The K'gari (Fraser Island) Great Walk is a long-distance walking track on K'gari, Queensland, Australia. Hikers should be fully self-sufficient and to carry sufficient water. The walk is rated easy to moderate on a difficulty scale being mostly at sea level
and is traversed in one direction.
It leads from Dilli Village, an environmental education camp of the University of the Sunshine Coast, to Happy Valley, Queensland (Fraser Island), 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 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 .
See also
* List of long-distance hiking tracks in Australia
References
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
– Very detailed report from a couple that hiked the track with many pictures
* Th
Fraser Island Defenders Organisationand th
National Parks Association of Queenslandare extending the great walk in memory of late member, George Haddock. The George Haddock Trail is a work under construction
Hiking and bushwalking tracks in Queensland
Tourist attractions in Queensland
K'gari
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