List of long-distance hiking tracks in Australia
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This is a list of published trails in Australia, suitable for walking in three days or longer.
Trails
Name | State(s) | Distance (km) | Recommended walking time (days) |
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Australian Alps Walking Track | Vic, NSW, ACT | 683 | 40-60 |
Bellarine Rail Trail | Vic | 32 | 3-5 |
Bibbulmun Track | WA | 1,003 | 54 |
Bicentennial National Trail | Vic, NSW, Qld | 5,330 | 1 year |
Brisbane Valley Rail Trail | Qld | 161 | 6-8 |
Cape to Cape Track | WA | 124 | 6-8 |
Yuraygir Coastal Walk | NSW | 65 | 4 |
Carnarvon Great Walk | Qld | 86 | |
Coastal Plains Walk Trail | WA | 55 | 3.5 [1] |
Cooloola Great Walk | Qld | 102 | 5 |
East Gippsland Rail Trail | Vic | 96 | |
Gold Coast Hinterland Great Walk | Qld | 54 | 3 |
Gold Coast Oceanway | Qld | 36 | 2-5 |
Grampians Peaks Trail | Vic | 160 | 13 |
Great Dividing Trail | Vic | 304 | 15-20 |
Great North Walk | NSW | 250 | 14-16 |
Great Ocean Walk | Vic | 104 | 8 |
Great South Coast Walk | NSW, Vic | 660 | 22-30 |
Great South West Walk | Vic | 250 | 14 |
Heysen Trail | SA | 1,144 | 55-70 |
Hume and Hovell Track | NSW | 440 | 24-28 |
Jatbula Trail | NT | 62 | 4-5 |
Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail | SA | 61 | 5 |
Katoomba to Mittagong Trail | NSW | 132 | 6-8 |
K'gari (Fraser Island) Great Walk | Qld | 90 | 6-8 |
Larapinta Trail | NT | 230 | 15-19 |
Lavender Federation Trail | SA | 212 | 10 |
Mackay Highlands Great Walk | Qld | 56 | 5 |
Mawson Trail | SA | 890 | |
McMillans Track | Vic | 220 | 12-14 |
Overland Track | Tas | 73 | 5-8 |
Penguin Cradle Trail | Tas | 83 | 5-7 |
Port Davey Track | Tas | 65 | |
Railway Reserve Heritage Trail | WA | 63 | |
Six Foot Track | NSW | 45 | 3 |
Scenic Rim Trail | Qld | 47[2] | 4 |
South Coast Track | Tas | 82 | 6-8 |
Stirling Ridge Walk | WA | 29 | 3 |
Sunshine Coast Hinterland Great Walk | Qld | 58 | 4-6 |
Tasmanian Trail | Tas | 477 | 25-30 |
Thorsborne Trail | Qld | 32 | 4-5 |
Tops to Myall Heritage Trail | NSW | 220 | 11-12 |
Wet Tropics Great Walk | Qld | 110 | |
Wilsons Promontory – Northern Circuit | Vic | 58 | 3-4 |
Whitsunday Great Walk | Qld | 30 | 2-3 |
Yurrebilla Trail | SA | 54 | 3-5 |
See also
References
Notes
- http://www.john.chapman.name/longwlk2.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20091024095218/http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/parks_and_forests/great_walks/index.html
External links
- Resource on the most famous Oceania treks