Australia offers an extraordinary range of walks, in locations ranging from tropical rain forests to harsh desert landscapes to wild coastlines. Australia also boasts vast tracts of unique bush wilderness that provides a rare opportunity to experience the world as it once was.
Victoria
Lighthouse Circuit
The southern most point of the Australian mainland offers spectacular forests and beaches in the much-loved Wilsons Promontory National Park.
⏱ Duration: 3 days
🗺 Distance: 62 km
⛰ Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
🗓 Best Time: Sept - June
Great Ocean Walk
One of Victoria’s most stunning coastal walks, featuring the renowned coastline near the Great Ocean Road and the famous Twelve Apostles.
⏱ Duration: 6 days
🗺 Distance: 104 km
⛰ Difficulty: Moderate
🗓 Best Time: Sept - June
Falls to Hotham Crossing
Journey through the ethereal world of Victoria’s High Country, experiencing unique alpine scenery in the Victorian Alpine National Park.
⏱ Duration: 3 days
🗺 Distance: 37 km
⛰ Difficulty: Moderate
🗓 Best Time: Nov - May
Grampians Peaks Trail
Explore dramatic sandstone cliffs, forested canyons and rocky escarpments on this beautiful walk in the Grampians National Park.
⏱ Duration: 3-13 days
🗺 Distance: 36-160 km
⛰ Difficulty: Moderate-Challenging
🗓 Best Time: Sept - June
Surf Coast Walk
The Victorian Surf Coast is the birthplace of Australian surfing. This wonderful trail showcases the mighty surf seascapes plus lush bushland.
⏱ Duration: 2-3 days
🗺 Distance: 45 km
⛰ Difficulty: Easy
🗓 Best Time: All year
Goldfields Track
This fascinating track celebrates gold rush history. It features Victorian era goldfields towns, heritage spa towns, gold mining relics and diverse scenery.
⏱ Duration: 3-10 days
🗺 Distance: 42-210 km
⛰ Difficulty: Easy-Moderate
🗓 Best Time: All year
Mornington Peninsula Walk
The Peninsula has something for everyone, including walkers. Experience the energy of the wild Bass Strait and the Peninsula’s natural bush.
⏱ Duration: 5 days
🗺 Distance: 100 km
⛰ Difficulty: Easy
🗓 Best Time: All year
Tasmania
Overland Track
Australia’s premier alpine walk, the Overland Track is set within the world famous Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park.
⏱ Duration: 4 - 6 days
🗺 Distance: 64 km
⛰ Difficulty: Moderate to Hard
🗓 Best Time: Oct - May
Three Capes Track
Sensational clifftop walking in the Tasman National Park along a new, purpose-built track. For good reason, it has rapidly rocketed to fame.
⏱ Duration: 4 days
🗺 Distance: 46 km
⛰ Difficulty: Moderate
🗓 Best Time: Oct - May
Freycinet Peninsula Circuit
Get up close to the stunning Hazards Mountains and the acclaimed Wineglass Bay and Cooks Beach in the Freycinet National Park.
⏱ Duration: 3 days
🗺 Distance: 30 km
⛰ Difficulty: Moderate
🗓 Best Time: Sept - May
Bay of Fires
Tranquil walking along Tasmania’s sheltered north-eastern coast with white sand beaches, turquoise waters and orange lichen rocks.
⏱ Duration: 3 or 4 days
🗺 Distance: 32 km+
⛰ Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
🗓 Best Time: Sept - May
Maria Island
A collection of excellent day walks on this remote, beautiful and historic island located mid-way down Tasmania’s east coast.
⏱ Duration: 3 or 4 days
🗺 Distance: 34 km+
⛰ Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
🗓 Best Time: Sept - May
Frenchmans Cap Track
One of the most challenging and rewarding walks, at the heart of Tasmania’s wilderness in the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park.
⏱ Duration: 3 to 5 days
🗺 Distance: 46 km
⛰ Difficulty: Hard
🗓 Best Time: Dec - May
South Coast Track
For those looking for the challenges and rewards that come with a true wilderness adventure in the Southwest National Park.
⏱ Duration: 9 days
🗺 Distance: 89 km
⛰ Difficulty: Hard
🗓 Best Time: Nov - May
Walls of Jerusalem
Dolerite peaks, bluffs and cliffs create a natural fortress on Tasmania’s central alpine plateau in the Walls of Jerusalem National Park.
