Bellbird Lookout is a 2km, grade 2 hike located in the Lamington National Park, Queensland. The hike should take around 1.25 hrs to complete.

Length: 2km

Duration: 1.25 hrs

Grade: 2

Style: Return

Start: Unnamed Road

End: Unnamed Road

Location: Lamington National Park

Closest town: Tablelands

Queensland

From state capital: 576km

Longitude: 153.1871581077576

Latitude: -28.196702057298904

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Hike overview

This easy hike in the Binna Burra secion of Lamington Park has many vantage points to enjoy three stunning vistas. It's a very rewarding walk and perfect for families.

Bellbird Lookout Walk is an easy 2 km bushwalk to an amazing lookout. Add another four kilometres to the hike to also view Koolanbilba and Yangahla Lookouts.

This park has been impacted by recent severe weather events in Queensland. Please check park alerts for the latest information on access, closures and conditions.

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Total distance: 1849 m
Max elevation: 783 m
Min elevation: 711 m
Total climbing: 88 m
Total descent: -84 m

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Lamington National Park is made up of two sections—Green Mountains and Binna Burra. Green Mountains section is located on the western side of the Lamington Plateau. The Binna Burra section encompasses the rest of the park to the east.

Getting to Green Mountains section
From Broadbeach, drive 40km to Canungra via Nerang. From the north, take Pacific Motorway exit 34 to Beenleigh, route 92 to Tamborine, and route 90 to Canungra. The 36km winding and often narrow bitumen road from Canungra requires care and takes at least 50min. This road is unsuitable for recreational vehicles (RVs) longer than 4m and vehicles towing caravans and camper trailers.

Getting to Binna Burra section
Allow 70min from Broadbeach. Drive 38km to Beechmont via Nerang. From the north, take Pacific Motorway exit 69 and follow the signs west to Lamington National Park—Binna Burra section. The final 1.8km of the drive is very narrow and winding.

There are many commercial tour operators that conduct tours to Lamington National Park. There is no public transport to the park and getting taxis and ride share operators to pick up from the park can be difficult.

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About the region

Lush rainforests, ancient trees, spectacular views, extensive walking tracks, exceptional ecological importance and natural beauty make this Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area an outstanding place to visit. Declared in 1915, Lamington National Park covers 21,176ha and boasts extensive walking tracks along the McPherson Range, which allow visitors to explore the area's forests, creeks and waterfalls. Dramatic lookouts in Lamington afford views over the Gold Coast, south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales.

Lamington is part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area, which includes the most extensive areas of subtropical rainforest in the world, most of the world's warm temperate rainforest and nearly all of the Antarctic beech Nothofagus moorei cool temperate rainforest.

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Sandra Godsell

I think it’s 12km not 2.

24/03/2022, 05:24

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1. Sandra Godsell
  
  I think it’s 12km not 2.
  
  24/03/2022, 05:24
  
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2. Darren Edwards Trail Author
  
  It is definitely only 2km. Maybe you took a different route as there are many trails around there.
  
  02/04/2022, 18:21
  
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