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Sunshine Coast and hinterland national parks Contents

Parks table...... 2 ...... 15 Welcome...... 3 Glass House National Park ...... 16–17 Map of the Sunshine Coast and Hinterland..... 4–5 Mapleton National Park ...... 18–19 Plan your getaway...... 6 Mapleton Falls National Park ...... 20 Choose your adventure...... 7 ...... 21 ...... 8–9 and National Park ...... 10 State Forest ...... 22–23 Eumundi National Park ...... 11 Jimna and state forests ...... 24–25 Parklands Conservation Park ...... 12 Slow down on a Great Walk ...... 26 Mount Coolum National Park ...... 13 Be prepared ...... 27 Currimundi Lake (Kathleen McArthur) Further information...... 28 Conservation Park ...... 14

Parks at a glance Wheelchair access Toilets Camping Fires permitted* Short walks Hiking Summit routes Picnic facilities Four-wheel driving biking Horseriding Scuba diving

Amamoor SF v l Beerburrum & Beerwah SFs v l Bellthorpe NP v l Brooyar SF Conondale NP v l Currimundi Lake (Kathleen McArthur) CP Dularcha NP l Eumundi CP l Ex-HMAS CP NP Imbil SF v l Jimna SF v l Kondalilla NP © Parklands CP l Mapleton NP l Mapleton Falls NP NP Mount Coolum NP Noosa NP Tewantin NP Tuchekoi NP v l Weyba Creek CP NP l

* Fires permitted in fire rings and barbecues, except when fire bans are in place v On management roads and/or shared trails only unless otherwise signed l On SEQ horse trail network and some forest roads l On SEQ horse trail network and/or forest roads and shared trails where horses are permitted l Some shared trails only © Great Walk walkers’ camp only Wheelchair-assisted access only

For a more comprehensive guide of the parks and recreation opportunities listed above, visit qld.gov.au/NationalParks. Always check Park Alerts before you visit for the latest information on closures and conditions, visit qld.gov.au/ParkAlerts

Tranquil rockpools, Kondalilla Falls National Park © Tonya Stone (front cover); Brahminy kite, Noosa National Park © Meri Pilloni (this page). 2 Welcome to Sunshine Coast and hinterland parks Jinibara and Kabi Kabi peoples welcome you to the protected areas of the Sunshine Coast and Hinterland. Parks and forests within this area are of traditional Welcome to the stunning natural beauty of these incredible parks! and contemporary significance Immerse yourself in the beautiful to both groups, who have an coastal fringes of rugged headlands, fragile sand dunes, mangrove-lined active role in looking after the creeks and blooming heathland, then values for future generations. venture to the enticing hinterland for tranquil forests, rambling rocky We hope you will enjoy your creeks, mesmerising visit and respect the sacred and breathtaking views of ancient volcanic intrusions. Come and see places you visit. what we see! Ranger Bronwyn on behalf of the Sunshine Coast and Hinterland Queensland National Parks and Wildlife Service Rangers

Hike for days on a Great Walk or take a short stroll to scenic lookouts where you can soak up epic mountain views and coastal scenery.

Appreciate stories of the First Nations peoples of this land. Reconnect Imagine a traditional lifestyle of hunting and gathering this rich with nature on a coastal bounty—feasts and ceremonies bringing people together. camping escape. Pitch your tent or pull up your caravan Listen to the sounds of and swap the city Australian summer—cicadas lights for stars. humming, weathered bark crackling underfoot, laughing kookaburras and waves breaking gently on the beach.

Seek adventure—at your own pace, in your own style. Hit the trails mountain biking, rumble down 4WD roads, dip your toes in cool rainforest pools or relax with a gourmet picnic beside a . Venture deep into the green hinterland, beneath Photos (from top left, clockwise): ancient trees and rainforest © Matthew Stewart; © Tourism and Events Qld; © Tourism and Events Qld; Robert vines, letting nature’s healing Ashdown © Qld Govt; © Ben Edmonds power rejuvenate your spirit. Photography; © Tourism and Events Qld. 3 Tin Can Bay

To Maryborough Rainbow Beach Brooyar Rd

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Tansey Wide Bay Highway Bay Rd Rd Tin Can

Brooyar SF Kin Kin Rd Scale 0 10 20km

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Glastonbury Rd Brooloo

Gympie Noosa Rd Kin Kin

Woondum Teewah NP

Amamoor Tuchekoi Weyba Creek CP NP Pomona Tewantin Amamoor NP Noosa Burnett Highway SF Cooroy Tewantin Sunshine Beach Cooroy Noosa Rd Noosa NP David Low Rd Way Peregian Beach Kenilworth Eumundi Sunshine Brooloo

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Tansey Wide Bay Highway Bay Rd Track and trail classifications Rd Tin Can (these classification symbols are used thoughout this brochure)

Brooyar Grade/ Class Suits Track description SF Kin Kin Rd Scale 10 20km Wheelchairs with assistance Tracks have flat even surface with no steps or steep 0 and strollers sections. Gympie No bushwalking experience required. Tracks may have Families with young children a hardened or compacted surface with gentle incline

Glastonbury Rd Brooloo sections and some steps.

Gympie Noosa Rd People with some Suitable for most ages and fitness levels. Tracks may have Kin Kin bushwalking experience short steep hill sections, rough surface and many steps.

