The Cooloola Great Walk is a coastal bushwalking route in the
Great Sandy National Park
Great Sandy National Park is a coastal national park in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.
Geography
The park features untouched beaches, large sand dunes, heathlands, rainforests, swamps, creeks, freshwater lakes and mangrove fores ...
of
South East Queensland
South East Queensland (SEQ) is a bio-geographical, metropolitan, political and administrative region of the state of Queensland in Australia, with a population of approximately 3.8 million people out of the state's population of 5.1 million. T ...
, Australia. Opened in 2010, it runs from
Noosa North Shore
Noosa North Shore is a coastal rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the , Noosa North Shore had a population of 179 people.
Geography
It contains part of the Great Sandy National Park and the small town of Teewah. The ...
through
Cooloola to
Rainbow Beach
Rainbow Beach is a coastal rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Rainbow Beach had a population of 1,249 people.
It is a popular tourist destination, both in its own right and as a gateway to Fraser Islan ...
, and is planned as a five-day trek. The hiking trail was officially opened by Climate Change and Sustainability Minister
Kate Jones
Kate Jennifer Jones (born 10 April 1979) is an Australian former politician from Queensland. She served as a Labor Party Member of Parliament in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2006 to 2012, and again from 2015 to 2020. Jones fir ...
in March 2010.
Path
The walk passes through rainforest, tall eucalypt forest, dry coastal woodland and heath plains.
It is considered an easy walk with no long or steep climbs.
The Cooloola Great Walk was extended so walkers could pass by the
Double Island Point Lighthouse.
Walkers also pass
Teewah Beach
Teewah Beach is a beach that extends from Double Island Point in Cooloola, Gympie Region through Noosa North Shore in the Shire of Noosa to the Noosa River in Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Great Sandy National Park. The beach ...
and the
Noosa River, and cross the Cooloola Sandpatch.
Facilities
Four campsites with rain water supplies and toilets are available. Permits are required for camping. Fires are not permitted so it is recommended that walkers bring their own
fuel stove.
See also
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List of long-distance hiking tracks in Australia
References
External links
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Hiking and bushwalking tracks in Queensland
2010 establishments in Australia
Cooloola, Queensland
Gympie Region
Shire of Noosa
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