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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.

Big Drift Walk 768x403

Big Drift Walk (4.5km)

Wilsons Promontory National Park
Victoria
4.5km
2 hrs
Return
dementia friendly trail forest Woowookarung 768x404

Woowookarung Dementia Friendly Forest & Sensory Trail (1.1km)

Woowookarung Regional Park
Victoria
1km
2 hrs
Return
George Bass Coastal Walk 768x403

George Bass Coastal Walk (17km)

Bass Coast
Victoria
17km
5 hrs
Return
Petrified Forest Walk 768x403

Petrified Forest Walk (800m)

Discovery Bay Coastal Park
Victoria
800m
20 mins
Return
Blowholes to Cape Bridgewater Seal Colony 768x403

Blowholes to Cape Bridgewater Seal Colony Hike (11km)

Discovery Bay Coastal Park
Victoria
11km
3 hrs
Return
Cape Bridgewater Seal Colony 768x403

Cape Bridgewater Seal Colony Hike (6.8km)

Discovery Bay Coastal Park
Victoria
6.8km
2 hrs
Return
The Fortress 768x403

The Fortress Hike (6.5km)

Grampians National Park
Victoria
6.5km
3 hrs
Return
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Mount St Gwinear Hike (8km)

Baw Baw National Park
Victoria
8km
4 hrs
Return
Eurobin Falls 768x325

Eurobin Falls Walk (1.4km)

Mount Buffalo National Park
Victoria
1.4km
45 mins
Return
Mount Lubra and Twin Peak 768x403

Mount Lubra & Twin Peak Hike (9km)

Grampians National Park
Victoria
9km
4.5 hrs
Return
Spargo and Derrick Huts

Spargo & Derrick Huts Hike (11km)

Alpine National Park
Victoria
11km
4 hrs
Return
Jerusalem Creek Camp to The Pinnacle 768x325

Jerusalem Creek Camp to the Pinnacle Hike (23km)

Lake Eildon National Park
Victoria
23km
7 hrs
Return
trail hiking thurra river dunes walk 4 km 768x512

Thurra River Dunes Walk (4.5km)

Croajingolong National Park
Victoria
4.5km
1.5 hrs
Return
silverband falls 768x325

Silverband Falls Walk (1.6km)

Grampians National Park
Victoria
1.6km
45 mins
Return
Mt Donna Buang 768x325

Mount Donna Buang Hike (18km)

Warburton
Victoria
18km
7 hrs
Return
Beauchamp Falls 768x403

Beauchamp Falls Walk (3km)

Great Otway National Park
Victoria
3km
1.25 hrs
Return
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Black Mountain Walking Trail (18.5km)

Burrowa-Pine Mountain National Park
Victoria
18.5km
7 hrs
Return
bushrangers 768x335

Bushranger Bay & Cape Schanck Hike (13km)

Mornington Peninsula
Victoria
13km
4 hrs
Return
Crosscut Saw and Mt Speculation 768x403

Crosscut Saw & Mt Speculation Hike (24.7km)

Alpine National Park
Victoria
24.7km
2 days
Return
The horn mount buffalo 768x325

The Horn Walk (1km)

Mount Buffalo National Park
Victoria
1km
45 mins
Return
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