Conondale Range Great Walk

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A multi-day Great Walk through tall eucalypt forest and rainforest across the Conondale Range, one of Queensland's signature multi-day walking tracks with bush camps along the route, in a park spanning over 35,000ha used for bushwalking, camping and birdwatching.

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Distance

38.63 km

Est. time

11 hr 34 min

Elevation gain

1145 m

Route type

Point to point

✦ Plan route

Steepest stretch: +66m over ~300m (around the 4.7km mark)

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In an emergency

Call 000 for police, fire or ambulance — Australia's emergency number works even with a weak signal, and without a SIM if any carrier has coverage.

You're in Conondale National Park, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, QLD. Mobile reception in this area is not guaranteed — this is exactly why the offline map and GPS position on this page work without signal.

Tell someone your plan and expected return time before you set off. A PLB is the most reliable backup where there's no reception at all.

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In-depth guide

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.

Wildlife you might see on this trail

Animals confirmed in this park. Spot one? Add it as a sighting pin below.

Southern Barred Frog

Mixophyes iteratus

Vulnerable — AUS: Vulnerable, NSW: Vulnerable, QLD: Vulnerable▾

Vulnerable — AUS: Vulnerable, NSW: Vulnerable, QLD: Vulnerable

The giant barred frog is a species of barred frog found in Australia. It occurs from south-eastern Queensland to just south of the Newcastle region in New South Wales. It is associated with flowing streams and creeks in wet sclerophyll and rainforest habitats from the coast to the ranges.

How to spot it

This is Australia's second largest species of frog, reaching a maximum size of about 120 millimetres (4.7 in). This frog is normally dark brown on the dorsal surface with some spots of variable size in a darker colour. The upper half of the iris is golden in colour, with the bottom half being darker, a thin dark stripe runs from the snout, through the eye, and down past the tympanum. There is a dark triangle shape on the end of the snout starting from the nostril, with a paler triangle present b

Family Myobatrachidae · Source: Atlas of Living Australia + Wikipedia: Southern Barred Frog

Euastacus hystricosus

Endangered — AUS: Endangered, QLD: Endangered▾

Endangered — AUS: Endangered, QLD: Endangered

Euastacus hystricosus, the Conondale spiny crayfish is a species of southern crawfish in the family Parastacidae. It is endemic to Queensland in Australia. It is listed as Endangered by the Australian government, and as also Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

How to spot it

Adult Euastacus hystricosus are dark green, with red, orange, or yellow claw tips. The tailfan may sometimes be orange. It reaches around 1.6 kg in weight and an ocular carapace length of 15.6 cm.

Family Parastacidae · Source: Atlas of Living Australia + Wikipedia: Euastacus hystricosus