Teewah Tracks may be long, overgrown, rough and very steep. Woondum Experienced bushwalkers Directional signs may be limited. NP High level of physical fitness and map-reading skills Very experienced required. Unformed tracks. Likely to be very rough, very bushwalkers steep and unmarked. Amamoor Weyba Creek CP Novice riders with basic skills Wide trails with a gentle slope and a relatively obstacle- Tuchekoi and fitness free, hardened natural slope. NP Pomona Tewantin Noosa Intermediate riders with Trails with obstacles, variable surface and moderate slope. Amamoor NP moderate skills and fitness May include steep sections. Bruce Highway Burnett Highway SF Cooroy Tewantin Sunshine Beach Experienced riders Challenging trails. Large, unavoidable obstacles and Cooroy Noosa Rd Noosa NP features. Steep climbs or descents and loose surfaces. David Low Novice riders and horses with Wide trails with a gentle slope and a relatively obstacle- moderate skills and fitness free, hardened, natural surface. Rd Way Peregian Beach Kenilworth Eumundi Sunshine Experienced riders and Brooloo horses with moderate skills Trails with obstacles, variable surface and moderate slope. and fitness Eumundi Eumundi Imbil CP Advanced riders and Rd Coolum Beach Challenging trails with many obstacles, variable surface SF horses with high skill and steep sections. Motorway and fitness levels Yandina Coolum

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i b Mapleton O Publication maps legend Nambour Maroochydore National park Visitor information centre (VIC) Camping Jimna Kondalilla State forest Wi-Fi access Camping—car access NP Buderim Mooloolaba Conservation park Camping—4WD access KenilworthMaleny Rd QldParks–Wifi Montville way hineMotor Way Nicklin Waterways Information Caravan Jimna Suns Conondale Township SF Mooloolah Information shelter Camper trailer NP Conondale Mountain Maleny Dularcha Beerwah River NP Toilets Motorhome Gate LandsboroughNP SF Caloundra Rd Currimundi Lake Wheelchair accessible Walking track y Maleny Rd (Kathleen McArthur) CP Locked gate Hiking le Shower n d ta r R S e ny- v Grid Running el i Parking a R Caloundra

M Landsborough Mooloolah River NP Bridge Bus parking Lookout Kilcoy Fence Meridan section Picnic table Lookout–constructed -Murgon Rd Railway Lookout—wheelchair accessible Bellthorpe Sheltered picnic table Benarkin Glass House Highway Mountain bike riding NP Steve Irwin Way Shelter shed Kilcoy Beerwah Rd Mountains Sealed road Telephone Trail bike riding Glass House Unsealed road Mountains NP Petrol Horseriding Beerburrum 4WD road Canoeing Kilcoy D’Aguilar Highway East SF Tap water

Brisbane Valley To Dalby 4WD road Playground (dry weather only) Fire ring Rock climbing Beerburrum Management road Open fireplace Abseiling D’Aguilar Beerburrum Walking track Barbecue—wood Bruce Highway Bruce Dog on leash area West SF Great Walk Barbecue—gas Highway Horse paddock Esk-Kilcoy Horse Trail Network Barbecue—coin operated Airport Shared trail Wildlife spotting (walking, mountain Surf life saving club biking and horseriding) Scenic drive

Road Tank water—treat Trail bike trail 4WD access before drinking Caboolture Mountain bike trail Fire tower Generators prohibited

To Esk To Brisbane 5 6 below 0°C, so pack a warm jacket! awarm pack so 0°C, below dropping temperatures with hinterland the in occur can frosts winter Light coast. the on averages 20°C with warm still are temperatures daytime winter, day. During the of parts earlier and cooler during activities your plan so in, rolling storms afternoon with 30°C above soar can temperatures Summer cooler. two or adegree be to tending hinterland the and coast 25°C the on averaging temperatures day with visit, to times best the are spring and Autumn climate. year-round perfect almost an boasts Coast Sunshine The timeBest to visit rippling waves—you’ll like feel alocal in no time. your Bathe toes. in of morningsqueeze the sun glow sand between and by the Sunshine your Coast’s shoesand laidback off of life. Kick way youWhether visit for aday or holiday you’ll for aweek, up be swept Plan your getaway Enjoy a walk with thefamily onthe Tibrogargan circuit © Ross Naumann,QPWS volunteer (left and above); ©IanHallmond (right) (right). Park National Tewantin in Tinbeerwah Mount Conservation Park (left); coastal heathland (above); sunset over over sunset (above); heathland coastal (left); Park Conservation McArthur) (Kathleen Lake Currimundi in blooming Wildflowers visitsunshinecoast.com.au/events visitsunshinecoast.com.au/events Visit fun! the join year, so the of times all at happening is something There festivals. cultural and food music, and events, swimming and sailing races, and rides mountain-bike competitions, fishing shows, country from Choose event. regional alocal with holiday your time and visit your of most the Make flavour local some Add nearby. stop that services bus have parks coastal a4WD. Some require and exception the are Park National Mapleton of parts some and Park National Conondale Park, National Bellthorpe 2WD. by accessible are parks Most vehicle. own your of freedom the is with visit to way best The way toBest visit ecotourism.org.au visit information more For logo. ECO the Certified for tour, look your booking When providers. tour of queensland.com Visit parks. our of corners less-visited to you take can and interests special for cater providers tour excursions, multi-day to visits half-day From local. friendly and experienced an with tour aguided join can you planning, the do to else someone prefer you or is limited time your If tours Guided for details details for

