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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.

Artists Cascades 768x403

Artists Cascades Hike (11.5km)

Conondale National Park
Queensland
11.5km
3.5 hrs
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Gar Waterfalls Walk 768x403

Gar Waterfalls Walk (4.2km)

Grampians National Park
Victoria
4.2km
2 hrs
Return
Boroka Lookout from Halls Gap 768x403

Boroka Lookout from Halls Gap Hike (12km)

Grampians National Park
Victoria
12km
4 hrs
Return
Signal Peak 768x403

Signal Peak Hike (7.5km)

Grampians National Park
Victoria
7.5km
3 hrs
Return
Carappee Hill Hiking Trail 768x403

Carappee Hill Hiking Trail (4.6km)

Carappee Hill Conservation Park
South Australia
4.6km
2 hrs
Return
NDhala Gorge Walk 768x403

N’Dhala Gorge Walk (3.5km)

N'Dhala Gorge Nature Park
Northern Territory
3.5km
1.5 hrs
Return
Camel Pad Track 768x403

Camel Pad Track (10km)

Hattah-Kulkyne National Park
Victoria
10km
2.5 hrs
Return
Burrows Waterhole to Rats Castle Track 768x403

Burrows Waterhole to Rats Castle Track (8km)

Sundown National Park
Queensland
8km
3 hrs
Return
Ooline Creek Track 768x403

Ooline Creek Track (4.5km)

Sundown National Park
Queensland
4.5km
3-4 hrs
Return
Discovery Trail Walk 1 768x403

Discovery Trail Walk (15km)

Colquhoun State Forest
Victoria
15km
5 hrs
Return
Flaggy Creek Gorge 768x403

Flaggy Creek Gorge Hike (12km)

Mount Lawson State Park
Victoria
12km
6-7 hrs
Return
Conic Range Walking Track 768x403

Conic Range Walking Track (1.5km)

Mount Lawson State Park
Victoria
1.5km
45 mins
Return
Vereker Outlook Walk 768x403

Vereker Outlook Walk (6km)

Wilsons Promontory National Park
Victoria
6km
2.5 hrs
Return
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
Warris Chair lookout track Trail Hiking Australia

Warris Chair Lookout Track (1.5km)

Budderoo National Park
New South Wales
1.5km
45 mins
Return
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