

and respect.

Allow 6hrs Allow

through woodland and wallum to Camp site 3. to wallum and woodland through

6

Camp site 3 walk 3 site Camp 4

numbers, when every camping area is buzzing with activity, activity, with buzzing is area camping every when numbers,

Boat across the river then walk along the riverbank riverbank the along walk then river the across Boat Cooloola Great Walk Great Cooloola 14km return 14km (QPWS) urges visitors to treat Country with care care with Country treat to visitors urges (QPWS)

of hours north of Brisbane. Peak times mean peak crowd crowd peak mean times Peak Brisbane. of north hours of Allow 2hrs Allow

with wildflowers in spring. in wildflowers with Top three walking favourites walking three Top

with this area. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service Service Wildlife and Parks Queensland area. this with 5

Boronia walk Boronia 3

This walk goes to Kin Kin Creek, through open woodland woodland open through Creek, Kin Kin to goes walk This

3.6km return return 3.6km

rivers, open heath plains and forests—and is only a couple couple a only is forests—and and plains heath open rivers, Traditional Owners have a long and ongoing relationship relationship ongoing and long a have Owners Traditional

Allow 30mins Allow

4

where you walk in Cooloola. Simply invigorating! Simply Cooloola. in walk you where A short stroll through wetland and eucalypt forest. eucalypt and wetland through stroll short A Melaleuca circuit Melaleuca 3

Cooloola offers 61,750ha of variety—beaches, sandblows, sandblows, variety—beaches, of 61,750ha offers Cooloola 400m circuit 400m

It’s about slowing down and breathing fresh air. air. fresh breathing and down slowing It’s about

the eye can see. The fresh sea air fills your lungs no matter matter no lungs your fills air sea fresh The see. can eye the

Allow 2hrs Allow

about the history of Mill Point. Mill of history the about

3 Cooloola is about coastlines, colour and contemplation. contemplation. and colour coastlines, about is Cooloola

The Narrows of the upper Noosa River. River. Noosa upper the of Narrows The Mill Point circuit Point Mill 3

Relatively flat track with a short self-guided section section self-guided short a with track flat Relatively with some offering sweeping coastal landscapes as far as as far as landscapes coastal sweeping offering some with 5.1km circuit 5.1km

rise over the ocean or drifting lazily in your canoe through through canoe your in lazily drifting or ocean the over rise

and cabbage tree palms to Lake Cootharaba. to palms tree cabbage and Allow 4.5hrs Allow and Carlo Sandblow, to name a few, are truly remarkable, remarkable, truly are few, a name to Sandblow, Carlo and

2

Kinaba Visitor Information Centre walk Centre Information Visitor Kinaba 3

Cooloola This walk from Elanda Point goes through paperbarks paperbarks through goes Point Elanda from walk This return 12.2km

Get excited about the simple things—catching a fish, a moon moon a fish, a things—catching simple the about excited Get

nature. The views from Double Island Point, Teewah landing landing Teewah Point, Island Double from views The nature.

track up Mt Seawah—spectacular views! views! Mt Seawah—spectacular up track

Allow 1.5hrs Allow

at any time of year year of time any at 1 Change the wheels for walking boots and get close to to close get and boots walking for wheels the Change

heath and woodland to beach. Optional 4km return return 4km Optional beach. to woodland and heath Teewah Beach walk Beach Teewah 3

return 4km

Boat or canoe to Teewah landing jetty. Walk through through Walk jetty. landing Teewah to canoe or Boat

Welcome to to Welcome Stepping out Stepping … Cooloola into Cruise

Description time & Distance Track Class ref. Map

Discovery guide

Dogs on leash are welcome around Inskip—other domestic animals are prohibited. Connect with Welcome to Inskip ... Plan carefully Explore safely Queensland National Parks Cooloola where families and like-minded groups get away from • Buy permits online at qld.gov.au/camping before you • Queensland road rules apply on beaches and tracks. queenslandnationalparks.com.au everyday life. Delight in near-beach camping with surf arrive. Information and permit sales also at Rainbow • Nearshore landslides have occurred at Inskip Peninsula. and Inskip book at qld.gov.au/camping on one side of the peninsula and sheltered, still water Beach and Tewantin. Note: Booking restrictions apply for For your safety, obey all signs and camp only on the other. Great Walk walkers’ camps during the high fire danger where permitted. recreation areas facebook.com/qldnationalparks • Don’t get trapped. Wildfires and cyclones can move Horse riding is permitted in months of November to February. @QldParks; #QldParks Inskip camping at a glance the areas shown on the map. • Firewood is not provided. If campfires are allowed in quickly. Be prepared to pack up and leave early when Great Sandy Maximum stay is 30 days. Photo (right): your camping area, bring your own clean firewood such warnings are issued. Check local ABC radio for updates. For help planning your holiday, visit queensland.com Alana Kippers © Qld Govt National Park Small generators only as untreated mill off-cuts. You are not allowed to collect • Douse campfires completely with water, not sand. Embers under sand stay extremely hot for hours and (2.0Kva or noise rated below bush wood in the recreation areas. Campfires are not permitted during total fire prohibitions (QPWS) or total can cause serious burns. 65 decibels). Small campfires To Fraser Island fire bans imposed by Queensland Fire and Emergency • Never drink, cook, bathe or swim in soaks or fresh water permitted. BYO clean timber M.V. Sarawak Service (QFES). streams near the beach, as the water quality cannot be off-cuts, not bush wood. camping area M.V. Beagle camping area • Bring sealable containers for your food and rubbish guaranteed and you might become ill. Inskip Point so wildlife cannot get into it. • Don't get sick; practise good personal hygiene and Scale M.V. Natone 0 50km • Avoid bush toileting. Use toilets provided or bring your food storage. Escape Soft camping area sand • Fish bright at night! Use high-visibility vests and reflective Great Sandy Navigation lights own portable toilet. Empty any toilet waste at disposal Marine Park sites only, not into public toilets. stickers when beach fishing. adventurously Day-use • Help stop the spread of weeds. Wash camping gear, • A small, patrolled swimming area is located outside the area Fraser Island (K'gari) Inskip Peninsula boots and tyres before visiting Cooloola. park at Rainbow Beach. Swimming is not recommended Hervey Bay World Heritage Area Recreation Area Recreation Area • Bury all fish cleaning refuse—offal, fish frames, unused in rivers or unpatrolled ocean waters. Stay safe: Great Sandy National Park Camping area Features and hints bait—at least 30cm deep and below the high tide Rips (strong ocean currents) and sharks are common. ‘The Oaks’ 4WD only. No beach access. South Pacific Ocean mark. Searys Creek is strictly a ‘No fishing’ zone and Bull sharks live in the river system. Maryborough 4WD access (2WD in good penalties apply. S.S. Dorrigo conditions only). No beach S.S. Dorrigo Inskip Peninsula camping area access. Suits caravans, but Pelican Bay camping area Camping with friends Recreation Area park near the road.

