Half day hikes Australia

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Find the best half day hikes around Australia. Experience our unique country at its best with half day hikes through the most iconic scenery, beautiful national parks and diverse landscapes. Some of our best walking trails may be less than two hours away.

Cobaw Pinnacle Loop
half day hikes

Cobaw Pinnacle Loop (9.5km)

Cobaw State Forest
Victoria
9.5km
3 hrs
Circuit
Melville’s Lookout Track
half day hikes

Melville’s Lookout Track (10.5km)

Heathcote-Graytown National Park
Victoria
10.5km
3 hrs
Return
Whip Snake Gorge
half day hikes

Whip Snake Gorge (10km)

Purnululu National Park
Western Australia
10km
3 hrs
Return
Northern Escarpment Trail
half day hikes

Northern Escarpment Trail (7.5km)

Purnululu National Park
Western Australia
7.5km
2.5 hrs
Return
Birubi Point to One Mile Beach walking track
half day hikes

Birubi Point to One Mile Beach walking track (7.5km)

Tomaree National Park
New South Wales
7.5km
4 hrs
One Way
Lerderderg Heritage River Walk 768x403
half day hikes

Lerderderg Heritage River Walk (9km)

Wombat State Forest
Victoria
9km
3hrs
Circuit
Butterfly Gorge 768x403
half day hikes

Butterfly Gorge (12km)

Nitmiluk National Park
Northern Territory
12km
3.5 hrs
Return
Southern Rockhole 768x403
half day hikes

Windolf Walk (10km)

Nitmiluk National Park
Northern Territory
10km
3 hrs
Return
Lava Canal Walk 768x403
half day hikes

Lava Canal Walk (6.5km)

Budj Bim National Park
Victoria
6.5km
3 hrs
Circuit
Mount Farrell 768x403
half day hikes

Mount Farrell (7km)

Mount Farrell Regional Reserve
Tasmania
7km
3 hrs
Return
Lake Sandra 1 768x403
half day hikes

Lake Sandra (4.5km)

Mount Murchison Regional Reserve
Tasmania
4.5km
2.5 hrs
Return
Mount Murchison Summit 768x403
half day hikes

Mount Murchison Summit (7.5km)

Mount Murchison Regional Reserve
Tasmania
7.5km
4 hrs
Return
Discovery Trail and Clayhill Track Circuit 768x403
half day hikes

Discovery Trail and Clayhill Track Circuit (10km)

Colquhoun State Forest
Victoria
10km
3 hrs
Circuit
Djerriwarrh Creek Circuit 768x403
half day hikes

Djerriwarrh Creek Circuit (16km)

Lerderderg State Park
Victoria
16km
4 hrs
Circuit
Ormiston Pound and Gorge Walk 768x403
half day hikes

Ormiston Pound & Gorge Walk (9.5km)

West MacDonnell National Park
Northern Territory
9.5km
3-4 hrs
Circuit
Brummies Lookout Loop 768x404
half day hikes

Brummies Lookout Loop (11km)

Wollumbin National Park
New South Wales
11km
4 hrs
Circuit
Wineglass Bay 768x403
half day hikes

Wineglass Bay (7km)

Freycinet National Park
Tasmania
7km
3 hrs
Return
The Gully Trail 768x403
half day hikes

The Gully Trail (6km)

Mount Augustus National Park
Western Australia
6km
3 hrs
Circuit
Paradise Walk 768x403
half day hikes

Paradise Walk (7km)

Mount Cole State Forest
Victoria
7km
3 hrs
Circuit
Guthega to Charlotte Pass Walk 768x403
half day hikes

Guthega to Charlotte Pass Walk (9km)

Kosciuszko National Park
New South Wales
9km
3 hrs
One Way
Raglan Falls 768x404
half day hikes

Raglan Falls (11km)

Mount Buangor State Park
Victoria
11km
3.5 hrs
Return
Borella Walk Ben Nevis 1 768x403
half day hikes

Borella Walk Ben Nevis (10km)

Mount Cole State Forest
Victoria
10km
3.5hrs
Circuit
Mount Allan Fire Trail 768x403
half day hikes

Mount Allan Fire Trail (9km)

Imbil State Forest
Queensland
9km
3 hrs
Return
Artists Cascades 768x403
half day hikes

Artists Cascades (11.5km)

Conondale National Park
Queensland
11.5km
3.5 hrs
Return
Lake Wartook Lookout to Halls Gap 768x404
half day hikes

Lake Wartook Lookout to Halls Gap (11.5km)

Grampians National Park
Victoria
11.5km
4 hrs
One way
Bolte and Coller Bay Loop 768x403
half day hikes

Bolte and Coller Bay Loop (10km)

Lake Eildon National Park
Victoria
10km
3.5 hrs
Circuit
Boroka Lookout from Halls Gap 768x403
half day hikes

Boroka Lookout from Halls Gap (12km)

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

Signal Peak (7.5km)

Grampians National Park
Victoria
7.5km
3 hrs
Return
MG 4686 768x512
half day hikes

The Dandenong’s Pixie Waltz

Dandenongs
Victoria
16.5km
5 hrs
One Way
Trephina Ridgetop Walk 768x403
half day hikes

Trephina Ridgetop Walk (10km)

Trephina Gorge Nature Park
Northern Territory
10km
4 hrs
One Way
Turners Lookout and Chain of Ponds 768x403
half day hikes

