Day hikes Australia

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Discover the best day hikes around Australia. Experience our amazing country at its best with a day hike through the country’s most iconic scenery, beautiful national parks and diverse landscapes. Some of our best walking trails may be less than two hours away.

Hotham Huts Walk
day hikes

Hotham Huts Walk (18km)

Alpine National Park
Victoria
18km
7 hrs
Circuit
Mount Bogong via Eskdale Spur
day hikes

Mount Bogong via Eskdale Spur (23km)

Alpine National Park
Victoria
23km
9-10 hrs
Return
Cobaw Northern Circuit
day hikes

Cobaw Northern Circuit (14km)

Cobaw State Forest
Victoria
14km
5 hrs
Circuit
Coast View From Jamieson Track 768x403
day hikes

Mount Defiance – Jamieson Creek Circuit (22km)

Great Otway National Park
Victoria
22 kms
5-6 hrs
Circuit
East Walk and Spanish Onion 768x403
day hikes

East Walk and Spanish Onion Circuit (18km)

Lerderderg State Park
Victoria
18km
5-6 hrs
Circuit
Warrie Circuit 768x403
day hikes

Warrie Circuit (14km)

Springbrook National Park
Queensland
14km
5-6 hrs
Circuit
Walshs Pyramid Walking Track 768x403
day hikes

Walshs Pyramid Walking Track (6km)

Wooroonooran National Park
Queensland
6km
5-6 hrs
Return
Smitt Rock 768x404
day hikes

Smitt Rock (24km)

Nitmiluk National Park
Northern Territory
24km
8.5 hrs
Return
Lily Ponds 768x403
day hikes

Lily Ponds (21km)

Nitmiluk National Park
Northern Territory
21km
6.5 hrs
Return
Mt Ritchie Snow 1 768x403
day hikes

Mount Ritchie (16km)

Yarra Ranges National Park
Victoria
16km
6 hrs
Return
Counts Point 768x403
day hikes

Counts Point (15km)

West MacDonnell National Park
Northern Territory
15km
7 hrs
Return
Mount Sonder 768x404
day hikes

Mount Sonder (16km)

West MacDonnell National Park
Northern Territory
16km
6 hrs
Return
Brinkley Bluff 768x403
day hikes

Brinkley Bluff (20km)

West MacDonnell National Park
Northern Territory
20km
8 hrs
Return
Ruby Gap Glen Annie Gorge Walk 768x403
day hikes

Ruby Gap & Glen Annie Gorge Walk (16km)

Ruby Gap Nature Park
Northern Territory
16km
8 hrs
Return
OBriens and Byers Circuit 768x403
day hikes

O’Briens and Byers Circuit (17.5km)

Lerderderg State Park
Victoria
17.5km
4-5 hrs
Circuit
Mount Sugarloaf Circuit 768x404
day hikes

Mount Sugarloaf Circuit (15km)

Mount Buangor State Park
Victoria
15km
6 hrs
Circuit
Mud Dadjug Walk 768x403
day hikes

Mud-Dadjug Walk (22km)

Grampians National Park
Victoria
22km
2 days
One Way
Bugiga Walk 768x403
day hikes

Bugiga Walk (22.5km)

Grampians National Park
Victoria
22.5km
2 days
One Way
Barigar Walk 768x403
day hikes

Barigar Walk (16.5km)

Grampians National Park
Victoria
16.5km
2 days
One Way
Briggs Bluff via Gar Waterfalls 1 768x403
day hikes

Briggs Bluff via Gar Waterfalls (14km)

Grampians National Park
Victoria
14km
4 hrs
Circuit
Pyrete Range Traverse 768x403
day hikes

Pyrete Range Traverse (18km)

Lerderderg State Park
Victoria
18km
6-7 hrs
One Way
Pyrete Range Northern Loop 768x403
day hikes

Pyrete Range Northern Loop (15.5km)

Lerderderg State Park
Victoria
15.5km
5 hrs
Circuit
Square Bottle and Whiskey Circuit 1 768x403
day hikes

Square Bottle and Whisky Circuit (15km)

Lerderderg State Park
Victoria
15km
6 hrs
Circuit
The Three Lost Children Walk 768x403
day hikes

The Three Lost Children Walk (15km)

Wombat State Forest
Victoria
15km
6 hrs
One Way
Tipperary Twin Bridges Circuit 768x403
day hikes

Tipperary Twin Bridges Circuit (24km)

Hepburn Regional Park
Victoria
24km
6 hrs
Circuit
Standley Chasm High Route Loop 768x403
day hikes

Standley Chasm High Route Loop (23km)

West MacDonnell National Park
Northern Territory
23km
7 hrs
Circuit
Bluegum2
day hikes

Blue Gum Loop (22km)

Lerderderg State Park
Victoria
22km
6.5 hrs
Circuit
River Torrens Linear Trail 768x403
day hikes

River Torrens Linear Trail (35km)

Adelaide
South Australia
35km
2 days
One Way
Fairy Dell Jeep Track Circuit 768x403
day hikes

Fairy Dell Jeep Track Circuit (13.8km)

Bruthen State Forests
Victoria
13.8km
4 hrs
Circuit
Discovery Trail Oak Track Circuit 768x403
day hikes

Discovery Trail Oak Track Circuit (14.5km)