Bruce Highway Rainbow and family? Beach Double Island Point Paddle and boat safely M.V. Natone 4WD only. Low tide beach Your group’s tents must be close together. Freshwater camping area access. Unsuitable for trailers. • Always wear life jackets. Camping structures for people registered under Cooloola Recreation Area M.V. Beagle 4WD only. No beach access. • Paddle close to the riverbanks to avoid power boats, Great Sandy National Park camping area Suits small groups. one camping tag must be in one place and no more Gympie as they have limited manoeuvrability. Elanda Point than 3m apart. You are not allowed to rope off Tewantin 4WD access (2WD in good Bullock Point M.V. Sarawak • Strong winds and rough conditions make lake and river Noosa Heads conditions only). No beach areas or reserve sites. To Maroochydore camping area access. Suits large groups. paddling difficult and time consuming. Consider weather ‘The Oaks’ conditions before you go and start your paddle early in ©State of Queensland 2016. the day. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing. Scale 0 500m BP2141 June 2016. Printed on eco-friendly paper to save energy and resources. All photos © Queensland Government, unless otherwise specified. To Rainbow Beach

Allow 5 days 5 Allow Tank water not guaranteed. not Tank water

water and wear a hat and sturdy shoes. sturdy and hat a wear and water each with a toilet and picnic table. Carry drinking water. water. drinking Carry table. picnic and toilet a with each Cooloola Great Walk Great Cooloola 4 one way

A wonderful 5-day hike. Four small walkers' camps, camps, walkers' small Four hike. 5-day wonderful A Up to 102km 102km to Up gear and leave an itinerary with family or friends. Always carry enough enough Always carry friends. or family with itinerary an leave and gear

Plan longer walks carefully. Carry a map, communication and navigation navigation and communication map, a Carry carefully. walks longer Plan

Allow 3–5 days 3–5 Allow wilderness camping areas (no facilities). facilities). (no areas camping wilderness For experienced bushwalkers. For experienced

Cooloola Wilderness Trail Wilderness Cooloola 4

A long-distance overnight walking experience, with with experience, walking overnight long-distance A 47.9km one way one 47.9km Rough track. May be long and very steep with few directional signs. signs. directional few with steep very and long be May track. Rough

Class 4 Class

delight on this journey. journey. this on delight

Allow 2hrs Allow

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lake. Open forest, paperbarks and rainforest are a a are and rainforest paperbarks forest, Open lake.

Freshwater circuit circuit Freshwater

hills and many steps. Some experience recommended. Some experience steps. many hills and

5km circuit 5km

from this quaint lighthouse. this from almost a moonscape, of sand. moonscape, a almost

From the camping area, take an easy walk around the the around walk easy an take area, camping the From

best internationally recognised wetland wetland recognised internationally best (Ramsar) sites. (Ramsar) Formed track, some obstacles, 20km or less. May have short steep steep short have May less. or 20km obstacles, some track, Formed

a remarkable landscape, landscape, remarkable a Views as far as the eye can see see can eye the as far as Views

Allow 1hr Allow

Class 3 Class

woodland and open forest to the lake. to the forest open and woodland

15 fishing or photographing shorebirds in one of Queensland’s Queensland’s of one in shorebirds photographing or fishing

2 Freshwater Lake walk Lake Freshwater

Adjacent to the day-use area, walk through scribbly gum gum scribbly through walk area, day-use the to Adjacent 2.8km return 2.8km Double Island lighthouse Island Double Sandblow— Carlo to forest

Peninsula and awaken your senses with long beach walks, walks, beach long with senses your awaken and Peninsula

No experience required. No experience Allow 1hr Allow

stroll through scribbly gum gum scribbly through stroll

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A steep track with some fantastic views along the way. the along views fantastic some with track steep A Double Island Point lighthouse walk lighthouse Point Island Double

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2.2km return 2.2km Formed track. May have gentle hills and some steps. Clearly signposted. Clearly signposted. steps. some and hills gentle have May track. Formed Gympie, through farms and forests on sealed roads, to Inskip Inskip to roads, sealed on forests and farms through Gympie,

Start the day with an easy easy an with day the Start

Class 2 2 Class

Allow 9–11hrs Allow

but superb views from the lighthouse. lighthouse. the from views superb but

No 4WD? No worries! Take a charming country drive from from drive country charming a Take worries! No 4WD? No

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Ranger Alana Alana Ranger Double Island Point walk Point Island Double 4 Carlo Sandblow Carlo

