Trail guides
Deep-dive guides to specific routes — real distance, elevation, wildlife you might see, and what to know before you go. Browsing by region instead? See our full trail list.
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Bald Head Walk Trail: Complete Guide (Torndirrup National Park)
Torndirrup National Park's longest trail, out to Bald Head — real distance, terrain, and a critically endangered lily found nowhere else on Earth.
12.28 km · moderate · Albany, Great Southern, WA
Bluff Knoll Summit Trail: Complete Guide (Stirling Range)
The 6.8km return climb to WA's highest peak south of Perth — real distance, an 84% steep terrain profile, and critically endangered cockatoos.
6.24 km · expert · Amelup, Great Southern, WA
Cape Hauy Track: Complete Guide (Tasman Peninsula)
The day walk to Cape Hauy's dolerite sea stacks — real distance, an early steep climb, and a snail species named after David Attenborough.
9.7 km · moderate · Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania
Cape Raoul Track: Complete Guide (Tasman Peninsula)
A dramatic coastal walk to towering sea cliffs with a brutal final climb — real distance, terrain, and a species named after David Attenborough.
6.73 km · expert · Tasman Peninsula, TAS
Cedar Creek Circuit: Complete Guide (Tamborine National Park)
A genuinely hard loop past Cedar Creek's cascades and rock pools — real distance, an 89m climb, and rainforest wildlife.
5.64 km · hard · Cedar Creek section
Federal Pass Walking Track: Complete Guide (Blue Mountains)
The historic 1900 cliff-base track past the Three Sisters to the hand-built Giant Stairway — real distance, terrain, and a critically endangered honeyeater.
9.47 km · expert · Katoomba / Leura, NSW
Federation Walk, The Spit: Complete Guide
A flat coastal path from Philip Park to the Gold Coast Seaway through littoral rainforest — real distance, terrain and wildlife.
3.08 km · moderate · The Spit, Main Beach
Firetail Walk: Complete Guide (Picnic Point, Toowoomba)
An escarpment climb near Picnic Point with views to Table Top Mountain — real distance, terrain and ancient rainforest species.
3.78 km · moderate · Toowoomba
Gwongoorool Track: Complete Guide (Lamington National Park)
200 rock steps down to a swimming hole on the Coomera River — real distance, a brutal climb, and vulnerable wildlife at Binna Burra.
4.54 km · moderate · Binna Burra section
Kondalilla Falls Circuit: Complete Guide (Blackall Range)
Over 300 stairs down to the base of a 90m waterfall and back — real distance, terrain, and a vulnerable frog species on the Sunshine Coast.
3.05 km · moderate · Sunshine Coast hinterland (Blackall Range), QLD
Mount Mitchell Track: Complete Guide (Main Range National Park)
The climb to Mount Mitchell's twin East and West Peaks — real distance, terrain, and critically endangered Coxen's fig-parrot habitat.
9.68 km · hard · Scenic Rim
Mount Remarkable Summit Hike: Complete Guide (Southern Flinders Ranges)
The demanding 13km return climb to Mount Remarkable's 960m summit — real distance, terrain, and ancient Flinders Ranges flora.
12.82 km · hard · Southern Flinders Ranges, SA
Toolbrunup Peak Trail: Complete Guide (Stirling Range)
Widely rated the best day hike in the Stirlings — a genuine scramble with 90% steep terrain, endemic wildflowers and critically endangered cockatoos.
3.84 km · hard · Stirling Range, near Albany, WA
Anakie Gorge Walk: Complete Guide (Distance, Difficulty & Wildlife)
Real stats for Brisbane Ranges National Park's most popular walk — Anakie Gorge, known for reliable koala and wallaby sightings.
3.64 km · moderate · Anakie, Brisbane Ranges, VIC
Atrax Circuit, D'Aguilar National Park: Quick Guide
A short easy loop at the Manorina day-use area in D'Aguilar National Park — real distance, difficulty and dry eucalypt forest wildlife.
0.45 km · easy · Brisbane / D'Aguilar Range
Lower Ballunjui Falls Track: How Long, How Hard, and What to Expect
Real terrain data for the Lower Ballunjui Falls side track off the Ships Stern circuit — a brutal short climb and rare Lamington wildlife.
1.74 km · moderate · Binna Burra section
Bare Rock Track: How Long, How Hard, and What to Expect
Real terrain data for the Bare Rock Track summit walk in Main Range National Park — steepest section, distance and rare wildlife.
2.88 km · moderate · Scenic Rim
Box Forest Track: How Long, How Hard, and What to Expect
Real terrain data for Main Range National Park's Box Forest Track — steepest section, distance, and critically endangered wildlife.
5.16 km · hard · Scenic Rim
Casuarina Grove Track: Complete Guide (Nerang National Park)
A gentle riverside walk along the Nerang River — real distance and difficulty, plus critically endangered bittern habitat nearby.
3.43 km · moderate · Nerang
Centenary Track, Lamington National Park: Complete Guide
A sealed, universal-access track at Green Mountains — real distance and difficulty, plus critically endangered rainforest wildlife nearby.
