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Historic hikes in Australia

Trails with heritage or historic significance along the way — from convict-era sites to places of long Aboriginal cultural history.

Aboriginal Art Trail (Hoop Pine Trail)

Mt Coot-tha Reserve / D'Aguilar National Park

Easy
Distance
1.02 km
Time
19 min
Elev. gain
34 m
Family FriendlyHistoricWaterfall

Black Mountain Summit Walking Track

Black Mountain Nature Reserve, Canberra Nature Park

Moderate
Distance
2.68 km
Time
1 hr 5 min
Elev. gain
221 m
HistoricSummit

Careys Peak Walking Track

Barrington Tops National Park

Hard
Distance
15.1 km
Time
4 hr 18 min
Elev. gain
353 m
HistoricOvernightSummit

Cedar Block Circuit

Ravensbourne National Park

Easy
Distance
0.73 km
Time
11 min
Elev. gain
3 m
Family FriendlyHistoricRainforest

Church Rock Heritage Loop

Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve

Easy
Distance
0.28 km
Time
8 min
Elev. gain
36 m
Family FriendlyHistoric

Coles Track to Fort Nepean

Point Nepean National Park

Easy
Distance
2.68 km
Time
39 min
Elev. gain
0 m
Family FriendlyHistoric

Coombadjha Nature Stroll

Washpool National Park

Easy
Distance
1.42 km
Time
28 min
Elev. gain
65 m
Family FriendlyHistoricRainforestSwimming

Cougal Cascades track

Springbrook National Park

Easy
Distance
1.74 km
Time
36 min
Elev. gain
51 m
Family FriendlyHistoricWaterfall

Federal Pass

Blue Mountains National Park

Expert
Distance
9.47 km
Time
3 hr 33 min
Elev. gain
636 m
CoastalHistoricWaterfall

Grand Canyon Track

Blue Mountains National Park

Hard
Distance
4.6 km
Time
1 hr 52 min
Elev. gain
379 m
HistoricSummit

Historic Nightcap Track

Nightcap National Park / Whian Whian State Conservation Area

Expert
Distance
16.89 km
Time
5 hr 5 min
Elev. gain
516 m
HistoricOvernight

Hopetoun Falls Walk

Great Otway National Park

Easy
Distance
0.37 km
Time
7 min
Elev. gain
12 m
Family FriendlyHistoricWaterfall

Iluka Rainforest walking track

Iluka Nature Reserve

Easy
Distance
2.8 km
Time
43 min
Elev. gain
19 m
Family FriendlyHistoricRainforest

Kalamunda Zig Zag Trail

Gooseberry Hill National Park / Kalamunda

Moderate
Distance
3.81 km
Time
1 hr 4 min
Elev. gain
74 m
Historic

Light to Light Walk

Beowa National Park

Expert
Distance
25.54 km
Time
6 hr 54 min
Elev. gain
386 m
CoastalHistoricOvernightSwimming

Mpaara Walk

Finke Gorge National Park

Moderate
Distance
4.45 km
Time
1 hr 18 min
Elev. gain
112 m
Historic

Mungo Walking Track

Myall Lakes National Park

Hard
Distance
9.75 km
Time
2 hr 27 min
Elev. gain
59 m
Historic

N'Dhala Gorge Walk

N'Dhala Gorge Nature Park

Easy
Distance
1.64 km
Time
26 min
Elev. gain
9 m
Family FriendlyHistoric

Organ Pipes Track

Wellington Park

Easy
Distance
2.17 km
Time
41 min
Elev. gain
79 m
CoastalFamily FriendlyHistoric

Pinnacle Walk and Lookout

Border Ranges National Park

Easy
Distance
0.52 km
Time
8 min
Elev. gain
13 m
Family FriendlyHistoricRainforestSummit

Point Ann Heritage Trail

Fitzgerald River National Park

Easy
Distance
1.5 km
Time
23 min
Elev. gain
13 m
Family FriendlyHistoric

Point Lookout Walking Track

New England National Park

Easy
Distance
0.13 km
Time
2 min
Elev. gain
0 m
CoastalFamily FriendlyHistoricSummit

Protesters Falls walking track

Nightcap National Park

Easy
Distance
0.53 km
Time
17 min
Elev. gain
81 m
Family FriendlyHistoricRainforestWaterfall

Railway Reserves Heritage Trail

John Forrest National Park

Moderate
Distance
4.94 km
Time
1 hr 19 min
Elev. gain
68 m
Historic

Red Hands Cave Walking Track

Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

Moderate
Distance
3.59 km
Time
55 min
Elev. gain
29 m
Historic

Ruined Castle Walking Track

Blue Mountains National Park

Moderate
Distance
2.3 km
Time
1 hr
Elev. gain
223 m
HistoricRainforest

Stamford Hill Hike

Lincoln National Park

Moderate
Distance
3.27 km
Time
1 hr 5 min
Elev. gain
148 m
Family FriendlyHistoric

The Needles Walking Track

Gibraltar Range National Park

Easy
Distance
5.64 km
Time
1 hr 42 min
Elev. gain
153 m
Historic

Toolona Creek Circuit

Lamington National Park (O'Reilly's)

Hard
Distance
8.43 km
Time
3 hr 5 min
Elev. gain
531 m
HistoricRainforestWaterfall

Ubirr Art and Lookout Walk

Kakadu National Park

Easy
Distance
1.95 km
Time
29 min
Elev. gain
8 m
Family FriendlyHistoricSummit

Woodland Walk

Namadgi National Park

Moderate
Distance
3.47 km
Time
1 hr
Elev. gain
84 m
Historic

Yanchep Rose Trail

Yanchep National Park

Hard
Distance
8.05 km
Time
2 hr 8 min
Elev. gain
103 m
Historic

Yankee Hat Walking Track

Namadgi National Park

Moderate
Distance
6.34 km
Time
1 hr 46 min
Elev. gain
119 m
Family FriendlyHistoric