A day-long, forest and beach walk, with steep sections, sections, steep with walk, beach and forest day-long, A 30km return 30km Tr ack classification ack Tr

and Events Qld Qld Events and

just captivates you. you. captivates just

crisscrossing through Cooloola’s landscapes and forests. and landscapes Cooloola’s through crisscrossing Allow 30mins Allow Photo (below): © Tourism Tourism © (below): Photo

12 sandblow. the to steps up gums, scribbly

Carlo Sandblow. Cooloola Cooloola Sandblow. Carlo

Govt Qld © Ashdown Robert

1.2km return 1.2km

Delight in the joy of a new discovery, around every bend, bend, every around discovery, new a of joy the in Delight

Shorter option: From Carlo car park, walk through through walk park, car Carlo From option: Shorter Carlo Sandblow walk Sandblow Carlo 3

above): and (left Photos

Allow 3hrs Allow

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or a summer sunset from from sunset summer a or

up and over the sandblow ending at Carlo car park. park. car Carlo at ending sandblow the and over up

the ever-changing edge of a 500,000 year old sandmass. sandmass. old year 500,000 a of edge ever-changing the 2.8km one way way one 2.8km This walk weaves through eucalypt forest and rainforest rainforest and forest eucalypt through weaves walk This

over the upper Noosa River River Noosa upper the over

Feel the rush of being set free, four-wheel driving along along driving four-wheel free, set being of rush the Feel

Allow 1.5hrs Allow

Ranger Selina Ranger piccabeen palms and strangler figs. figs. strangler and palms piccabeen

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the serenity of a pink dawn dawn pink a of serenity the

2 Poona Lake walk Lake Poona

Easy walk through tall forest with kauri and hoop pines, pines, hoop and kauri with forest tall through walk Easy 4.2km return 4.2km

is overwhelmingly beautiful. is overwhelmingly beautiful.

of Cooloola, whether it’s it’s whether Cooloola, of

relaxation lie ahead. lie ahead. relaxation

Allow 30mins Allow

rainforest pockets.

9

2 Dundathu circuit Dundathu

October. The spring wildflower colour palette palette colour wildflower spring The October.

I love the different ‘moods’ ‘moods’ different the love I A short stroll through one of Cooloola’s hidden hidden Cooloola’s of one through stroll short A nature’s chorus day and night. chorus nature’s 250m circuit 250m Town and city are left behind and blissful days of fun and and fun of days blissful and behind left are city and Town

Come to Cooloola from August through to to through August from Cooloola to Come

Allow 30mins Allow wildflowers. You’ll be surrounded by by surrounded be You’ll wildflowers.

vegetation ending at two viewpoints. two at ending vegetation

Once across the Noosa River, near Tewantin, things change. change. things Tewantin, near River, Noosa the across Once 8

2 Searys Creek boardwalk Creek Searys

Short stroll on a boardwalk through creekside creekside through boardwalk a on stroll Short 200m return 200m

sandhills, hidden rainforests and spring spring and rainforests hidden sandhills,

Allow 5hrs Allow

climb for 2.8km to the edge of the sandpatch. the of edge the to 2.8km for climb peak if you’re seeking peaceful seclusion. peaceful seeking you’re if peak

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Cooloola Sandpatch walk Sandpatch Cooloola entire length of Cooloola—giant Cooloola—giant of length entire 4

First 600m is easy walking, then a steep, but shaded shaded but steep, a then walking, easy is 600m First 12km return return 12km

adding a lively, uplifting feel to your experience. Visit off- Visit experience. your to feel uplifting lively, a adding

A five-day walk that stretches the the stretches that walk five-day A

and respect.

Allow 6hrs Allow

through woodland and wallum to Camp site 3. to wallum and woodland through

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Camp site 3 walk 3 site Camp 4

numbers, when every camping area is buzzing with activity, activity, with buzzing is area camping every when numbers,

Boat across the river then walk along the riverbank riverbank the along walk then river the across Boat Cooloola Great Walk Great Cooloola 14km return 14km (QPWS) urges visitors to treat Country with care care with Country treat to visitors urges (QPWS)

of hours north of Brisbane. Peak times mean peak crowd crowd peak mean times Peak Brisbane. of north hours of Allow 2hrs Allow

with wildflowers in spring. in wildflowers with Top three walking favourites walking three Top

with this area. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service Service Wildlife and Parks Queensland area. this with 5

Boronia walk Boronia 3

This walk goes to Kin Kin Creek, through open woodland woodland open through Creek, Kin Kin to goes walk This

3.6km return return 3.6km

rivers, open heath plains and forests—and is only a couple couple a only is forests—and and plains heath open rivers, Traditional Owners have a long and ongoing relationship relationship ongoing and long a have Owners Traditional

Allow 30mins Allow

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where you walk in Cooloola. Simply invigorating! Simply Cooloola. in walk you where A short stroll through wetland and eucalypt forest. eucalypt and wetland through stroll short A Melaleuca circuit Melaleuca 3

Cooloola offers 61,750ha of variety—beaches, sandblows, sandblows, variety—beaches, of 61,750ha offers Cooloola 400m circuit 400m

It’s about slowing down and breathing fresh air. air. fresh breathing and down slowing It’s about

the eye can see. The fresh sea air fills your lungs no matter matter no lungs your fills air sea fresh The see. can eye the

Allow 2hrs Allow

about the history of Mill Point. Mill of history the about

3 Cooloola is about coastlines, colour and contemplation. contemplation. and colour coastlines, about is Cooloola

The Narrows of the upper Noosa River. River. Noosa upper the of Narrows The Mill Point circuit Point Mill 3

