A hill-top view over a desert canyon filled with orange color, during the sunset.

Hiking

Hiking in Australia offers something for everyone, from families to solo hikers, from the coast to the desert. Wherever your walkabout takes you in this wild and sun-soaked land, the spectacular scenery will stir your soul just as it did for the Aboriginal people thousands of years ago.

Mount Gover

Man with a hat walking on a steep trail down fram Mount Gower.
Mount Gower, Lord Howe Island, New South Wales
  1. Where: Northern Territory
  2. Duration: 7-10 hours
  3. Distance: 14 km
  4. Grade: Moderate to difficult

Kings Canyon Rim Walk

View over Kings Canyon Rim Walk, with trees and orange cliffs.
Kings Canyon Rim Walk, Northern Territory
  1. Where: Northern Territory
  2. Duration: 3-4 hours
  3. Distance: 6 km
  4. Grade: Moderate

Cape to Cape Track

Picture of three people overlooking a beach from the Cape to Cape Track.
Cape to Cape Track, Margaret River, Western Australia
  1. Where: Wester Australia's Margaret River region
  2. Duration: 5-7 days
  3. Distance: 61km (38mi)
  4. Grade: Moderate

Kangaroo Irland Wilderness Trail

A man looking out to the sea from the Kangaroo Irland wilderness trail.
Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
  1. Where: Kangaroo Island
  2. Duration: 5 days / 4 nights
  3. Distance: 61km (38mi)
  4. Grade: Moderate

Jatbula Trail

Picture of two people bathing in the green water by a small waterfall on the Jatbula trail.
Northern Rockhole, Nitmiluk National Park, Northern Territory
  1. Where: Nitmiluk National Park
  2. Duration: 5 days / 4 nights
  3. Distance: 62km (39mi)
  4. Grade: Moderate to difficult

Overland Track

View of a narrow plank trail over a green mountain field.
Barn Bluff, Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania
  1. Where: Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
  2. Duration: 6 days / 5 nights
  3. Distance: 65km (40mi)
  4. Grade: Difficult
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