The Gold Coast Hinterland Great Walk traverses Lamington National Park and Springbrook National Parks in Queensland. This trail lies 2 hrs drive south of Brisbane (110 km), or 1.5 hrs drive south-west of the Gold Coast (70 km).

LENGTH

54 km over three days:
21.4 km Green Mountains (O’Reilly) to Binna Burra
23.6 km Binna Burra to Woonoongoora walker’s camp
9 km Woonoongoora walkers’ camp to The Settlement camping area

CAMPSITES

Private campgrounds at O’reilly $27-$40 (western trailhead, night 0)
Private campgrounds at Binna Burra $25-$30 (night 1)
Woonoongoora walkers’ camp, Lamington National Park $7 (night 2)
The Settlement camping area, Springbrook National Park $7 (night 3)

LINKS

QLD National Parks: https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/great-walks-gold-coast-hinterland

Alltrails: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/australia/queensland/gold-coast-hinterland-great-walk

CLOSURE PERIOD

1 December to 31 January – Annual closure period for all Lamington bush camping areas

TYPE

Point-to-point, west to east

RETURN TO TRAILHEAD

Private transfers only. The first day can be completed as a day trip from O’reilly to Binna Burra if you organise a bus transfer back with O’Reilly.

WILDLIFE

Birds, monitors, paddymelons, snakes, bees, march flies, stinging trees