Queensland - Wanderstories

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Queensland

Queensland is full of outdoor adventures, beaches and sunshine of course. Read about all our favourite places.

Paluma Range National Park

Turtle Creek

Turtle Creek is a stream that flows off the summit of Mount Halifax into Rollingstone Creek West Branch.

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Wooroonooran National Park

Gorrell Track

Great Keppel Island (Wop-Pa)

Central Queensland

Great Keppel Island (Wop-Pa)

The Gorge, Alligator Creek

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Bowling Green Bay National Park

The Gorge, Alligator Creek

Clamshell Falls

Wooroonooran National Park

Behana Gorge, Clamshell Falls, and Whites Falls

Green Cliff Falls

Wooroonooran National Park

Green Cliff Falls // Upper East Mulgrave Falls

Alligator Creek Paddling and Bikerafting

Paid-members only

Bowling Green Bay National Park

Alligator Creek Paddling and Bikerafting

Running River Paddle

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Running River Paddle

Black River & Alice River Paddle

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Black River & Alice River Paddle

Australia's Worst Great Walk and how to make it Excellent!

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Girringun National Park

Australia's Worst Great Walk and how to make it Excellent!

You may have heard the stories of this walk. Walking along a car track, through long grass, weeds, and fallen trees for 57 kilometres. That's right, we're talking about the Wet Tropics Great Walk, more specifically, the Djagany (goanna) walk.

Sunset Beach, Paradise Beach, and Castle Rock

Bowling Green Bay National Park

Sunset Beach, Paradise Beach, and Castle Rock

Are you looking for something to do this weekend? Maybe a walk? Well, have you heard of Sunset Beach and Paradise Beach before? Experienced the untouched, remote beaches and enjoy views from Castle Rock across the rocky landscape and out to the ocean that are not usually seen.

Butterfly Falls Track

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Girringun National Park

Butterfly Falls Track

Follow this track out to a stellar set of waterfalls. This area is home to many spectacular waterfalls and canyons. Butterfly Falls, Euphorion Falls, Ornithoptera Falls, and Birdwing Falls.

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Paluma Range National Park

Cairn Creek

Cairns Creek is a unique creek in Paluma Range due to the overflow of Gold Creek in flood.

Paddling the Burdekin River

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North Queensland

Paddling the Burdekin River

Kayaking down the Burdekin is an incredibly rewarding adventure. The river is home to small cascades, birdlife, fish, and of course, crocodiles (in the lower sections).

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Mount Barney National Park

Mount Barney

Mount Barney is the second-highest peak in southeast Queensland and is surrounded by numerous smaller peaks, rugged terrain, steep valleys, caves, waterfalls (Mount Barney Falls), deep rock pools (Lower Portals), and woodland forests.

Mount Aurora, Magnetic Island

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Magnetic Island National Park

Mount Aurora, Magnetic Island

Upper Stony Creek Bikerafting Packrafting

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Girringun National Park

Upper Stony Creek Bikerafting Packrafting

Stony Creek is a long and windy creek located in Girringun National Park. This creek is home to a cluster of low-drop cascades as well as the world-famous Wallaman Falls.

Paid-members only

Paluma Range National Park

Swamp Creek

Little Birthday Creek

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Paluma Range National Park

Little Birthday Creek

Birthday Creek Area

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Paluma Range National Park

Birthday Creek Area

A five-star route

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Paluma Range National Park

A five-star route

Home to South Cascades and Trident Falls, this loop offers "5 star" camping opportunities and several stunning types of ecosystems.

West Mulgrave Falls

Wooroonooran National Park

West Mulgrave Falls

This hidden gem is tucked deep within the Wooronooran National Park and is reached by a difficult, but extremely rewarding, hike.

Finch Hatton Gorge

Eungella National Park

Finch Hatton Gorge

Finch Hatton Gorge is home to the Wheel of Fire, Callistemon Crossing, and the Araluen Cascades. This hidden gem is full of waterfalls, lush flora, and volcanic boulder formations. And best of all, you can enjoy a refreshing swim in the gorge.

Mount Dalrymple & Mount David

Eungella National Park

Mount Dalrymple & Mount David

Mount Dalrymple is located on the Clarke Range in Eungella National Park northwest of Mackay and is the highest mountain in Central Queensland rising to 1258 metres above sea level.

Homevale National Park

Homevale National Park

Homevale National Park

North of Nebo, by 50 kilometres, is Homevale National Park. Views of a wide, barren terrain sculpted millions of years ago are punctuated by dramatic cliffs, peaks, and spires. The park safeguards important fossil sites, brigalow, and open woods. Here, cliffs, peaks, and spires are common. Older basalt rocks were