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Return hikes and trails

A return hike, also known as an out-and-back hike, is the most straightforward type of hiking trail. Unlike circuit or one-way hikes, it takes you on a single path that starts and finishes at the same location. Think of it like walking down a straight line and then turning back to come home the same way. Find the best return hikes in Australia here.

Suncoast Headlands Track

Suncoast Headlands Track (3.0km)

Blackmans Bay
Tasmania
3km
1.25 hrs
Return
Sensation Gorge Falls 768x432

Sensation Gorge Falls Walk (500 m)

Mole Creek
Tasmania
500m
25 mins
Return
Fern Tree to Wellington Falls

Fern Tree to Wellington Falls Hike (12.7km)

Wellington Park
Tasmania
12.7km
6 hrs
Return
Silver Falls Browns River 768x512

Silver Falls – Browns River Walk (4km)

Hobart
Tasmania
4km
1.5 hrs
Return
Granite Beach Falls 768x576

Granite Beach Falls Hike (40km)

Southwest National Park
Tasmania
40km
4 days
Return
Boronia Beach Track

Boronia Beach Track (2.0km)

Blackmans Bay
Tasmania
2km
1.25 hrs
Return
Walls of Jerusalem 768x403

Walls of Jerusalem: Mount Jerusalem Hike (28km)

Walls of Jerusalem National Park
Tasmania
28km
2 days
Return
Montana Falls 768x432

Montana Falls Walk (3km)

Red Hills
Tasmania
3km
1.25 hrs
Return
Pinnacle to Zig Zag Track Lookout Loop

Pinnacle to Zig Zag Track Lookout Loop Walk (1.4km)

Wellington Park
Tasmania
1.4km
45 mins
Return
Kermandie Falls 768x512

Kermandie Falls Walk (5.6km)

Geeveston
Tasmania
5.6km
3 hrs
Return
Apsley River Waterhole and Gorge Trail Hiking Australia 768x326

Apsley River Waterhole & Gorge Walk (5.6km)

Douglas-Apsley National Park
Tasmania
5.6km
2.5 hrs
Return
Zig Zag Track 768x576

Zig Zag Track (1.9km)

Collinsvale
Tasmania
1.9km
45 mins
Return
Grail Falls 768x639

Grail Falls Hike (8.5km)

Walls of Jerusalem National Park
Tasmania
8.5km
4 hrs
Return
Arve Falls 768x512

Arve Falls Walk (1km)

Geeveston
Tasmania
1km
45 mins
Return
Hobart to the Pinnacle

Hobart to the Pinnacle Hike (14.2km)

Wellington Park
Tasmania
14.2km
7 hrs
Return
Billy Browns Falls 768x403

Billy Browns Falls Walk (2.2km)

Judbury
Tasmania
2.2km
1.5 hrs
Return
Ferntree Falls 768x512

Ferntree Falls Walk (200 m)

St Helens
Tasmania
200m
12 mins
Return
Meetus Falls 768x432

Meetus Falls Walk (500 m)

Lake Leake
Tasmania
500m
25 mins
Return
Brickfields Track 1 768x403

Brickfields Track (1.0km)

Bonnet Hill
Tasmania
1km
45 mins
Return
Adamsons Falls scaled 768x403

Adamsons Falls Hike (6.5km)

Dover
Tasmania
6.5km
2.5 hrs
Return
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