Preface 9

Chapter 1: Introduction 11

Why Australia? 11
Why Tropical Australia? 12
Physical Features 14
Flora and Fauna 16
Making Ends Meet 17
Planning Your Trip 21
Camping 23
Trails and Gear 26
Hazards and Nuisances 27
Bush Ethics 31
Using This Book 32

Chapter 2: Scenic Rim, East 35

Lamington National Park 37
Hikes from Green Mountains 39
Hikes from Binna Burra 47
Springbrook National Park 56
Mt. Warning National Park 60
Nightcap Range National Park 61
Border Ranges National Park 67

Chapter 3: Scenic Rim, West 73

Main Range National Park 74
Goomburra State Forest/Mistake Mountains 78
Mt. Barney National Park 82

Chapter 4: The Granite Belt 88

Girraween National Park 89
Bald Rock National Park 94
Boonoo Boonoo National Park 98
Sundown National Park 99
Washpool National Park 102
Gibraltar Ranges National Park 104

Chapter 5: Sand, Sea, and Islands 109

Bundjalung National Park 111
Noosa National Park 112
Tewantin State Forest 118
Mt. Coolum National Park 120
Great Sandy National Park: Cooloola Section 121 Fraser Island 133
Burrum Coast National Park: Woodgate Section 137

Chapter 6: Escarpment and Range 141

Bunya Mountains National Park 142 Brisbane Forest Park 148
Kondailla and Mapleton Falls National Parks 151
Glass House Mountains National Park 153
Kenilworth State Forest: Conondale Range 158
Cania Gorge National Park 161
Carnarvon National Park 163
Blackdown Tableland National Park 169

Chapter 7: The Far North 173

Eungella National Park 175
Conway National Park 178
Paluma Range National Park 179
Hinchinbrook Island National Park 182
Edmund Kennedy National Park 188
Wooroonooran National Park: Palmerston Section 191
Wooroonooran National Park: Josephine Falls Section 194
The Boulders Wildland Park 199
Eubanangee Swamp National Park 200
Mission Beach/Clump Mountain National Park 202
Dunk Island National Park 206
Daintree National Park: Mossman Gorge Section 209
Daintree National Park: Cape Tribulation Section 211

Further Reading 215

Index 217