About Sunshine Coast Hinterland Great Walk
The Sunshine Coast Hinterland Great Walk is a 58.8-kilometre long-distance hiking trail through the Blackall Range in Queensland's Sunshine Coast hinterland. Managed by Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, it links Baroon Pocket Dam near Montville to Gheerulla via Kondalilla and Mapleton Falls National Parks. Notable for subtropical rainforest, tall eucalypt forests, waterfalls and scenic lookouts, the walk is typically completed over four days with dedicated walkers' camps along the route.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a marked long-distance bushwalk through subtropical rainforest, open eucalypt forest and along escarpments of the Blackall Range. The trail passes waterfalls including Kondalilla Falls and Mapleton Falls, lookouts over the Sunshine Coast and Obi Obi Valley, and creek crossings. The route is divided into sections between walkers' camps and can be walked as a multi-day through-hike or as shorter day walks from access points at Baroon Pocket Dam, Kondalilla, Mapleton Falls and Gheerulla.
Key highlights
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58.8 km Great Walk from Baroon Pocket Dam to Gheerulla through the Blackall Range
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Kondalilla Falls and rock pools in Kondalilla National Park
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Mapleton Falls and Mapleton Lookout over the Obi Obi Valley
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