Relatively flat track with a short self-guided section section self-guided short a with track flat Relatively with some offering sweeping coastal landscapes as far as as far as landscapes coastal sweeping offering some with 5.1km circuit 5.1km

rise over the ocean or drifting lazily in your canoe through through canoe your in lazily drifting or ocean the over rise

and cabbage tree palms to Lake Cootharaba. to palms tree cabbage and Allow 4.5hrs Allow and Carlo Sandblow, to name a few, are truly remarkable, remarkable, truly are few, a name to Sandblow, Carlo and

2

Kinaba Visitor Information Centre walk Centre Information Visitor Kinaba 3

Cooloola This walk from Elanda Point goes through paperbarks paperbarks through goes Point Elanda from walk This return 12.2km

Get excited about the simple things—catching a fish, a moon moon a fish, a things—catching simple the about excited Get

nature. The views from Double Island Point, Teewah landing landing Teewah Point, Island Double from views The nature.

track up Mt Seawah—spectacular views! views! Mt Seawah—spectacular up track

Allow 1.5hrs Allow

at any time of year year of time any at 1 Change the wheels for walking boots and get close to to close get and boots walking for wheels the Change

heath and woodland to beach. Optional 4km return return 4km Optional beach. to woodland and heath Teewah Beach walk Beach Teewah 3

return 4km

Boat or canoe to Teewah landing jetty. Walk through through Walk jetty. landing Teewah to canoe or Boat

Welcome to to Welcome Stepping out Stepping … Cooloola into Cruise

Description time & Distance Track Class ref. Map

Discovery guide

Dogs on leash are welcome around Inskip—other domestic animals are prohibited. Connect with Welcome to Inskip ... Plan carefully Explore safely Queensland National Parks Cooloola where families and like-minded groups get away from • Buy permits online at qld.gov.au/camping before you • Queensland road rules apply on beaches and tracks. queenslandnationalparks.com.au everyday life. Delight in near-beach camping with surf arrive. Information and permit sales also at Rainbow • Nearshore landslides have occurred at Inskip Peninsula. and Inskip book at qld.gov.au/camping on one side of the peninsula and sheltered, still water Beach and Tewantin. Note: Booking restrictions apply for For your safety, obey all signs and camp only on the other. Great Walk walkers’ camps during the high fire danger where permitted. recreation areas facebook.com/qldnationalparks • Don’t get trapped. Wildfires and cyclones can move Horse riding is permitted in months of November to February. @QldParks; #QldParks Inskip camping at a glance the areas shown on the map. • Firewood is not provided. If campfires are allowed in quickly. Be prepared to pack up and leave early when Great Sandy Maximum stay is 30 days. Photo (right): your camping area, bring your own clean firewood such warnings are issued. Check local ABC radio for updates. For help planning your holiday, visit queensland.com Alana Kippers © Qld Govt National Park Small generators only as untreated mill off-cuts. You are not allowed to collect • Douse campfires completely with water, not sand. Embers under sand stay extremely hot for hours and (2.0Kva or noise rated below bush wood in the recreation areas. Campfires are not permitted during total fire prohibitions (QPWS) or total can cause serious burns. 65 decibels). Small campfires To Fraser Island fire bans imposed by Queensland Fire and Emergency • Never drink, cook, bathe or swim in soaks or fresh water permitted. BYO clean timber M.V. Sarawak Service (QFES). streams near the beach, as the water quality cannot be off-cuts, not bush wood. camping area M.V. Beagle camping area • Bring sealable containers for your food and rubbish guaranteed and you might become ill. Inskip Point so wildlife cannot get into it. • Don't get sick; practise good personal hygiene and Scale M.V. Natone 0 50km • Avoid bush toileting. Use toilets provided or bring your food storage. Escape Soft camping area sand • Fish bright at night! Use high-visibility vests and reflective Great Sandy Navigation lights own portable toilet. Empty any toilet waste at disposal Marine Park sites only, not into public toilets. stickers when beach fishing. adventurously Day-use • Help stop the spread of weeds. Wash camping gear, • A small, patrolled swimming area is located outside the area Fraser Island (K'gari) Inskip Peninsula boots and tyres before visiting Cooloola. park at Rainbow Beach. Swimming is not recommended Hervey Bay World Heritage Area Recreation Area Recreation Area • Bury all fish cleaning refuse—offal, fish frames, unused in rivers or unpatrolled ocean waters. Stay safe: Great Sandy National Park Camping area Features and hints bait—at least 30cm deep and below the high tide Rips (strong ocean currents) and sharks are common. ‘The Oaks’ 4WD only. No beach access. South Pacific Ocean mark. Searys Creek is strictly a ‘No fishing’ zone and Bull sharks live in the river system. Maryborough 4WD access (2WD in good penalties apply. S.S. Dorrigo conditions only). No beach S.S. Dorrigo Inskip Peninsula camping area access. Suits caravans, but Pelican Bay camping area Camping with friends Recreation Area park near the road.

Bruce Highway Rainbow and family? Beach Double Island Point Paddle and boat safely M.V. Natone 4WD only. Low tide beach Your group’s tents must be close together. Freshwater camping area access. Unsuitable for trailers. • Always wear life jackets. Camping structures for people registered under Cooloola Recreation Area M.V. Beagle 4WD only. No beach access. • Paddle close to the riverbanks to avoid power boats, Great Sandy National Park camping area Suits small groups. one camping tag must be in one place and no more Gympie as they have limited manoeuvrability. Elanda Point than 3m apart. You are not allowed to rope off Tewantin 4WD access (2WD in good Bullock Point M.V. Sarawak • Strong winds and rough conditions make lake and river Noosa Heads conditions only). No beach areas or reserve sites. To Maroochydore camping area access. Suits large groups. paddling difficult and time consuming. Consider weather ‘The Oaks’ conditions before you go and start your paddle early in ©State of Queensland 2016. the day. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing. Scale 0 500m BP2141 June 2016. Printed on eco-friendly paper to save energy and resources. All photos © Queensland Government, unless otherwise specified. To Rainbow Beach

