Kondalilla Falls Circuit

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A 4.7km, 2-3 hour circuit descending the escarpment past rock pools to the base of the 90m Kondalilla Falls before climbing back via the ridge; a well-known Queensland Parks journey with over 300 stairs.

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Distance

3.05 km

Est. time

1 hr 9 min

Elevation gain

213 m

Route type

Loop

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Steepest stretch: +34m over ~300m (around the 2.1km 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 Kondalilla National Park, Sunshine Coast hinterland (Blackall Range), 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

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.

Species to look for on this trail

Ancient trees and rare flora confirmed in this park. Spot one? Add it as a sighting pin below.

Red Ash (Pink Ash)

Alphitonia excelsa

Rainforest Ecotone Native▾

Rainforest Ecotone Native

Recorded in the rainforest stands of Kondalilla National Park, this ash releases a liniment-like scent when its bark or leaves are bruised and colonises the ecotone between eucalypt and rainforest.

How to spot it

Dark glossy green leaves with silvery fine hairs underneath, fissured grey bark, small greenish-white flowers in late autumn/early winter, dark globular fruit about 1.5cm.

Family Rhamnaceae · Source: Wikipedia - Kondalilla National Park / Alphitonia excelsa

Photo: Ethel Aardvark (CC BY 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons

Wildlife you might see on this trail

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

Pouched Frog

Assa darlingtoni

Vulnerable (EPBC Act, listed 2023)▾

Vulnerable (EPBC Act, listed 2023)

A tiny rainforest frog of south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales named for the male's unique hip pockets, into which hatched tadpoles crawl to complete their development on land rather than in water. Long rated Least Concern by the IUCN, it was uplisted to vulnerable under Australian federal law in September 2023. Kondalilla National Park is noted as habitat for this rare species.

How to spot it

Only about 2.5cm long, red-brown with a dark stripe running from the nostril through the eye. Hands and feet are free of webbing with slightly swollen finger and toe tips. Found in leaf litter and under logs in rainforest gullies - listen for its call rather than expect to spot it.

Family Myobatrachidae · Source: Wikipedia - Assa darlingtoni; Wikipedia - Kondalilla National Park

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