⏱ Duration: 3 to 4 days
🗺 Distance: 30 - 38 km
⛰ Difficulty: Moderate
🗓 Best Time: Dec - Apr
New South Wales
Blue Mountains Traverse
Stunning vistas across vast forested canyons, escarpments and plateaus, a short distance west of Sydney in a World Heritage Area.
⏱ Duration: 3 days
🗺 Distance: 47 km
⛰ Difficulty: Moderate
🗓 Best Time: All year
The Coast Track
The best Sydney coastal walk showcasing sandstone cliffs, pristine beaches, lagoons, waterfalls and native forests.
⏱ Duration: 1-2 days
🗺 Distance: 26 km
⛰ Difficulty: Moderate to Hard
🗓 Best Time: All year
Lord Howe Island
An exquisite and isolated island gem north-east of Sydney that offers pristine mountain, rainforest and coastal scenery.
⏱ Duration: Day walks
🗺 Distance: Up to 12 km
⛰ Difficulty: Various levels
🗓 Best Time: Sept - May
Kosciuszko Main Range Circuit
This circuit features a walk to the top of Australia’s highest mountain, Mount Kosciuszko, amidst the iconic Snowy Mountains.
⏱ Duration: 3 days
🗺 Distance: 48 km
⛰ Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
🗓 Best Time: Nov - May
Light to Light Walk
Vast ocean views, isolated beaches and red-rock platforms feature on the stunning Sapphire Coast in south-east NSW.
⏱ Duration: 2-3 days
🗺 Distance: 31 km
⛰ Difficulty: Moderate
🗓 Best Time: All year
Queensland
Gold Coast Hinterland Great Walk
A walk featuring the wonders of the Gondwana World Heritage Rainforests in both the Lamington and Springbrook National Parks.
⏱ Duration: 3-5 days
🗺 Distance: 60 km
⛰ Difficulty: Moderate to Hard
🗓 Best Time: March - Oct
Lamington Plateau Traverse (Gold Coast Hinterland)
This walk traverses the spectacular Lamington National Park, located a short distance south-west of the Gold Coast.
⏱ Duration: 3 days
🗺 Distance: 33 km
⛰ Difficulty: Moderate to Hard
🗓 Best Time: March - Oct
Scenic Rim (Main Range/Mount Barney National Parks)
A collection of excellent day walks within the World Heritage-listed Main Range and Mount Barney National Parks.
⏱ Duration: 2-7 days
🗺 Distance: 30-60 km
⛰ Difficulty: Various Levels
🗓 Best Time: March - Nov
South Australia
Kangaroo Island Trail
Located within easy access of Adelaide, Kangaroo Island is home to unique rock formations, stunning coast and abundant wildlife.
⏱ Duration: 5 days
🗺 Distance: 61 km
⛰ Difficulty: Easy
🗓 Best Time: Mar - Nov
Heysen Trail (North Flinders Ranges)
The Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park offers some of the most spectacular sections of the Heysen Trail including the Wilpena Pound crater.
⏱ Duration: 4 days
🗺 Distance: 57 km
⛰ Difficulty: Moderate
🗓 Best Time: May - Sept
Heysen Trail (Fleurieu Peninsula)
Just south of Adelaide, the lush Fleurieu Peninsula features the first part of the renowned Heysen Trail with a great mix of coast and forest.
⏱ Duration: 5 days
🗺 Distance: 74 km
⛰ Difficulty: Moderate
🗓 Best Time: Apr - Sept
Western Australia
Cape to Cape Track
This coastal walk is Western Australia’s most popular long distance trail showcasing the Margaret River region, pristine beaches and forests.
⏱ Duration: 7 days
🗺 Distance: 135 km
⛰ Difficulty: Moderate
🗓 Best Time: Feb - Oct
Bibbulmun Track South
Featuring the most scenic sections of the epic Bibbulmun Track in south-west Western Australia, with giant forests and wild coast.
⏱ Duration: 6 days
🗺 Distance: 115 km
⛰ Difficulty: Moderate/Hard
🗓 Best Time: April - Nov
Northern Territory
The Larapinta Trail
Explore the grandeur of Australia’s red centre in the West MacDonnell (Tjoritja) National Park, along one of the world’s best desert treks.
⏱ Duration: 6 -15 days
🗺 Distance: 70 - 223 km
⛰ Difficulty: Moderate to Hard
🗓 Best Time: May - Aug
Jatbula Trail
Spectacular walking in the Nitmiluk National Park, traversing the acclaimed Katherine Gorge and Arnhem Land escarpment .
⏱ Duration: 5 - 6 days
🗺 Distance: 62 km
⛰ Difficulty: Moderate to Hard
🗓 Best Time: June - Aug