K'gari (Fraser Island) Great Walk
It leads from Dilli Village, an environmental education camp of the University of the Sunshine Coast, to Happy Valley. The entire 90 km walk, which includes numerous smaller walks branching off the main trail, can be completed in 6 to 8 days. The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) provides 8 walkers' camps for which a booking is essential.
The landscape during the walk changes between coastal heathland, mangrove forest, woodland and subtropical rainforest. The crystal-clear lakes and sand dunes are the highlights of this track. Due to the rain season, it is better not to do this hike from January to March.
A 40-kilometre (25-mile) extension to the walk from Lake Garawongera to Arch Cliffs, was developed by volunteers in 2010 and increased the length of the main trail to 90 kilometres (56 miles).
See also
References
- ^ Susan Gough Henly (16 July 2007). "Fraser Island on foot". The Australian. News Limited. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ "Fraser Island Great Walk". Tourism Queensland. Archived from the original on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ Jennifer Chapman (29 January 2010). "Great Walk to be even greater". Fraser Coast Chronicle. APN News & Media. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ "K'gari (Fraser Island) Great Walk". www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/. Qld Department of Environment and Science. 22 December 2009. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
External links
- Fraser Island Great Walk – Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing
- Great Walks of Queensland – Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing
- Private Travelogue – Very detailed report from a couple that hiked the track with many pictures
- The Fraser Island Defenders Organisation and the National Parks Association of Queensland are extending the great walk in memory of late member, George Haddock. The George Haddock Trail is a work under construction