Dinden National Park Crystal Cascades Canyon The Crystal Cascades is a waterfall located in a relatively unspoilt section of the upper Freshwater Creek, in the Redlynch Valley, west of Cairns, with numerous waterfalls and swimming waterholes popular with locals and tourists.
Girringun National Park Flagstone Canyon, Flagstone Creek Flagstone Canyon is a fantastic big drop and committing canyon for advanced canyoneers. The canyon features the impressive multi-terances Flagstone Falls with approximately 300 metres of elevation drop in 200 metres.
Girringun National Park How to get to the top of Flagstone Falls Flagstone Falls is an impressive multi-terraced waterfalls that drop down the range 300 metres.
Wooroonooran National Park Mount Bellenden Ker Mount Bellenden Ker (Centre Peak) rises above the Bellenden Ker Range – also known as the Wooroonooran Range – at a height of 1,589 metres and is the second highest mountain in the state of Queensland.
Wooroonooran National Park Nandroya Falls Nandroya Falls Track is a popular on-track walk through danse rainforest and is located near Palmerston, Queensland, Australia. It features the stunning, multi-drop, 50 metre waterfall which is accessed via the six kilometre loop trail.
Bare Hill Conservation Park Bunda Bibandji Rock Art Walking Track Bunda Bibandji (a.k.a. Bare Hill) is home to the largest Aboriginal rock art complex in the Cairns Hinterland region. Prior to their forced removal in 1916, this was an important birthing and hunting place for the Buluwandji People.
Cairns Cairns Adventure Clubs and Groups There are so many natural wonders and settings for adventure around Cairns, Port Douglas, Mossman, Daintree and the surrounding area and something for all levels, ages, and abilities. As such,
Daintree National Park Karnak Canyon, Little Falls Creek Tributary Karnak Canyon is one of the prettier creek to follow in Far North Queensland. This is a tributary of Little Falls Creek and is relatively easy to access for a high reward canyon.
Mowbray National Park Spring Canyon, Spring Creek Spring Creek is hidden deep within the Mowbray Valley near Port Douglas in Far North Queensland. These falls make for a great one-way trip and provide private waterholes with great views along the steep descent.
Cairns Canyoning around Cairns, Far North Queensland There are several places around Cairns in Far North Queensland to go canyoning that many people don't know about it. Several of the creeks around the area have been bolted
Daintree National Park How to get to Karnak Falls Karnak Falls is an 80-metre high waterfall that is a tributary of Little Falls Creek, which is located near the starting point of Devil's Thumb (Manjal Jimalji) Track. This area is just north of Mossman Gorge and just south of Daintree, all within the stunning Far North Queensland region.
Mowbray National Park How to get to Spring Creek Falls Spring Creek Falls is located in Mowbray National Park near Port Douglas in Far North Queensland. This hike is completely off-track and involves rock hopping up Spring Creek for approximately 3km, but the waterfalls are spectacular!
Jardine River National Park Hunter Falls and Hunter Creek Hunter Falls is an impressive twenty metre waterfall that is located on Hunter Creek in Jardine River National Park, Cape York. The waterfall drops into a crater like waterhole which offers a magnificent swimming spot and a small, clear sandy beach for camping.
Daintree National Park Mount Sorrow Mount Sorrow is located in Daintree National Park near Cape Tribulation. This steep ridge trail offers spectacular views from an elevation of 680 metres including the Daintree coastline, Snapper Island and shadows of the individual reefs that make up the Great Barrier Reef.
Daintree National Park Thornton Peak Thornton Peak is a prominent mountain that rises above the Daintree Rainforest to a height of 1,374 m. The mountain is located about 80 kilometres northwest of Cairns within the catchment of the Daintree River.
Daintree National Park Mount Pieter Botte Mount Pieter Botte (Ngalba-bulal Alpaboolal) is a mountain 1,047 m in elevation in Daintree Rainforest. Located in the tableland region behind Cape Tribulation in Far North Queensland, Australia and part of the Wet Tropics of Queensland World-Heritage Site.
Wooroonooran National Park Babinda Canyon, Babinda Creek A stunning creek lined with granite drops, gorges, and slot canyons. Located upstream of Babinda Slides and Babinda Falls.
Wooroonooran National Park Mount Bartle Frere Plane Wreckage B25 Bomber An American Bomb Group Squadron based in Charters Towers crashed into Mount Bartle Frere on 21 April 1942 while returning from a search mission in the Coral Sea. They flew into a blind gully which lead to the peak of Mount Bartle Frere.
Wooroonooran National Park Babinda Creek, including Babinda Slides and Babinda Falls Babinda Creek is located in Far North Queensland. It is popular among tourists, largely because of the spectacular Babinda Boulders and the beautiful swimming holes along the way. Babinda may be arguably one of the best adventures in Queensland's Wet Tropics, as you can seemingly enjoy so much!
Hinchinbrook Island National Park The Thumb The Thumb, a granite monolith pinnacle high on a ridge of the Mount Bowen massif, was one of the last sought-after, unclimbed summits in Australia in 1952. Just off the north Queensland coast on Hinchinbrook Island, The Thumb can be seen breaking the horizon, just waiting to be explored.
Hinchinbrook Island National Park Mount Diamantina Mount Diamantina rises 955 metres above sea level and is located within the Hinchinbrook Island National Park in Far North Queensland. Although Mt Diamantina may be considered the easiest of the four main mountains to summit, it is also desirable by many due to its unique boulders on top.
Tully Gorge National Park Mount Tyson Track Mount Tyson rises 687 m behind the township of Tully. This well-worn track takes hikers through tropical rainforest and eucalyptus scrub, climbing up the ridgeline to the summit where they will enjoy panoramic views of Tully township and a mosaic of cane and banana farms, the coastline and islands.
How To Becoming An Adventurer Getting outdoors is truly something special, and going out at least once a week is so enjoyable. Discovering a new canyon, a cool rock formation in the middle of nowhere, or a complete caving system can give you thrills just thinking about it.
Hinchinbrook Island National Park Mount Straloch and B24 Liberator Wreckage On one stormy morning in 1942, a B24 Liberator slammed into Mt Straloch exploding on impact and killing all 12 people on board. The heavy storms around Ingham and Cardwell hide the big peaks of Hinchinbrook Island which the crew were not expecting while flying over the sea.
Hinchinbrook Island National Park Mount Bowen Hinchinbrook Island may be one of the most attractive adventure destinations in North Queensland, largely because it feels like an untouched, lost Jurassic world. Mount Bowen, rising 1,121m above sea level, may be its most popular peak (excluding Nina Peak), and summiting requires quite a hike.