Allow 5 days 5 Allow Tank water not guaranteed. not Tank water

water and wear a hat and sturdy shoes. sturdy and hat a wear and water each with a toilet and picnic table. Carry drinking water. water. drinking Carry table. picnic and toilet a with each Cooloola Great Walk Great Cooloola 4 one way

A wonderful 5-day hike. Four small walkers' camps, camps, walkers' small Four hike. 5-day wonderful A Up to 102km 102km to Up gear and leave an itinerary with family or friends. Always carry enough enough Always carry friends. or family with itinerary an leave and gear

Plan longer walks carefully. Carry a map, communication and navigation navigation and communication map, a Carry carefully. walks longer Plan

Allow 3–5 days 3–5 Allow wilderness camping areas (no facilities). facilities). (no areas camping wilderness For experienced bushwalkers. For experienced

Cooloola Wilderness Trail Wilderness Cooloola 4

A long-distance overnight walking experience, with with experience, walking overnight long-distance A 47.9km one way one 47.9km Rough track. May be long and very steep with few directional signs. signs. directional few with steep very and long be May track. Rough

Class 4 Class

delight on this journey. journey. this on delight

Allow 2hrs Allow

16

2 lake. Open forest, paperbarks and rainforest are a a are and rainforest paperbarks forest, Open lake.

Freshwater circuit circuit Freshwater

hills and many steps. Some experience recommended. Some experience steps. many hills and

5km circuit 5km

from this quaint lighthouse. this from almost a moonscape, of sand. moonscape, a almost

From the camping area, take an easy walk around the the around walk easy an take area, camping the From

best internationally recognised wetland wetland recognised internationally best (Ramsar) sites. (Ramsar) Formed track, some obstacles, 20km or less. May have short steep steep short have May less. or 20km obstacles, some track, Formed

a remarkable landscape, landscape, remarkable a Views as far as the eye can see see can eye the as far as Views

Allow 1hr Allow

Class 3 Class woodland and open forest to the lake. to the forest open and woodland

15 fishing or photographing shorebirds in one of Queensland’s Queensland’s of one in shorebirds photographing or fishing

2 Freshwater Lake walk Lake Freshwater

Adjacent to the day-use area, walk through scribbly gum gum scribbly through walk area, day-use the to Adjacent 2.8km return 2.8km Double Island lighthouse Island Double Sandblow— Carlo to forest

Peninsula and awaken your senses with long beach walks, walks, beach long with senses your awaken and Peninsula

No experience required. No experience Allow 1hr Allow

stroll through scribbly gum gum scribbly through stroll

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A steep track with some fantastic views along the way. the along views fantastic some with track steep A Double Island Point lighthouse walk lighthouse Point Island Double

3

2.2km return 2.2km Formed track. May have gentle hills and some steps. Clearly signposted. Clearly signposted. steps. some and hills gentle have May track. Formed Gympie, through farms and forests on sealed roads, to Inskip Inskip to roads, sealed on forests and farms through Gympie,

Start the day with an easy easy an with day the Start

Class 2 2 Class

Allow 9–11hrs Allow

but superb views from the lighthouse. lighthouse. the from views superb but

No 4WD? No worries! Take a charming country drive from from drive country charming a Take worries! No 4WD? No

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Ranger Alana Alana Ranger Double Island Point walk Point Island Double 4 Carlo Sandblow Carlo

A day-long, forest and beach walk, with steep sections, sections, steep with walk, beach and forest day-long, A 30km return 30km Tr ack classification ack Tr

and Events Qld Qld Events and

just captivates you. you. captivates just

crisscrossing through Cooloola’s landscapes and forests. and landscapes Cooloola’s through crisscrossing Allow 30mins Allow Photo (below): © Tourism Tourism © (below): Photo

12 sandblow. the to steps up gums, scribbly

Carlo Sandblow. Cooloola Cooloola Sandblow. Carlo

Govt Qld © Ashdown Robert

1.2km return 1.2km

Delight in the joy of a new discovery, around every bend, bend, every around discovery, new a of joy the in Delight

Shorter option: From Carlo car park, walk through through walk park, car Carlo From option: Shorter Carlo Sandblow walk Sandblow Carlo 3

above): and (left Photos

Allow 3hrs Allow

11

or a summer sunset from from sunset summer a or up and over the sandblow ending at Carlo car park. park. car Carlo at ending sandblow the and over up

the ever-changing edge of a 500,000 year old sandmass. sandmass. old year 500,000 a of edge ever-changing the 2.8km one way way one 2.8km This walk weaves through eucalypt forest and rainforest rainforest and forest eucalypt through weaves walk This

over the upper Noosa River River Noosa upper the over

Feel the rush of being set free, four-wheel driving along along driving four-wheel free, set being of rush the Feel

Allow 1.5hrs Allow

Ranger Selina Ranger piccabeen palms and strangler figs. figs. strangler and palms piccabeen

10

the serenity of a pink dawn dawn pink a of serenity the

2 Poona Lake walk Lake Poona

Easy walk through tall forest with kauri and hoop pines, pines, hoop and kauri with forest tall through walk Easy 4.2km return 4.2km

is overwhelmingly beautiful. is overwhelmingly beautiful.

of Cooloola, whether it’s it’s whether Cooloola, of

relaxation lie ahead. lie ahead. relaxation

Allow 30mins Allow rainforest pockets.

9

2 Dundathu circuit Dundathu

October. The spring wildflower colour palette palette colour wildflower spring The October.