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Choose your adventure Parks where you can: Go four-wheel driving Diverse as they are beautiful, parks of the Sunshine Coast will spoil you Bellthorpe, Conondale, Imbil for choice. Perfect strips of white, sandy beaches, open forest trails, Feel the ocean breeze Noosa, Mount Coolum, Currimundi Lake cool hinterland rainforest and rushing cascades set the scene for relaxed Delight in spectacular views outdoor adventures. Mount Coolum, Tewantin, Glass House Mountains, Noosa If you’re travelling to the region for the first Choose to spend one or multiple days Find a perfect picnic spot time, choosing where to go is easy. There’s immersed in nature with your friends and Mapleton, Mapleton Falls, Imbil, something for every visitor. the wild residents for company. Conondale Noosa to Coolum Blackall Ranges Witness majestic waterfalls Kondalilla, Sunshine Coast Hinterland Pick a spot high on the foreshore during a Discover the magical beauty of Kondalilla Great Walk, Great Walk bushwalk through popular Noosa National National Park and Mapleton Falls National (Summer Falls walkers’ camp) Park and watch dolphins ride rolling waves Park, walking under a verdant shady canopy. and humpback whales breach on the Four-wheel drive past tall forests, through Walk to a mountain peak horizon (between July and October). Mapleton National Park to Point Glorious Mount Coolum (Mount Coolum summit with coastal views, including southern walk), Tewantin (Mount Tinbeerwah If you’re keen to get away from the crowd, lookout track), Glass House Mountains Cooloola and Lake Cootharaba. take a short drive to Tewantin National (Mount Beerburrum and Mount Ngungun Park or Eumundi or Parklands conservation To the west summit walks), Conondale and Imbil (Mount Allan walks). parks, where forest trails beckon walkers, If you are looking for a little more adventure, mountain-bike riders and horseriders. take a short break and make good use of Camp by a waterhole Conondale, Imbil, Jimna, Amamoor Coolum to Caloundra your 4WD, exploring forestry roads through the rugged Conondale Ranges, where the Mountain bike and horseride on A hop, skip and a jump from Coolum Beach everyday seems a lifetime away. bush roads lies the imposing dome of Mount Coolum Tewantin, Parklands, Eumundi, Mapleton, National Park. Walk up many steps to the Discover creek-side camping, walks, horse Bellthorpe, Conondale, Imbil, Jimna, summit and admire brilliant ocean views. trails and roads for mountain-bike adventure Amamoor in Jimna, Imbil, and Amamoor state forests. Unwind on a tranquil springtime ramble Go for a bushwalk Conondale National Park also offers superb through flowering coastal heath at Mapleton Falls, Kondalilla, Noosa, Glass camping areas along Booloumba Creek. Currimundi Lake (Kathleen McArthur) House Mountains, Conondale, Conservation Park, where local birdlife Continue your adventure in the Conondale Eumundi, Imbil, Jimna welcomes you with song. Range tackling a half-day, full-day or See wildflowers bloom multi-day bushwalk on the Conondale Noosa, Mount Coolum, The Hinterland Range Great Walk. Travel through a Currimundi Lake, Drive to Glass House Mountains lookout variety of landscapes, taking time to Glass House Mountains for expansive views of the peaks. Walk unwind at the Great Walk camp sites. Encounter birdlife around Tibrogargan viewing its many Conondale National Park features the built Noosa, Currimundi Lake, angles. Trek to the top of Beerburrum and public art of world-renowned artist, Andy Jimna, Imbil, Amamoor Ngungun. Take a rock scrambling and Goldsworthy—behold his egg-shaped Immerse in walking adventure on the Yul-yan-man sculpture called © Strangler Cairn. culture and art track traversing amazing country between Conondale Tibrogargan and Beerburrum. Picnic beside the beautiful rock pool at Stony Creek day-use area in Bellthorpe Continue your hinterland adventure on the , and listen to the gentle Eastern grey kangaroos National Park laze in Jimna State Forest Sunshine Coast Hinterland Great Walk. sounds of cascading water. Adam Creed © Qld Govt 7 Dolphin Point Granite Bay

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Boiling Picnic Noosa Headland Pot Tea Tree Cove Hells eadlad Bay Winch Gates 1 Palm Grove walk etrae Cove 3 1.1km circuit (15–30min) Emergency Find respite from the summer heat in cool radio Noosa Heads Surf 2 Life Saving Club Laguna 3 rainforest with hoop pines and piccabeen Bay Noosa Hill (limited Alexandria Bay palms. 1 views) 2 2 Tanglewood walk Emergency Hastings Street Unpatrolled beach Noo radio 8km return (2–3hr) sa Park Rd Swimming is P arade not advised Alternatively return via the part of the

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C Emu Mountain T t rit Dr o nia 6 Emu Mountain summit walk Scale To Stumers 0 200m l To Coolum Beach Creek 1.1km 1.1km return (45min–1hr) Take a short, uphill walk to the summit (71m) for panoramic views over the coast. Sections of the track are uneven, Beware: swimming is not advised Please note: Map reference numbers so take care. The montane heath boasts for beaches surrounding the park. used here are different to the map a colourful array of wildflowers as well Swimming is only recommended at nearby references used on park signs that as threatened plants, including the Emu Surf Life Saving patrolled beaches. provide information about all tracks. Mountain she-oak. 9 Mount Tinbeerwah, volunteer Naumann, QPWS © Ross

