11 Best Multi-Day Hikes in Queensland

Time Taken: 2 days Length: ~ 15km Difficulty: Hard - off-track

Bag the tallest peak in QLD, and then hike the iconic Steamers lookout, and Lizard Point

1. MT SUPERBUS

Time Taken: 2 days Length: 38km Difficulty: Hard - Navigationally and physically difficult

Best for hardore bushbashers interested in local history

2. STINSON TRACK

Time Taken: 2-3 days Length: 58km Difficulty: Easy - beginner friendly

Just north of Brisbane in the Blackall Range, this hike is a breezy and mostly flat track.

3. SUNSHINE COAST HINTERLAND GREAT WALK

Time Taken: 2 days Length: 40km Difficulty: Intermediate - Unclear tracks in some sections and steep

This hike gives you the full experience of Girraween National Park

4. EASTERN PEAKS CIRCUIT

Time Taken: 2-4 days Length: ~30km Difficulty: Hard - Seriously off-track bushbash

If you want to experience true solitude, look no further than Sundown National Park.

5. MT DONALDSON CIRCUIT 

Time Taken: 2-3 days Length: 54km Difficulty: Intermediate - A great first multi-day hike with some steep bits

5. GOLD COAST HINTERLAND GREAT WALK 

Starting from O’Reilly’s Rainforest retreat, hike through amazing volcanic landscapes.

Time Taken: 5 days Length: 100km Difficulty: Intermediate - Long, flat, and sandy

The Cooloola Great Walk hike is the longest, official, continuous hike you can do in Queensland.

7. COOLOOLA GREAT WALK

Time Taken: 6-8 days Length: 90km Challenges: Intermediate - It’s a long walk, beware of dingoes

This hike promises a secluded experience of K’Gari’s wonders

8. K'GARI GREAT WALK 

Time Taken: 6-8 days Length: 90km Challenges: Intermediate/hard - Hot and steep in sections

Dreamtime stories tell how the rainbow serpent Mundagurra carved out the gorges.

9. CARNARVON GORGE GREAT WALK

Time Taken: 4-6 days Length: 51km Difficulty: Hard - remote with no official track, beware of crocs!

The Juwun Walk passes through Girringun National Park, with plenty of wildlife.

10. JUNWUN WALK 

Time Taken: 4-7 days Length: 32km Challenges: Hot and rocky

Loved for its pristine environment, this hike is limited to 40 hikers at any given time.

11. THORNSBORNNE TRAIL 

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