0.8 km · easy · Scenic Rim, accessed via Lamington National Park Road from Canungra
Conondale Range Great Walk Guide: The Real 56km, 4-Day Circuit vs Our Map Data
The Conondale Range Great Walk is officially 56km over 4 days. Real bush camps, permits, wildlife and season info — plus what our own map data covers.
38.63 km · expert · Sunshine Coast Hinterland, QLD
Coomera Circuit: How Long, How Hard, and What to Expect
Real terrain data for the classic Binna Burra Coomera Circuit — cascades, ancient Antarctic beech, and the steep ridge climb at the end.
8.63 km · hard · Gold Coast Hinterland
Cougal Cascades Track: Complete Guide (Springbrook National Park)
A sealed track to a historic sawmill site and waterfall viewing platform — real distance, difficulty and critically endangered wildlife.
1.74 km · easy · Mount Cougal
Cronan Creek Track: Complete Guide (Mount Barney National Park)
One of four maintained tracks around Mount Barney's base — real distance, difficulty and endangered Maroon Wattle habitat.
2.46 km · moderate · Scenic Rim
Curtis Falls Track: Complete Guide (Tamborine National Park)
A short Joalah section track to Curtis Falls, home to a protected glow-worm colony — real distance, difficulty and rainforest wildlife.
1.06 km · easy · Joalah section
Dave's Creek Circuit: How Long, How Hard, and What to Expect
Real terrain data for Dave's Creek Circuit — ridge-top views over Numinbah Valley, the steepest climb, and Binna Burra wildlife.
5.23 km · moderate · Gold Coast Hinterland
Egernia Circuit, Jollys Lookout: Complete Guide
A short easy loop starting at Jollys Lookout in D'Aguilar National Park — real distance, difficulty and dry eucalypt forest.
1.11 km · easy · Brisbane / D'Aguilar Range
Federation Track, Mount Gravatt: Complete Guide
A climb via Federation Lookout on Mount Gravatt — real distance, difficulty and why the easy grade undersells the terrain.
1.61 km · easy · Brisbane / Mount Gravatt
Grampians Peaks Trail: Halls Gap to Bugiga (Mount Rosea) Section Guide
A 47.29km expert-grade section of the Grampians Peaks Trail from Halls Gap through the Wonderland Range and Grand Canyon to Bugiga Hiker Camp near Mount Rosea.
47.29 km · expert · Halls Gap, VIC
Great Ocean Walk: Complete Guide to Victoria's 104km Coastal Trek (Camping, Water & Wildlife)
Real stats on the 104km Great Ocean Walk from Apollo Bay to the Twelve Apostles: camping permits, water logistics, closures and wildlife.
11.22 km · hard · Apollo Bay to the Twelve Apostles, Great Ocean Road, VIC
Kings Canyon Rim Walk: How Long, How Hard, and What to Expect
Real terrain data for the Kings Canyon Rim Walk in Watarrka National Park — steepest section, distance, heat rules, and desert wildlife.
4.53 km · moderate · Kings Canyon, NT
Kosciuszko Walk (Thredbo to the Summit): Complete Guide
Real distance, elevation and difficulty for walking to Australia's highest peak from Thredbo, plus the alpine wildlife along the way.
12.66 km · moderate · Thredbo, Snowy Mountains, NSW
Larapinta Trail Guide: 223km, 12 Sections and What Our Map Doesn't Show Yet
The full 223km Larapinta Trail explained: 12 sections, water tanks, campsite booking and best season — plus why our map only shows part of the route.
53.87 km · expert · West MacDonnell Ranges, near Alice Springs, NT
Larapinta Trail Section 1: Telegraph Station to Simpsons Gap Guide
The Larapinta Trail's first section as a standalone day walk — real distance, the one steep climb to expect, and Red Centre wildlife.
30.7 km · expert · Central Australia, NT
Overland Track Guide: Booking, Huts and Quota System (Cradle Mountain to Lake St Clair)
The 65km Overland Track explained: booking quotas, one-way direction, huts vs tents, and wildlife in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park.
68.95 km · expert · Central Highlands, TAS
Three Sisters Walking Track, Broken Head: Complete Guide
Not the Blue Mountains landmark — this Three Sisters walking track is a short rainforest-to-headland loop at Broken Head, Northern NSW.
1.6 km · easy · Northern Rivers
Uluru Base Walk: How Long, How Hard, and What to Expect
Real terrain data for the Uluru Base Walk loop — why it's graded hard despite being almost entirely flat, plus desert wildlife and etiquette.
9.32 km · hard · Central Australia, NT
Wineglass Bay Beach Walk: The Descent from the Lookout, Explained
The separate track from Wineglass Bay Lookout down to the actual beach — distance, difficulty and why it's listed apart from the lookout walk.
1.4 km · easy · East Coast, TAS
Wineglass Bay Lookout Walk: Complete Guide (Distance, Difficulty & Wildlife)
Real distance, elevation and difficulty for the Wineglass Bay Lookout Walk in Freycinet National Park, plus the threatened wildlife that lives there.
3 km · moderate · Freycinet, Tasmania