Tewantin National Park

If you are after a spot for some outdoor exercise with a dash of adventure, Must dos nestled behind the glitter of Noosa are hilly subtropical rainforest, open • Enjoy a forest ramble 1 —see eucalypt woodland and remnants of wallum heath, with trails for all kinds tiny pea flowers, jewel-coloured of adventurers. butterflies and alien-like fungi on the forest floor. Walk to panoramic views over the coastal Things to do • Test your mountain-biking lowlands and to the Sunshine Coast skills on one of the mountain Mountain biking hinterland from the top of a small volcanic bike trails. Mountain bikers can ride 11 mountain bike plug remnant. Wipe the sweat from your • Capture a bird’s eye view from trails, leaving from Wooroi day-use area. brow pedalling mountain-bike trails or Mount Tinbeerwah lookout 2 . There are easy, intermediate and difficult trails complete a vertical climb up or abseil • Visit nearby to choose from. Tuchekoi National down the sheer face of Mount Tinbeerwah. Park, which boasts a steep Abseiling and rock climbing summit route for experienced Experienced and suitably-equipped climbers rock scramblers. can scale or rappel the cliff face of Mount Getting there Tinbeerwah behind the designated safety fence. Tewantin National Park is 2km west of Tewantin and 10km Places to go from Noosa along the Cooroy– 1 Noosa Road. The turnoffs to the Mount Tinbeerwah lookout track Look out for colourful yellow and 1km return (45min) 2 park entrance points—Mount orange pea flowers in spring (above); Tinbeerwah and Wooroi—are native hibiscus (below left); rider on Milk Bring binoculars to take advantage of the from this road. Maid trail (below right). spectacular 360 degree view from the summit. © Ross Naumann, QPWS volunteer (above and below left); © Riley Taylar (below right) The beginning of the track to the first lookout is sealed and suitable for assisted wheelchair Mount and stroller access. Tinbeerwah Road 2 Palm Grove walk 1 1km return (30min) Enjoy a walk through the cabbage tree and Mount piccabeen palm forests along Wooroi Creek. Tinbeerwah lookout Wooroi This track is accessed via a shared trail—watch day-use area out for mountain bikers. Scale 0 500m 1km h To Tewantin a B

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Eumundi Conservation Park

Travel to the heart of historical timber-getting country, on hoof, foot or Must dos wheel, and explore dry open forests on the hills and moist tall eucalypt • Escape the summer heat with forests and rainforests along the creeks and gullies. an invigorating mountain bike or horseride through pockets of Imagine a past with voices echoing rainforest, swamp paperbark forest 3 Figbird trail ‘timber!’ as huge cedar, beech, blackbutt and grassy open forest. 4km return from Seib Road gate. and tallowwood trees were felled in this • Go birdwatching early morning or 6.1km return from Eumundi Road gate via forest from the late 1800s. Logging ceased late afternoon and see fairy-wrens, the Blackbutt and Geebung circuits. in 1996 and it was declared conservation honeyeaters, pardalotes and lots of 10.1km return from North Arm gate. other birds in the forest understorey. park in 2009 to protect the forest and wildlife. Walk, mountain bike or horse ride Travel through open forest and wet Getting there on a network of shared trails, with the eucalypt forest on this trail. The park is a few minutes’ drive from piercing call of eastern whipbirds echoing 4 Ironbark trail Eumundi township via 3 access points: in the forest and bearded dragons basking 5.1km one way from Seib Road gate to Eumundi Road gate entrance, Seib in the sunshine. Road gate entrance and North Arm North Arm gate. gate entrance. Places to go 6.6km one way from Eumundi gate via the Blackbutt trail and then Ironbark trail to 1 Blackbutt trail North Arm gate. 2.3km one way from Eumundi Road gate to E um Venture through grassy open forest to u ndi To Noosa Seib Road gate. Noosa Rd sheltered creeks and gullies with To Eumundi di d ate Pass through blackbutt, pink bloodwood Cattle 1 swamp paperbark. yards Scale and brushbox forest before taking a break 0 0.5 1km & dam at the old cattle yard and dam. Verrierdale 3 Venning Rd

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Parklands Conservation Park

Explore this valuable wildlife on 15km of wide shared trails and Must dos another 13 purpose-built mountain bike trails. • Test your mountain-bike skills at the mountain bike skills development area The trails lead you through tall Things to do (access from the Radar Hill Road car eucalypt forest and rainforest, past park, located near map reference 1 ). Mountain biking rocky platforms and steep gorges. • Put on your running shoes and soak Riders can choose from 13 purpose-built up a run in nature. Some trails have creek crossings and mountain bike trails that vary in length and • For a slower pace enjoy a leisurely switchbacks that wind you through the difficulty. Seeqld.gov.au/Parklands for horseride or walk on one of the four fern understorey. Plan your activities detailed mountain bike trails map. wide shared trails. for the cooler parts of the day, as trails 2 Easy grade trails for the whole family through the dry open forest can be hot (totalling 3.8km). Getting there and exposed. Cooler winter months are Access the main entrance at Radar Hill 8 Intermediate trails (totalling 24km). the best time to visit. Road by taking the Parklands exit off 3 Difficult grade trails offer a the Bruce Highway about 4km north of challenging ride for experienced Nambour and 5km south of Yandina. riders (totalling 1.6km).

