Hikes near the Sunshine Coast
The Sunshine Coast hinterland is waterfall and volcanic-plug country, and the two are close enough together to do both in a day. Kondalilla and Mapleton Falls sit in the Blackall Range behind Montville, while the Glass House Mountains' eroded cores — Tibrogargan, Ngungun, Beerwah — give you short, steep climbs with the whole coastline behind you. Eight of the twenty tracks here are waterfall walks and nine finish on a summit. The radius reaches south into the D'Aguilar and Tamborine networks as well, so if you're happy to drive you'll find those listed below too, sorted by distance.
20 trails within 100 km, across 14 parks and reserves — closest first.
Picnic Creek Circuit
Kondalilla National Park
Kondalilla Falls Circuit
Kondalilla National Park
Wompoo Circuit
Mapleton Falls National Park
Palm Grove Circuit
Tamborine National Park
Mount Ngungun Summit Track
Glass House Mountains National Park
Mount Beerwah Summit Track
Glass House Mountains National Park
Tibrogargan Circuit
Glass House Mountains National Park
Conondale Range Great Walk
Conondale National Park
Cedar Creek Circuit
Tamborine National Park
Mahogany Trail
Mount Coot-tha Forest
Greenes Falls Track
D'Aguilar National Park (Maiala, Mount Glorious)
Cypress Grove Circuit
D'Aguilar National Park (Maiala, Mount Glorious)
Morelia Track
D'Aguilar National Park (Manorina)
Atrax Circuit
D'Aguilar National Park (Manorina)
Egernia Circuit
D'Aguilar National Park (Jollys Lookout)
Thylogale Walking Track
D'Aguilar National Park (Jollys Lookout to Manorina)
Gold Creek Trail
Gold Creek Reservoir / Enoggera
Goanna Trail
Enoggera Reservoir
Aboriginal Art Trail (Hoop Pine Trail)
Mt Coot-tha Reserve / D'Aguilar National Park
Federation Track
Mount Gravatt Outlook Reserve