I love the different ‘moods’ ‘moods’ different the love I A short stroll through one of Cooloola’s hidden hidden Cooloola’s of one through stroll short A nature’s chorus day and night. chorus nature’s 250m circuit 250m Town and city are left behind and blissful days of fun and and fun of days blissful and behind left are city and Town

Come to Cooloola from August through to to through August from Cooloola to Come

Allow 30mins Allow wildflowers. You’ll be surrounded by by surrounded be You’ll wildflowers. vegetation ending at two viewpoints. two at ending vegetation

Once across the Noosa River, near Tewantin, things change. change. things Tewantin, near River, Noosa the across Once 8

2 Searys Creek boardwalk Creek Searys

Short stroll on a boardwalk through creekside creekside through boardwalk a on stroll Short 200m return 200m

sandhills, hidden rainforests and spring spring and rainforests hidden sandhills,

Allow 5hrs Allow climb for 2.8km to the edge of the sandpatch. the of edge the to 2.8km for climb peak if you’re seeking peaceful seclusion. peaceful seeking you’re if peak

7

Cooloola Sandpatch walk Sandpatch Cooloola entire length of Cooloola—giant Cooloola—giant of length entire 4

First 600m is easy walking, then a steep, but shaded shaded but steep, a then walking, easy is 600m First 12km return return 12km

adding a lively, uplifting feel to your experience. Visit off- Visit experience. your to feel uplifting lively, a adding

A five-day walk that stretches the the stretches that walk five-day A

and respect.

Allow 6hrs Allow through woodland and wallum to Camp site 3. to wallum and woodland through

6

Camp site 3 walk 3 site Camp 4

numbers, when every camping area is buzzing with activity, activity, with buzzing is area camping every when numbers,

Boat across the river then walk along the riverbank riverbank the along walk then river the across Boat Cooloola Great Walk Great Cooloola 14km return 14km (QPWS) urges visitors to treat Country with care care with Country treat to visitors urges (QPWS)

of hours north of Brisbane. Peak times mean peak crowd crowd peak mean times Peak Brisbane. of north hours of Allow 2hrs Allow

with wildflowers in spring. in wildflowers with Top three walking favourites walking three Top

with this area. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service Service Wildlife and Parks Queensland area. this with 5

Boronia walk Boronia 3

This walk goes to Kin Kin Creek, through open woodland woodland open through Creek, Kin Kin to goes walk This

3.6km return return 3.6km

rivers, open heath plains and forests—and is only a couple couple a only is forests—and and plains heath open rivers, Traditional Owners have a long and ongoing relationship relationship ongoing and long a have Owners Traditional

Allow 30mins Allow

4

where you walk in Cooloola. Simply invigorating! Simply Cooloola. in walk you where A short stroll through wetland and eucalypt forest. eucalypt and wetland through stroll short A Melaleuca circuit Melaleuca 3

Cooloola offers 61,750ha of variety—beaches, sandblows, sandblows, variety—beaches, of 61,750ha offers Cooloola 400m circuit 400m

It’s about slowing down and breathing fresh air. air. fresh breathing and down slowing It’s about

the eye can see. The fresh sea air fills your lungs no matter matter no lungs your fills air sea fresh The see. can eye the

Allow 2hrs Allow about the history of Mill Point. Mill of history the about

3 Cooloola is about coastlines, colour and contemplation. contemplation. and colour coastlines, about is Cooloola

The Narrows of the upper Noosa River. River. Noosa upper the of Narrows The Mill Point circuit Point Mill 3

Relatively flat track with a short self-guided section section self-guided short a with track flat Relatively with some offering sweeping coastal landscapes as far as as far as landscapes coastal sweeping offering some with 5.1km circuit 5.1km

rise over the ocean or drifting lazily in your canoe through through canoe your in lazily drifting or ocean the over rise

and cabbage tree palms to Lake Cootharaba. to palms tree cabbage and Allow 4.5hrs Allow and Carlo Sandblow, to name a few, are truly remarkable, remarkable, truly are few, a name to Sandblow, Carlo and

2

Kinaba Visitor Information Centre walk Centre Information Visitor Kinaba 3

Cooloola This walk from Elanda Point goes through paperbarks paperbarks through goes Point Elanda from walk This return 12.2km

Get excited about the simple things—catching a fish, a moon moon a fish, a things—catching simple the about excited Get

nature. The views from Double Island Point, Teewah landing landing Teewah Point, Island Double from views The nature.

track up Mt Seawah—spectacular views! views! Mt Seawah—spectacular up track

Allow 1.5hrs Allow

at any time of year year of time any at 1 Change the wheels for walking boots and get close to to close get and boots walking for wheels the Change

heath and woodland to beach. Optional 4km return return 4km Optional beach. to woodland and heath Teewah Beach walk Beach Teewah 3

return 4km

Boat or canoe to Teewah landing jetty. Walk through through Walk jetty. landing Teewah to canoe or Boat