Shared trails You may encounter 2 emus Four shared trails offer options for mountain in the park. For the birds safety and bikers (Intermediate or Difficult); horseriders for your safety, slow down near (Class 2 or 3). All are Grade 4 walks. them and don’t approach them. 1 Rocky Creek circuit To Yandina 5.4km return from Radar Hill entrance. Bli Bli-Yandina Rd Sections with steep grades, slippery

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Encounter a sunrise like never before from the Must dos impressive green-cloaked dome of Mount Coolum, 208m • Get a natural high on a steep trek above the Sunshine Coast lowlands. With spectacular up the volcanic peak 1 . 360 degree views of the coast and hinterland, it’s time to • Sit quietly and sketch or brush off your walking boots, get prepared and start hiking! photograph wildflowers. • Look for passing whales during the This park protects a significant area of Places to go annual winter migration. montane heath on the mountain peak and 1 Mount Coolum summit walk includes important pockets of wallum, Getting there 1.6km return (2hr) paperbark , open eucalypt Access is from David Low Way, 3km Trek upwards through and forest and rainforest remnants that have north of Marcoola and 6km south of shrublands to low montane heath—a otherwise largely disappeared from this Coolum Beach. Turn into Tanah Street threatened plant community surviving on part of Queensland. to reach the car park. this exposed summit. This walk has many Things to do steps so make sure you are fit enough for the challenge. Wildlife spotting Mount Coolum, in the traditional See honeyeaters darting through the lands of the Kabi Kabi people, has very Safety montane heath, while peregrine falcons, high spiritual and cultural significance. Never attempt the Mount Coolum the world’s fastest animal, dive-bomb at up Please respect the park’s cultural and summit walk in wet weather—rock to 200km per hour on the hunt for prey. In conservation values by looking after surfaces become dangerously slippery. winter and spring, migrating whales can be this precious area and leaving no spied from the summit, breaching offshore. evidence of your visit.

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Visit a living legacy—a family-friendly park reflecting the passion of Must dos local conservationist and artist, Kathleen McArthur. Walk peacefully • See the gorgeous patchwork of through precious remnants of wallum heath—a habitat under threat in the wildflowers in late winter and spring —pinks, purples, creams, yellows, Sunshine Coast— for views of the lake and ocean. blues and greens form a rainbow- Spy shimmering green, blue and gold in sandy walking track continues through hued landscape. the shrubbery—honeyeaters, rainbow bee- woodlands filled with banksias, wattle, • Grab your binoculars or camera and watch for birds flitting through eaters and wrens visit the heath to hunt for casuarinas and heath plants. the heath. their insect meals. 2 Beach access track • Enjoy a peaceful afternoon walk 2km return (1hr) through wildflowers nearby in Things to do Meander through woodlands to the back Mooloolah River National Park Coastal Pathway of the sandy dunes where low-growing where yellow-tailed black-cockatoos, Ride, walk or run past the park, soaking up rainbow bee-eaters and ospreys take rainforest plants grow. Walk up the dunes views of the heathland and woodlands, on to the skies. past casuarinas and pandanus trees for the council’s adjoining Coastal pathway as expansive beach views. Getting there per map. Currimundi Lake (Kathleen McArthur) Rainbow bee-eater (right); Conservation Park is 4km north of Places to go wedding bush flower (below) Caloundra. Travel on the , at © John Augusteyn (right); 1 Heath circuit © Ross Naumann, QPWS Wurtulla turn east into Gayandi Street, volunteer (below) 1.4km return (40min) then right into Mandara Drive and left into Coongarra Esplanade. A sealed path at the entry leads to a lookout over Currimundi Lake then the

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Bellthorpe National Park

Explore rugged terrain framing picturesque cascades and creeks in this Must dos historic park with a forestry past. Rumble along gravel roads in your 4WD, • Picnic beside the beautiful rock pool and gentle sounds of tackling water crossings, hill climbs and descents into open eucalypt forest cascading water at Stony Creek and rainforest. day-use area 1 Sheltered pockets of vine and rainforest in Walking, mountain biking • Experienced drivers can enjoy a low-range, high-clearance this park provide precious habitat for elegant and horseriding 4WD trip along Branch Creek treefrogs and whipbirds. Stand quietly—you Mountain bikers and horseriders can Road with rocky climbs and might hear a male whipbird’s high-pitched ‘whip embark on adventure riding trails in the picturesque creek crossings. and crack’ call, closely followed by a female’s SEQ horse trail network. Visit qld.gov.au/ Getting there sharp ‘choo-choo’. HorseTrails for information. Mountain- bike riders can also access management The park is about 85km north-west Things to do of Brisbane and west of the Glass roads in the park unless otherwise signed. House Mountains. Follow the Scenic driving D’Aguilar Highway west through Several roads in the park offer challenging and Places to go Woodford township and take the stunningly-scenic low range, high clearance 4WD 1 Stony Creek day-use area Stony Creek Road exit, following opportunities for experienced four-wheel-drivers. signs to Stony Creek day-use area. Remnants of Brandons timber sawmill can be seen on West Bellthorpe Road. Some roads can Stop and enjoy a picnic at this beautiful only be traversed in dry weather so pay attention creek-side site—toilets, picnic tables and to the signs and never cross flooded trails. wood barbecues are provided.

