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The Three Lost Children Walk 768x403
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The Three Lost Children Walk (15km)

Wombat State Forest
Victoria
15km
6 hrs
One Way
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Tipperary Twin Bridges Circuit 768x403
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Tipperary Twin Bridges Circuit (24km)

Hepburn Regional Park
Victoria
24km
6 hrs
Circuit
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Standley Chasm High Route Loop 768x403
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Standley Chasm High Route Loop (23km)

West MacDonnell National Park
Victoria
23km
7 hrs
Circuit
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Blue Gum Loop (22km)

Lerderderg State Park
Victoria
22km
6.5 hrs
Circuit
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River Torrens Linear Trail 768x403
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River Torrens Linear Trail (35km)

Adelaide
South Australia
35km
2 days
One Way
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Fairy Dell Jeep Track Circuit 768x403
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Fairy Dell Jeep Track Circuit (13.8km)

Bruthen State Forests
Victoria
13.8km
4 hrs
Circuit
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Discovery Trail Oak Track Circuit 768x403
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Discovery Trail Oak Track Circuit (14.5km)

Colquhoun State Forest
Victoria
14.5km
5 hrs
Circuit
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Discovery Trail Walk (15km)

Colquhoun State Forest
Victoria
15km
5 hrs
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Flaggy Creek Gorge 768x403
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Flaggy Creek Gorge (12km)

Mount Lawson State Park
Victoria
12km
6-7 hrs
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Northern Brisbane Ranges Circuit 768x403
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Northern Brisbane Ranges Circuit (19.5km)

Brisbane Ranges National Park
Victoria
19.5km
6 hrs
Circuit
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Hogan Track and Old River 768x403
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Hogan Track and Old River (24km)

Lerderderg State Park
Victoria
24km
7 hrs
Circuit
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Ruth Gully Byers Back Track 768x403
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Ruths Gully Byers Back Track (18.2km)

Lerderderg State Park
Victoria
18km
6.5 hrs
Circuit
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George Bass Coastal Walk 768x403
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George Bass Coastal Walk (17km)

Bass Coast
Victoria
17km
5 hrs
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Werribee River Mount Hope Circuit 2 768x403
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Werribee River Mount Hope Circuit 2 (17km)

Wombat State Forest
Victoria
17km
4 hrs
Circuit
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Augies’s Circuit – D’Aguilar National Park (15.5km)

D'Aguilar National Park
Queensland
15.5km
5 hrs
Circuit
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Plenty Gorge River Hike (21km)

Plenty Gorge Park
Victoria
21km
5 hrs
Circuit
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Nukan Kungun Hike Salt Creek to 42 Mile Crossing 768x448
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Nukan Kungun Hike – Salt Creek to 42 Mile Crossing (25km)

Coorong National Park
South Australia
25km
2 days
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Mount Buffalo Wilhelmina Spur (12km)

Mount Buffalo National Park
Victoria
12km
4 hrs
One Way
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Ada to Starlings Gap via New Ada Mill (16.1km)

Yarra State Forest
Victoria
16.1km
5 hrs
One Way
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Casuarina Sands to Kambah Pool 768x325
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Casuarina Sands to Kambah Pool (14km)

Murrumbidgee Discovery Track
Australian Capital Territory
14km
8 hrs
One Way
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The Rattler Trail 768x424
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The Rattler Trail (19km)

Clare Valley
South Australia
19km
7 hrs
One way
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Werribee Gorge and Falcons Rim (13.7km)

Werribee Gorge State Park
Victoria
13.7km
4 hrs
Circuit
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Blowhole and Bald Hill (16.7km)

Hepburn Regional Park
Victoria
16.7km
5.5 hrs
Circuit
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Aire River to Johanna Beach (12.4km)

Great Otway National Park
Victoria
12.4km
5 hrs
One Way
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East Walk and Cowan Track (13.4km)

Lerderderg State Park
Victoria
13.4km
4 hrs
Circuit
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Berowra to Cowan via Berowra Waters
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Berowra to Cowan via Berowra Waters (12.9km)

