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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.

Hogarth Falls Trail Hiking Australia 768x325

Hogarth Falls Walk (2.6km)

Hogarth Falls Peoples Park
Tasmania
2.6km
1.5 hrs
Return
Horsetail Falls 768x512

Horsetail Falls Walk (1.6km)

Queenstown
Tasmania
1.6km
45 mins
Return
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Punchbowl Falls Walk (100 m)

Launceston
Tasmania
100m
10 mins
Return
Kettering Point Track

Kettering Point Track Walk (1.0km)

Kettering
Tasmania
1km
45 mins
Return
Victoria Valley Falls 768x512

Victoria Valley Falls Walk (200 m)

Victoria Valley
Tasmania
200m
12 mins
Return
St Columba Falls 768x403

St Columba Falls Walk (1.2km)

Pyengana
Tasmania
1.2km
45 mins
Return
The Springs to the Pinnacle 768x404

The Springs to the Pinnacle Walk (3.4km)

Wellington Park
Tasmania
3.4km
1.25 hrs
Return
Beckett Falls 768x512

Beckett Falls Walk (1.2km)

Tarkine
Tasmania
1.2km
45 mins
Return
Poimena Reserve

Poimena Reserve Walk (3.0km)

Austins Ferry
Tasmania
3km
1.25 hrs
Return
Split Rock Falls scaled 768x403

Split Rock Falls Hike (6km)

Quamby Bluff
Tasmania
6km
3 hrs
Return
Pencil Pine Falls 768x512

Pencil Pine Falls Walk (250 m)

Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
Tasmania
250m
12 mins
Return
GASP Elwick Bay 768x576

Elwick Bay Walk (3.2km)

Montrose Foreshore Comm Park
Tasmania
3.2km
1.25 hrs
Return
Delaneys Falls 768x1365

Delaneys Falls Walk (400 m)

Preston
Tasmania
400m
20 mins
Return
Wellington Falls 768x403

Wellington Falls Hike (12.2km)

Mount Wellington
Tasmania
12.2km
5 hrs
Return
Mount Amos 768x403

Mount Amos Walk (4km)

Freycinet National Park
Tasmania
4km
2 hrs
Return
Mathinna Falls 768x512

Mathinna Falls Walk (800 m)

Mathinna Falls Forest Reserve
Tasmania
800m
40 mins
Return
Margate Rivulet Track

Margate Rivulet Track (4.0km)

Margate
Tasmania
4km
1.5 hrs
Return
Harridge Falls 768x432

Harridge Falls Walk (500 m)

Derby
Tasmania
500m
25 mins
Return
Lady Barron Falls 768x432

Lady Barron Falls Hike (7km)

Mount Field National Park
Tasmania
7km
3 hrs
Return
Duckhole Lake Walk 768x403

Duckhole Lake Walk (4.4km)

Southwest National Park
Tasmania
4.4km
1.5 hrs
Return
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