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Glass House Mountains National Park

Pause and imagine the powerful forces that forged the towering Must dos volcanic plugs that rise dramatically above the surrounding scenic • Drop into the Glass House Mountains patchwork of pine plantations, bush and farmland. Reflect on their deep Visitor Centre for more ideas on spiritual significance to the Jinibara and Kabi Kabi people, for whom places to explore. • Visit Glass House Mountains lookout these mountains and surrounding plains are home. 3 to the west in Beerburrum State Forest for a spectacular view of all the Be enchanted as you walk beneath Summit routes Glass House Mountains’ peaks or at changing forest canopies—see During your visit consider enjoying views of the many vantage points along the candlestick banksias blooming bright the mountains from the many walking track local roads. yellow, rainbow lorikeets peeking from vantage points rather than climbing the • Explore many walks around the peaks. tree hollows, and spectacular views mountains. Jinibara and Kabi Kabi peoples Behold the striking monument of that stretch to the horizon. do not climb these mountains as they have Organ Pipes—viewable from Beerwah great cultural significance and ask visitors day-use area 1 —where volcanic Things to do also to refrain from climbing the mountains. magma has cooled and cracked into Bushwalking impressive hexagonal columns. If you decide to ascend, note that only Enjoy bushwalks to lookouts and • Walk, horse or bike ride into the experienced, very fit and well-prepared through the forests around the shadows of a historic rail tunnel in climbers can reach the summits of Beerwah mountains. For families, the Mount nearby and and Tibrogargan. These summit routes are Ngungun summit walk 2 is a imagine a time when puffs of steam extremely challenging, with exposed rocky and the sounds of ‘clickety-clack’ filled adventurous walk with spectacular sections, steep cliffs and areas requiring the passage. bird’s-eye views of nearby Tibrogargan, rock scrambling and climbing skills. If you Beerwah and Coonowrin. For an extra Getting there are inexperienced or have young children, challenge and feeling of remoteness trek The Glass House Mountains area is these climbing routes are not for you. along the Yul-yan-man track 5 , taking about 70km north of Brisbane. Follow in the views on the Trachyte Ridge. the Bruce Highway to the Glass House Mountains tourist drive exit and follow the signs to the park. Each recreation node—Beerburrum, Beerwah, Ngungun and Tibrogargan—has a different access road.

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2 Mount Ngungun summit walk 2.8km return (2hr) 4 Trachyte circuit Enjoy great views of Tibrogargan, 5.7km return (2–3hr) Coonowrin and Beerwah from the summit Wind through open woodland and heathland of this walk. between Tibrogargan and Tibberoowuccum. 4 Tibrogargan circuit Enjoy views from Jack Ferris lookout on 800m to Mountain View lookout (10min); Trachyte Ridge. 4.1km full circuit (1hr 30min) 5 Yul-yan-man track Circumnavigate the mountain and see 9km return (3–4hr) it from many different perspectives. Take your time to enjoy spectacular country Stop at Mountain View lookout to admire that has breathtaking views, rock scrambling views of Beerwah and Coonowrin. challenges and diverse plant communities. Follow the circuit through casuarina and Marvel at the feeling of remoteness as you melaleuca forest looking for yellow-tailed trek along the Trachyte Ridge, taking in 360 black-cockatoos and birds of prey soaring degree views without any sign of civilisation. above. 5 Mount Beerburrum summit walk Did you know? 3.5km return (1hr) The Glass House Mountains are Fig trees and open forests feature on this evidence of igneous intrusions around steep walk to a small fire tower. 25–27 million years ago. Weather has long eroded away the surrounding softer rock, leaving behind the harder View of Beerwah (above right); rock of the magnificent craggy peaks candle-stick banksia on the Trachyte circuit (right). Cheryl Thomson © Qld Govt we see today. (above right); Robert Ashdown © Qld Govt (right)

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Mapleton National Park

Get active and explore this park many different ways. Ride your horse, Must dos mountain bike or trail bike, drive along forest roads, climb majestic • Laze in your camping chair beside cliffs, or camp beneath the starry night sky. Gheerulla Creek 1 and listen to the wind blowing through the trees. This park protects significant tall, • Bring your mountain bike and try some Hike the Great Walk wet sclerophyll forests, home to the of the 30km of shared trail network For energetic hikers, the Sunshine Coast endangered giant barred frog and red on offer. Hinterland Great Walk, passing through goshawk. Delight in small waterfalls and • Dangle above the forest below, Kondalilla, Mapleton Falls and Mapleton, abseiling from the grass tree-lined creeks, fragrant scribbly gum forest, and is an exhilarating challenge with overnight bluffs at Point Glorious, 400m above tall rainforest and palm groves in this camps. There are many short, part-day sea level. glorious hinterland park. • Satisfy your inner adrenaline junkie on walks within. Visit qld.gov.au/GreatWalks the trail bike circuit. Things to do Trail bike riding Getting there Scenic driving Explore 26km of trail bike track A over From Brisbane, travel 105km north along Take the scenic route along Mapleton hilly terrain with tall blackbutt and scribbly the Bruce Highway to Nambour, then Forest Road starting just north of gum forests. Riders must be licenced and travel 11km west to Mapleton. Roads in Mapleton township, passing riding road registered trail bikes. Mapleton National Park are unsealed— leading to Point Mapleton day-use area is accessible by conventional vehicles, while most other Glorious, which has expansive views Places to camp roads require high-clearance 4WDs. to the coast. This forest road is unsealed 1 Gheerulla camping area Roads become very slippery in wet and suitable for high-clearance conditions so plan to visit in dry weather. 4WDs only. Pitch your tent in the bushy setting beside Mountain biking Gheerulla Creek. Fire rings and toilets and horseriding are provided for campers. If you plan to Ride your horse along scenic trails use the fire rings bring your own clean, forming part of the SEQ horse trail milled firewood. Do not collect wood from network and shared trails. Mountain the park. Access to the camping area is bikers can also access these trails as via Eumundi–Kenilworth Road by high- well as forest roads unless otherwise clearance 4WDs. signed. Visit qld.gov.au/HorseTrails Great Walk walkers’ camps for detailed information.