Welcome to to Welcome Stepping out Stepping … Cooloola into Cruise

Description time & Distance Track Class ref. Map

Discovery guide

Dogs on leash are welcome around Inskip—other domestic animals are prohibited. Connect with Welcome to Inskip ... Plan carefully Explore safely Queensland National Parks Cooloola where families and like-minded groups get away from • Buy permits online at qld.gov.au/camping before you • Queensland road rules apply on beaches and tracks. queenslandnationalparks.com.au everyday life. Delight in near-beach camping with surf arrive. Information and permit sales also at Rainbow • Nearshore landslides have occurred at Inskip Peninsula. and Inskip book at qld.gov.au/camping on one side of the peninsula and sheltered, still water Beach and Tewantin. Note: Booking restrictions apply for For your safety, obey all signs and camp only on the other. Great Walk walkers’ camps during the high fire danger where permitted. recreation areas facebook.com/qldnationalparks • Don’t get trapped. Wildfires and cyclones can move Horse riding is permitted in months of November to February. @QldParks; #QldParks Inskip camping at a glance the areas shown on the map. • Firewood is not provided. If campfires are allowed in quickly. Be prepared to pack up and leave early when Great Sandy Maximum stay is 30 days. Photo (right): your camping area, bring your own clean firewood such warnings are issued. Check local ABC radio for updates. For help planning your holiday, visit queensland.com Alana Kippers © Qld Govt National Park Small generators only as untreated mill off-cuts. You are not allowed to collect • Douse campfires completely with water, not sand. Embers under sand stay extremely hot for hours and (2.0Kva or noise rated below bush wood in the recreation areas. Campfires are not permitted during total fire prohibitions (QPWS) or total can cause serious burns. 65 decibels). Small campfires To Fraser Island fire bans imposed by Queensland Fire and Emergency • Never drink, cook, bathe or swim in soaks or fresh water permitted. BYO clean timber M.V. Sarawak Service (QFES). streams near the beach, as the water quality cannot be off-cuts, not bush wood. camping area M.V. Beagle camping area • Bring sealable containers for your food and rubbish guaranteed and you might become ill. Inskip Point so wildlife cannot get into it. • Don't get sick; practise good personal hygiene and Scale M.V. Natone 0 50km • Avoid bush toileting. Use toilets provided or bring your food storage. Escape Soft camping area sand • Fish bright at night! Use high-visibility vests and reflective Great Sandy Navigation lights own portable toilet. Empty any toilet waste at disposal Marine Park sites only, not into public toilets. stickers when beach fishing. adventurously Day-use • Help stop the spread of weeds. Wash camping gear, • A small, patrolled swimming area is located outside the area Fraser Island (K'gari) Inskip Peninsula boots and tyres before visiting Cooloola. park at Rainbow Beach. Swimming is not recommended Hervey Bay World Heritage Area Recreation Area Recreation Area • Bury all fish cleaning refuse—offal, fish frames, unused in rivers or unpatrolled ocean waters. Stay safe: Great Sandy National Park Camping area Features and hints bait—at least 30cm deep and below the high tide Rips (strong ocean currents) and sharks are common. ‘The Oaks’ 4WD only. No beach access. South Pacific Ocean mark. Searys Creek is strictly a ‘No fishing’ zone and Bull sharks live in the river system. Maryborough 4WD access (2WD in good penalties apply. S.S. Dorrigo conditions only). No beach S.S. Dorrigo Inskip Peninsula camping area access. Suits caravans, but Pelican Bay camping area Camping with friends Recreation Area park near the road.

Bruce Highway Rainbow and family? Beach Double Island Point Paddle and boat safely M.V. Natone 4WD only. Low tide beach Your group’s tents must be close together. Freshwater camping area access. Unsuitable for trailers. • Always wear life jackets. Camping structures for people registered under Cooloola Recreation Area M.V. Beagle 4WD only. No beach access. • Paddle close to the riverbanks to avoid power boats, Great Sandy National Park camping area Suits small groups. one camping tag must be in one place and no more Gympie as they have limited manoeuvrability. Elanda Point than 3m apart. You are not allowed to rope off Tewantin 4WD access (2WD in good Bullock Point M.V. Sarawak • Strong winds and rough conditions make lake and river Noosa Heads conditions only). No beach areas or reserve sites. To Maroochydore camping area access. Suits large groups. paddling difficult and time consuming. Consider weather ‘The Oaks’ conditions before you go and start your paddle early in ©State of Queensland 2016. the day. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing. Scale 0 500m BP2141 June 2016. Printed on eco-friendly paper to save energy and resources. All photos © Queensland Government, unless otherwise specified. To Rainbow Beach Fraser Island Scale 0 2 4 6 8 10km Photo (right): Robert Ashdown © Qld Govt Cooloola favourites Cooloola camping the upper Noosa River …

Tin Can Cooloola offers you a range of camping options, from A place to wet your feet and camp under the stars. Inlet full-on, facilities camping at Freshwater to no-frills, beach It quietens the mind and settles the soul. It’s one of the Bullock Inskip camping at Teewah, or try the 'gone fishing' seclusion of cleanest rivers in Queensland. More than a third of its Point Peninsula Recreation Area Poverty Point. For a complete getaway, walk and camp catchment is in national park. It’s remote and clean.

C la along the three-day Cooloola Wilderness Trail or the rk Map inset 1 so n D Leave the river like you’ve never been. r Rainbow Beach Wide Bay five-day Cooloola Great Walk. Griffin Esplanade C

l a • Maximum six knots and no wash. If your vessel creates Camping r k s Pacific Boulevard service facility o wash at six knots, slow down! n (Northern beach access road)

Rainbow Beach Caravan D Cooloola camping at a glance r • No-landing zone between Fig Tree Point and Harrys. Park (BP) (permit sales) Rainbow Beach Tourist D o u C Information Centre (surf shop) Photo (right): Carlo Rd b o Camping area Features and hints • Motorised vessels are only permitted as far as le o (permit sales) Map Mudlo Rocks. Unwind as you gaze at l o Adam Creed I s o Carlo l Often impassible. at an endless ocean and a l inset 1 Beach camping. No facilities. Camp site 3. a n © Qld Govt Shell service station Carlo car park Point d D Seek local advice. long coastal vistas. r Teewah Beach (permit sales) D Generator use permitted 7am–9pm. r Rainbow Beach • Only electric motors and non-motorised vessels are 12 camping area

