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Find the best half day hikes around Australia. Experience our unique country at its best with half day hikes through the most iconic scenery, beautiful national parks and diverse landscapes. Some of our best walking trails may be less than two hours away.

Mount Ida and Dargile Forest

Mount Ida and Dargile Forest (14.5km)

Heathcote-Graytown National Park
Victoria
14.5km
4 hrs
Circuit
Cobaw Pinnacle Loop

Cobaw Pinnacle Loop (9.5km)

Cobaw State Forest
Victoria
9.5km
3 hrs
Circuit
Melville’s Lookout Track

Melville’s Lookout Track (10.5km)

Heathcote-Graytown National Park
Victoria
10.5km
3 hrs
Return
Whip Snake Gorge

Whip Snake Gorge (10km)

Purnululu National Park
Western Australia
10km
3 hrs
Return
Northern Escarpment Trail

Northern Escarpment Trail (7.5km)

Purnululu National Park
Western Australia
7.5km
2.5 hrs
Return
Birubi Point to One Mile Beach walking track

Birubi Point to One Mile Beach walking track (7.5km)

Tomaree National Park
New South Wales
7.5km
4 hrs
One Way
Lerderderg Heritage River Walk 768x403

Lerderderg Heritage River Walk (9km)

Wombat State Forest
Victoria
9km
3hrs
Circuit
Butterfly Gorge 768x403

Butterfly Gorge (12km)

Nitmiluk National Park
Northern Territory
12km
3.5 hrs
Return
Southern Rockhole 768x403

Windolf Walk (10km)

Nitmiluk National Park
Northern Territory
10km
3 hrs
Return
Lava Canal Walk 768x403

Lava Canal Walk (6.5km)

Budj Bim National Park
Victoria
6.5km
3 hrs
Circuit
Mount Farrell 768x403

Mount Farrell (7km)

Mount Farrell Regional Reserve
Tasmania
7km
3 hrs
Return
Lake Sandra 1 768x403

Lake Sandra (4.5km)

Mount Murchison Regional Reserve
Tasmania
4.5km
2.5 hrs
Return
Mount Murchison Summit 768x403

Mount Murchison Summit (7.5km)

Mount Murchison Regional Reserve
Tasmania
7.5km
4 hrs
Return
Discovery Trail and Clayhill Track Circuit 768x403

Discovery Trail and Clayhill Track Circuit (10km)

Colquhoun State Forest
Victoria
10km
3 hrs
Circuit
Djerriwarrh Creek Circuit 768x403

Djerriwarrh Creek Circuit (16km)

Lerderderg State Park
Victoria
16km
4 hrs
Circuit
Ormiston Pound and Gorge Walk 768x403

Ormiston Pound & Gorge Walk (9.5km)

West MacDonnell National Park
Northern Territory
9.5km
3-4 hrs
Circuit
Brummies Lookout Loop 768x404

Brummies Lookout Loop (11km)

Wollumbin National Park
New South Wales
11km
4 hrs
Circuit
Wineglass Bay 768x403

Wineglass Bay (7km)

Freycinet National Park
Tasmania
7km
3 hrs
Return
The Gully Trail 768x403

The Gully Trail (6km)

Mount Augustus National Park
Western Australia
6km
3 hrs
Circuit
Paradise Walk 768x403

Paradise Walk (7km)

Mount Cole State Forest
Victoria
7km
3 hrs
Circuit
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