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Kondalilla National Park

Explore a magical landscape, complete with reflective rock pools, little Must dos cascades, twisting paths and tree hollow homes for local wildlife. • Discover the subtropical, boulder- strewn oasis at the base of the Kondalilla—a First Nations peoples word Picnicking falls—well worth the walk down. meaning ‘rushing water’—aptly describes A 100m downhill walk with steps leads • Explore the nearby parks and the park’s main waterfall plummeting from the car park to a large grassed villages or check out the Great Walk 90m into the rainforest valley below. for next time you visit. picnic area featuring barbecue facilities, Navigate the steep curving steps • For a leisurely walk a short bitumen picnic tables and toilets. The walking carefully down to the viewpoint to see the track leads to picturesque Picnic tracks start from this area. gushing falls in all its glory. Be captivated Creek Falls. by the verdant rainforest buzzing with Places to camp Getting there sounds and flickers of wildlife all around. No vehicle-accessible camping is available The park is about 103km north of in Kondalilla National Park. Camping is Brisbane near Montville. Follow Things to do only permitted at Flaxton walkers’ camp Montville–Mapleton Road and turn Wildlife spotting —a bush camp provided especially for walkers into Kondalilla Falls Road. Possums, pademelons, wallabies, on the 58km Sunshine Coast Hinterland goannas, platypus, echidnas and Great Walk. For more information visit While the waterfall cascades more than 107 bird species live in the qld.gov.au/SunshineCoastGreatWalk all year round, it is thundering and sheltered rainforests of the Blackall spectacular during the summer Ranges. Watch for goannas and water Places to go rainy season, dying to a gentle dragons wandering the tracks as often as 1 Picnic Creek circuit trickle in the drier winter months. we do! Sling your camera strap over your 1.7km return (45min–1hr) shoulder and capture images worthy of Meander through cool, dappled eucalypt David Attenborough’s attention. forest with patches of rainforest and see an exquisite small waterfall and cascades. Linger to enjoy views over the valley from a lookout. 2 Kondalilla Falls circuit 4.7km return (2–3hr) S k e Walk through rainforest and open forest to a n e Creek cool rock pool at the top of the falls. Descend into lush rainforest as you walk down to the 2 1 valley for the best waterfall view. What goes down must come back up! There are over 300 2 Rock pools stairs on the Kondalilla Falls circuit so you Scale 0 250 500m need to be reasonably fit and allow enough Echidna © Meri Pilloni time to enjoy this steep walk. 21 Artists Cascades and lower pools in Conondale National Park © Qld Govt Ashdown Robert

Conondale National Park and Imbil State Forest

Conondale National Park Things to do Must dos Discover subtropical rainforest tucked Conondale National Park Wildlife spotting • Stop and soak up the serenity of the into the rugged Conondale mountain Listen from your tent at night for the eerie crystal-clear pebble-strewn Booloumba ranges. Magnificent forests, deep squealing screams of rarely-seen yellow- Creek. gorges and spectacular views make bellied gliders as they leap from tree to • Visit the unique 3.7m high rock sculpture this 35,500ha park a wondrous tree feeding on sap oozing from nicks in Strangler Cairn © 2 in Booloumba Gorge. • Walk through tall open forest to discover place to visit and the perfect day-trip the trunk. If you’re lucky you may spot Booloumba Falls. Admire the impressive adventure for the whole family. northern brown bandicoots and red-necked outlook over the Breadknife rock formation, pademelons, two of many animals found in Enjoy short and long Great Walk rushing cascades and waterfalls. this park and the surrounding ranges. Imbil State Forest adventures wandering through one of • Drive through rainforest and native pine the largest remnants of subtropical Mountain biking plantation. rainforest in . and horseriding • Laze beside Little Yabba Creek on a Dip your toes in cool rock pools and let Horseriders can use trails in the Horse camping holiday in Charlie Moreland Trail Network. Visit qld.gov.au/HorseTrails camping area 3 . your tension melt away to the sound • Hike or ride (mountain bike and horseride) of rushing cascades. Camp overnight for detailed information. Mountain bikes to Mount Allan fire tower. A hitching rail is under the stars beside rainforest and can also be ridden on the SEQ horse trail provided near the top, as the last 300m is mountain where frogs call network and vehicle tracks within the by walking only. into the night. Sense the significance national park, unless otherwise signed. Mountain bikes and horses are not Getting there of this landscape to the Traditional Conondale National Park permitted on walking tracks. Owners—the Kabi Kabi people—who From the Bruce Highway the main exits to have walked these high mountains and the park are the Landsborough–Maleny exit Scenic driving or the Eumundi–Kenilworth exit, following valleys for thousands of years. Pack your lunch and set off in your 4WD for road signs for Kenilworth. The turn-off to the day, cruising along forest roads to either Booloumba Creek day-use and camping areas Imbil State Forest Booloumba Falls, Peach Trees camping area is 13km past Conondale township or 7.5km past Kenilworth. All park roads are gravel and See beautiful rainforest giants with in nearby Jimna State Forest, or through the suitable for high-clearance 4WD only. buttress roots in Imbil State Forest. park along Sunday Creek Road. Imbil State Forest Look for long scratch marks on tree Follow the Bruce Highway and take the trunks—a sign of scrambling lace Landsborough exit to Maleny. Continue on monitors. Say g’day to kookaburras Maleny–Kenilworth Road and turn into near the Charlie Moreland picnic and Sunday Creek Road, 13.5km north of Conondale township. Charlie Moreland camping areas before heading out on camping area is 5km along Sunday Creek an adventure through hoop pine Road. Alternatively take Eumundi-Kenilworth plantation and native forest. Road off the Bruce Highway and travel through Kenilworth to the Sunday Creek Road turn-off 7km from the township. Crossing Booloumba Creek (right); Conondale Great Walk (centre); common jezebel butterfly (far right) 22 Places to camp Places to go Imbil State Forest Conondale National Park Conondale National Park 3 Fig Tree walk 780m return (45min) 1 Booloumba Creek 1 and 3 1 Booloumba Falls walk 3km return (1hr) This short circuit walk leads Discover this scenic creek’s cascades, waterfalls through magnificent rainforest Nestled in lush rainforest beside a and rock pools. View the Breadknife rock with enormous fig trees. creek, these peaceful, grassy camping formation at the junction of Peters and Mount Allan 4 areas are for tent camping only (4WD car Booloumba creeks. shared trail park nearby). 8.8km return (4hr) 2 © Strangler Cairn Follow this trail through steep 2 Booloumba Creek 4 6.5km return (2.5hr) pine plantation to Mount Allan in See the impressive hand-cut granite and Conondale National Park. The last metamorphic rock Strangler Cairn © sculpture by 300m is by walking only. This open grassy setting has plenty of internationally-renowned artist Andy Goldsworthy. room for 4WD high-clearance campervans and caravans (4WD towed), as well as To Gympie tent camping. il State rest To Mapleton Great Walk walkers’ camps and Eumundi eilrth