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8 a B Wandi & Neebs R Picturesque camp sites, close to natural Lake y 9 10 m waterholes i waterholes. Walk-in only. e Paddle and stay n (Cooloola Wilderness Trail) Cooloola Walk into the wild and Canoe and camp on the upper Noosa River—still waters, To Gympie capture a spectacular Mullens Cove Kauri walkers’ 16 camp moment in nature. Four, small, remote, walk-in only, striking reflections and a remarkable hush after dusk. car park Pe t camp sites. Plan your trip well—visit t Freshwater camping Cooloola Great ig r Freshwater and day-use area queenslandnationalparks.com.au for e w s Rd Walk walkers’ Average R ch Rd Lake 15 detailed Great Walk information. Location Distance Map inset 2 ainbow Bea camps paddle time 4WD only Boreen Point to Kinaba 7km 1.5hrs (Remote, unsigned tracks) Harrys camping k Elanda to Kinaba 4.5km 1hr Cooloola a e and day-use area r Noosa River Recreation b Kinaba to Fig Tree Point 2km 20mins Scale re 0 2km Area rn fi Lake e t d Cooloola k s Fig Tree Point to Harrys 5km 1hr R Lake e e ut Noosa re (fresh) W H Como R C s i h Harrys to Camp site 1 3.5km 35mins y (brackish) ver a k r w a r e a e e H T r b Stroll to the water's edge, throw in a Camp site 1 to 2 1.7km 15mins Neebs Waterhole Ki e ng r line and catch a fish for breakfast. camping area Bo s fi re rn te Camp site 2 to 3 2.5km 30mins s Photo (above): © René Burgess Como Litoria a R E Reach Camp site 15 walkers’ d South Pacific Camp site 3 to 4 1km 10mins Fig Tree Point camping The Narrows camp Ocean

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Tin Can Cooloola offers you a range of camping options, from A place to wet your feet and camp under the stars. Inlet full-on, facilities camping at Freshwater to no-frills, beach It quietens the mind and settles the soul. It’s one of the Bullock Inskip camping at Teewah, or try the 'gone fishing' seclusion of cleanest rivers in Queensland. More than a third of its Point Peninsula Recreation Area Poverty Point. For a complete getaway, walk and camp catchment is in national park. It’s remote and clean.

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8 a B Wandi & Neebs R Picturesque camp sites, close to natural Lake y 9 10 m waterholes i waterholes. Walk-in only. e Paddle and stay n (Cooloola Wilderness Trail) Cooloola Walk into the wild and Canoe and camp on the upper Noosa River—still waters, To Gympie capture a spectacular Mullens Cove Kauri walkers’ 16 camp moment in nature. Four, small, remote, walk-in only, striking reflections and a remarkable hush after dusk. car park Pe t camp sites. Plan your trip well—visit t Freshwater camping Cooloola Great ig r Freshwater and day-use area queenslandnationalparks.com.au for e w s Rd Walk walkers’ Average R ch Rd Lake 15 detailed Great Walk information. Location Distance Map inset 2 ainbow Bea camps paddle time 4WD only Boreen Point to Kinaba 7km 1.5hrs (Remote, unsigned tracks) Harrys camping k Elanda to Kinaba 4.5km 1hr Cooloola a e and day-use area r Noosa River Recreation b Kinaba to Fig Tree Point 2km 20mins Scale re 0 2km Area rn fi Lake e t d Cooloola k s Fig Tree Point to Harrys 5km 1hr R Lake e e ut Noosa re (fresh) W H Como R C s i h Harrys to Camp site 1 3.5km 35mins y (brackish) ver a k r w a r e a e e H T r b Stroll to the water's edge, throw in a Camp site 1 to 2 1.7km 15mins Neebs Waterhole Ki e ng r line and catch a fish for breakfast. camping area Bo s fi re rn te Camp site 2 to 3 2.5km 30mins s Photo (above): © René Burgess Como Litoria a R E Reach Camp site 15 walkers’ d South Pacific Camp site 3 to 4 1km 10mins Fig Tree Point camping The Narrows camp Ocean

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8 a B Wandi & Neebs R Picturesque camp sites, close to natural Lake y 9 10 m waterholes i waterholes. Walk-in only. e Paddle and stay n (Cooloola Wilderness Trail) Cooloola Walk into the wild and Canoe and camp on the upper Noosa River—still waters, To Gympie capture a spectacular Mullens Cove Kauri walkers’ 16 camp moment in nature. Four, small, remote, walk-in only, striking reflections and a remarkable hush after dusk. car park Pe t camp sites. Plan your trip well—visit t Freshwater camping Cooloola Great ig r Freshwater and day-use area queenslandnationalparks.com.au for e w s Rd Walk walkers’ Average R ch Rd Lake 15 detailed Great Walk information. Location Distance Map inset 2 ainbow Bea camps paddle time 4WD only Boreen Point to Kinaba 7km 1.5hrs (Remote, unsigned tracks) Harrys camping k Elanda to Kinaba 4.5km 1hr Cooloola a e and day-use area r Noosa River Recreation b Kinaba to Fig Tree Point 2km 20mins Scale re 0 2km Area rn fi Lake e t d Cooloola k s Fig Tree Point to Harrys 5km 1hr R Lake e e ut Noosa re (fresh) W H Como R C s i h Harrys to Camp site 1 3.5km 35mins y (brackish) ver a k r w a r e a e e H T r b Stroll to the water's edge, throw in a Camp site 1 to 2 1.7km 15mins Neebs Waterhole Ki e ng r line and catch a fish for breakfast. camping area Bo s fi re rn te Camp site 2 to 3 2.5km 30mins s Photo (above): © René Burgess Como Litoria a R E Reach Camp site 15 walkers’ d South Pacific Camp site 3 to 4 1km 10mins Fig Tree Point camping The Narrows camp Ocean

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