Colquhoun State Forest
Victoria
14.5km
5 hrs
Circuit
Discovery Trail Walk 1 768x403
day hikes

Discovery Trail Walk (15km)

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

Flaggy Creek Gorge (12km)

Mount Lawson State Park
Victoria
12km
6-7 hrs
Return
Northern Brisbane Ranges Circuit 768x403
day hikes

Northern Brisbane Ranges Circuit (19.5km)

Brisbane Ranges National Park
Victoria
19.5km
6 hrs
Circuit
Hogan Track and Old River 768x403
day hikes

Hogan Track and Old River (24km)

Lerderderg State Park
Victoria
24km
7 hrs
Circuit
Ruth Gully Byers Back Track 768x403
day hikes

Ruths Gully Byers Back Track (18.2km)

Lerderderg State Park
Victoria
18km
6.5 hrs
Circuit
George Bass Coastal Walk 768x403
day hikes

George Bass Coastal Walk (17km)

Bass Coast
Victoria
17km
5 hrs
Return
Werribee River Mount Hope Circuit 2 768x403
day hikes

Werribee River Mount Hope Circuit 2 (17km)

Wombat State Forest
Victoria
17km
4 hrs
Circuit
trail hiking augiess circuit daguilar np 16km 768x403
day hikes

Augies Loop (16km)

D'Aguilar National Park
Queensland
16km
6 hrs
Circuit
trail hiking plenty gorge river hike 1 768x403
day hikes

Plenty Gorge River Hike (21km)

Plenty Gorge Park
Victoria
21km
5 hrs
Circuit
Nukan Kungun Hike Salt Creek to 42 Mile Crossing 768x448
day hikes

Nukan Kungun Hike – Salt Creek to 42 Mile Crossing (25km)

Coorong National Park
South Australia
25km
2 days
Return
trail hiking mount buffalo wilhelmina spur 768x325
day hikes

Mount Buffalo Wilhelmina Spur (12km)

Mount Buffalo National Park
Victoria
12km
4 hrs
One Way
starlings gap via new ada mill 768x404
day hikes

Ada to Starlings Gap via New Ada Mill (16.1km)

Yarra State Forest
Victoria
16.1km
5 hrs
One Way
Casuarina Sands to Kambah Pool 768x325
day hikes

Casuarina Sands to Kambah Pool (14km)

Murrumbidgee Discovery Track
Australian Capital Territory
14km
8 hrs
One Way
The Rattler Trail 768x424
day hikes

The Rattler Trail (19km)

Clare Valley
South Australia
19km
7 hrs
One way
werribee rim
day hikes

Werribee Gorge and Falcons Rim (13.7km)

Werribee Gorge State Park
Victoria
13.7km
4 hrs
Circuit
trail hiking blowhole and bald hill 768x432
day hikes

Blowhole and Bald Hill (16.7km)

Hepburn Regional Park
Victoria
16.7km
5.5 hrs
Circuit
trail hiking aire river to johanna beach 12 4km 768x432
day hikes

Aire River to Johanna Beach (12.4km)

Great Otway National Park
Victoria
12.4km
5 hrs
One Way
East Walk and Cowan Track
day hikes

East Walk and Cowan Track (13.5km)

Lerderderg State Park
Victoria
13.5km
4 hrs
Circuit
Berowra to Cowan via Berowra Waters
day hikes

Berowra to Cowan via Berowra Waters (12.9km)

Berowra
New South Wales
12.9km
6 hrs
One way
clearwater creek
day hikes

Clearwater Gully (15.4km)

Lerderderg State Park
Victoria
15.4km
4 hrs
Circuit
Onkaparinga Gorge Trek
day hikes

Onkaparinga Gorge Trek (21km)

Onkaparinga River National Park
South Australia
21km
2 days
One way
Dubbo Gully loop trail Trail Hiking Australia
day hikes

Dubbo Gully loop trail (18km)

Dharug National Park
New South Wales
18km
7 hrs
Circuit
Guthega to Blue Lake via Little Twynam 768x576
day hikes

Guthega to Blue Lake via Little Twynam (17.4km)

Kosciuszko National Park
New South Wales
17.4km
8 hrs
Return
Gosford to Lisarow 768x576
day hikes

Gosford to Lisarow (11.3km)

Katandra Reserve
New South Wales
11.3km
4.5 hrs
One way
Golden Staircase to Mt Solitary via Ruined Castle 768x403
day hikes

Golden Staircase to Mt Solitary via Ruined Castle (11.7km)

Blue Mountains National Park
New South Wales
11.7km
8.75 hrs
Return
Mitchell River Walking Trail 768x403
day hikes

Mitchell River Walking Trail (25.1km)

Mitchell River National Park
Victoria
25.1km
1-2 days
One way
Border Track Gold Coast Hinterland 768x326
day hikes

Border Track (21.4km)

Gold Coast Hinterland
Queensland
21.4km
7 hrs
Return
Queanbeyan River Walk 768x325
day hikes

Queanbeyan River Walk (18km)

Googong Foreshores
New South Wales
18km
6 hrs
Return
Spargo and Derrick Huts
day hikes

Spargo and Derrick Huts (11km)

Alpine National Park
Victoria
11km
4 hrs
Return
Old River Circuit 768x403
day hikes

Old River Circuit (16.7km)

Lerderderg State Park
Victoria
16.7km
7 hrs
Circuit
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