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Jimna and Amamoor State forests

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Slow down on a Great Walk

For those wishing to really get to know the hinterland, 2 magnificent Great Walk adventures are on offer. Spend a few days immersed in nature with your walking boots and binoculars discovering the lush green paradise of the Sunshine Coast hinterland.

Tackling a Great Walk is a memorable bushwalking experience. If you’re after Conondale Range Great Walk something a little easier, choose short Explore the rugged beauty of half-day and full-day walks within Conondale National Park along the both Great Walk routes. Physically fit 56km Conondale Range Great Walk. and experienced bushwalkers who are From the rainforest valley through properly prepared and safety aware deep gorges to the top of the range can bring camping gear and spend and back again, walkers will enjoy a up to 4 days walking an entire Great challenging adventure across vast Walk—really get away from it all. and varied landscapes. Along the 4-day walk, stop at 3 camping areas, Before heading off on a Great Walk ideal for starry overnight stays within be sure to research online, follow the the depths of the Conondale ranges. Great Walks pack list, purchase a On the final day copy of a Great Walk topographic you’ll pass the 9.5m high map and book your camping sites. Mount Allan fire tower. To purchase a topographic map visit Refer to the Conondale qld.gov.au/GreatWalksMap. Book National Park map camping online at qld.gov.au/Camping on page 21.

Artist’s Cascades on Booloumba Creek, Conondale Great Walk (top); walkers’ camps have platforms, untreated drinking Sunshine Coast Hinterland Great Walk water and a toilet (above); yellow- tailed black cockatoo (left); The Sunshine Coast Hinterland Great Walk is a 58km long, giant water vine (right) 4-day walk in the , with bush camp sites Photos: Robert Ashdown © Qld Govt dotted along the way. Take a journey to some of the area’s most scenic locations, including and Kondalilla, Mapleton and Mapleton Falls national parks. Subtropical rainforest, tall eucalypt forest, picturesque waterfalls, starlit skies, local wildlife and spectacular scenery will delight you on this adventure. This walk can be done as a series of day walks. Refer to the Mapleton National Park map on page 19.

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• • • • • • • • • responsible Be • • • • • and camp sites. camp and tracks waterways, 100m from least at and 15cm paper deep toilet and waste faecal all bury provided, not are toilets Where detergent. and soap of use minimising watercourses, and gullies streams, from away Wash wildlife. feed Don’t home. at pets your Leave vegetation near creeks. trample or rocks remove or disturb don’t and tadpoles or eggs their frogs, remove or handle disturb, not frog-friendly—do Be seeds. for regularly equipment and clothing checking by weeds of spread the Avoid firewood. milled clean, own your Bring rings. fire existing within only campfires light permitted, Where shortcuts. take not do and tracks formed on Stay you. with items) sanitary and butts cigarette scraps, food (including rubbish Take all out. it pack in, it Rubbish—pack family or friends of your planned itinerary. planned your of friends or family Inform coast. the from away parks most in is limited coverage phone mobile Remember tablets. sterilisation 10min use for or water Boil lakes. and creeks taps, from Treat water all and stings. scratches bites, avoid to repellent insect and clothing protective boots, sturdy Wear slippery. dangerously become surfaces weather—rock wet in routes summit or walks mountain attempt Never lakes. or waterholes creeks, into jump or dive Never for current closures. closures. current for 27 Further information qld.gov.au/NationalParks Useful contacts qld.gov.au/Camping Emergencies: qld.gov.au/ParkAlerts Call Triple Zero (000) (access, closures and conditions) Road conditions: qldnationalparks Scan to check Visit the Department of Transport and Main Roads park alerts @QldParks; #QldParks at qldtraffic.qld.gov.au or phone 13 19 40 Tourism information: This brochure is also available online at qld.gov.au/ParkBrochures visitsunshinecoast.com.au

Coastal track, Noosa National Park © Sarah Haskmann

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