Turners Lookout and Chain of Ponds (12.5km)

Trephina Gorge Nature Park
Northern Territory
12.5km
3.5 hrs
Circuit
Huon Hill Kiewa River 768x403
half day hikes

Huon Hill – Kiewa River (11km)

Killara
Victoria
11km
3 hrs
Circuit
River Torrens Linear Trail 768x403
half day hikes

River Torrens Linear Trail (35km)

Adelaide
South Australia
35km
2 days
One Way
Bugle Ridge Lake Brockie Loop 768x403
half day hikes

Bugle Ridge Lake Brockie Loop (11.5km)

Hattah-Kulkyne National Park
Victoria
11.5km
3 hrs
Circuit
Lake Mournpall 768x403
half day hikes

Mournpall Lake Loop (9.8km)

Hattah-Kulkyne National Park
Victoria
9.8km
3 hrs
Circuit
Burrows Waterhole to Rats Castle Track 768x403
half day hikes

Burrows Waterhole to Rats Castle Track (8km)

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

Ooline Creek Track (4.5km)

Sundown National Park
Queensland
4.5km
3-4 hrs
Return
Woodland Walk 768x403
half day hikes

Woodland Walk (8.5km)

Wilsons Promontory National Park
Victoria
8.5km
3 hrs
Circuit
Lake Monibeong Circuit 768x403
half day hikes

Lake Mombeong Circuit (13.5km)

Discovery Bay Coastal Park
Victoria
13.5km
4 hrs
Circuit
Blowholes to Cape Bridgewater Seal Colony 768x403
half day hikes

Blowholes to Cape Bridgewater Seal Colony (11km)

Discovery Bay Coastal Park
Victoria
11km
3 hrs
Return
mount worth
half day hikes

Mount Worth Waterfall Bower Circuit (10.2km)

Mount Worth State Park
Victoria
10.2km
4 hrs
Circuit
Spit Bridge to Manly Manly Scenic Walkway 768x576
half day hikes

Spit Bridge to Manly (Manly Scenic Walkway) (9.1km)

Sydney Harbour National Park
New South Wales
9.1km
3 hrs
One way
Taronga Zoo to Spit Bridge 768x576
half day hikes

Taronga Zoo to Spit Bridge (10.4km)

Sydney Harbour National Park
New South Wales
10.4km
5 hrs
One way
Sphinx to Mt Kuring gai 768x576
half day hikes

Sphinx to Mt Kuring-gai (10.7km)

Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
New South Wales
10.7km
4 hrs
One way
yankee
half day hikes

Yankee Creek (8.5km)

Wombat State Forest
Victoria
8.5km
4 hrs
Circuit
beckworth 768x335
half day hikes

Mount Beckworth – Northern Section (8.5km)

Mount Beckworth Scenic Reserve
Victoria
8.5km
3 hrs
Circuit
Palm Jungle loop track Trail Hiking Australia
half day hikes

Palm Jungle loop track (10km)

Royal National Park
New South Wales
10km
5 hrs
Circuit
Mount Gray walking track Trail Hiking Australia
half day hikes

Mount Gray Walking Track (7km)

Abercrombie Karst Conservation Reserve
New South Wales
7km
3.5 hrs
Circuit
Chambers Circuit 768x576
half day hikes

Chambers Circuit (9.6km)

Cleland Conservation Park
South Australia
9.6km
4 hrs
Circuit
trail hiking mount st gwinear 8km 768x326
half day hikes

Mount St Gwinear (8km)

Baw Baw National Park
Victoria
8km
4 hrs
Return
Mount Lubra and Twin Peak 768x403
half day hikes

Mount Lubra and Twin Peak (9km)

Grampians National Park
Victoria
9km
4.5 hrs
Return
Couranga 768x576
half day hikes

Couranga (9.8km)

Royal National Park
New South Wales
9.8km
4 hrs
Return
Saltwater Creek to Bittangabee Bay 768x576
half day hikes

Saltwater Creek to Bittangabee Bay (9.1km)

Beowa National Park
New South Wales
9.1km
3.5 hrs
One way
Dutchmans Stern Circuit 768x576
half day hikes

Dutchmans Stern Circuit (10.6km)

The Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park
South Australia
10.6km
5 hrs
Circuit
Solitary Kiosk Loop 1 768x576
half day hikes

Solitary Kiosk Loop (9.4km)

Blue Mountains National Park
New South Wales
9.4km
3.5 hrs
Circuit
Wareemba Ave to Thornleigh Station 768x576
half day hikes

Wareemba Ave to Thornleigh Station (8.6km)

Berowra Valley National Park
New South Wales
8.6km
4 hrs
One way
Yuwura Yurun Trail Hiking Australia
half day hikes

Yuwura Yurun (10km)

Culgoa National Park
New South Wales
10km
3.5 hrs
Circuit
Great Forest Trees Walk
half day hikes

Great Forest Trees Walk (8km)

Shannon National Park
Western Australia
8km
3.5 hrs
Return
Eagle View Walk 768x403
half day hikes

Eagle View Walk (15km)

John Forrest National Park
Western Australia
28km
4 hrs
Circuit
Lower Portals track Mount Barney 768x576
half day hikes

Lower Portals track, Mount Barney (7.4km)

Mount Barney National Park
Queensland
7.4km
4 hrs
Return
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