Berowra
New South Wales
12.9km
6 hrs
One way
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clearwater creek
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Clearwater Gully (15.4km)

Lerderderg State Park
Victoria
15.4km
4 hrs
Circuit
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Onkaparinga Gorge Trek
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Onkaparinga Gorge Trek (21km)

Onkaparinga River National Park
South Australia
21km
2 days
One way
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Dubbo Gully loop trail Trail Hiking Australia
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Dubbo Gully loop trail (18km)

Dharug National Park
New South Wales
18km
7 hrs
Circuit
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Guthega to Blue Lake via Little Twynam 768x576
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Guthega to Blue Lake via Little Twynam (17.4km)

Kosciuszko National Park
New South Wales
17.4km
8 hrs
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Gosford to Lisarow 768x576
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Gosford to Lisarow (11.3km)

Katandra Reserve
New South Wales
11.3km
4.5 hrs
One way
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Golden Staircase to Mt Solitary via Ruined Castle 768x403
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Golden Staircase to Mt Solitary via Ruined Castle (11.7km)

Blue Mountains National Park
New South Wales
11.7km
8.75 hrs
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Mitchell River Walking Trail 768x403
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Mitchell River Walking Trail (25.1km)

Mitchell River National Park
Victoria
25.1km
1-2 days
One way
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Border Track Gold Coast Hinterland 768x326
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Border Track (21.4km)

Gold Coast Hinterland
Queensland
21.4km
7 hrs
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Queanbeyan River Walk 768x325
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Queanbeyan River Walk (18km)

Googong Foreshores
New South Wales
18km
6 hrs
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Spargo and Derrick Huts 768x300
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Spargo and Derrick Huts (11km)

Alpine National Park
Victoria
11km
4 hrs
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Old River Circuit 768x403
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Old River Circuit (16.7km)

Lerderderg State Park
Victoria
16.7km
7 hrs
Circuit
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Crosslands to Cowan 768x576
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Crosslands to Cowan (14km)

Hornsby Heights
New South Wales
14km
7.5 hrs
One way
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Razorback
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Razorback and Ah Kow Spurs (13.5km)

Lerderderg State Park
Victoria
13.5km
6 hrs
Circuit
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Mount Barney via SE and Peastant Ridge 768x325
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Mount Barney Summit (17.5km)

Mount Barney National Park
Queensland
17.5km
8 hrs
Circuit
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Guthega to Mt Twynam 768x576
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Guthega to Mt Twynam (14.8km)

Kosciuszko National Park
New South Wales
14.8km
6.75 hrs
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Bare Island to Maroubra via Henry Head 768x576
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Bare Island to Maroubra via Henry Head (13km)

Botany Bay National Park
New South Wales
13km
5 hrs
One way
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Budderoo track Trail Hiking Australia
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Budderoo track (24km)

Budderoo National Park
New South Wales
24km
2 hrs
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Greenough River Nature Trail
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Greenough River Nature Trail (17km)

Geraldton
Western Australia
17km
5 hrs
Circuit
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Rocky River Hike 768x576
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Rocky River Hike (13km)

Flinders Chase National Park
South Australia
13km
3 hrs
One way
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Girrakool to Woy Woy station via Mt Wondabyne 768x576
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Girrakool to Woy Woy station via Mt Wondabyne (20.7km)

Brisbane Water National Park
New South Wales
20.7km
8.5 hrs
One way
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Congewai Track Head East to Watagan Headquarters 768x576
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Congewai Track Head (East) to Watagan Headquarters (17.2km)

Watagans National Park
New South Wales
17.2km
7 hrs
One way
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macscreek 768x335
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Mack’s Creek Loop (25.2km)

Tarra Bulga National Park
Victoria
25.2km
7 hrs
Circuit
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Cradle Mountain Summit 768x403
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Cradle Mountain Summit (12.5km)

Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
Tasmania
12.5km
7 hrs
Circuit
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Herveys Range Rail Trail
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Herveys Range Rail Trail (11km)

North Queensland
Queensland
11km
3 hrs
One Way
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