18 of the best day walks in Australia

Grab your boots, your day pack and a picnic lunch and hit the ground walking on these great Australian trails.

Grand Canyon, Blue Mountains, NSW. (Photo: Tourism New South Wales)

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WHETHER YOU'RE A SEASONED hiker or a weekend warrior, there are plenty of amazing day walks around Australia. From casual ambling by coastal trails to scaling sea stacks or volcanic domes, there's something for everyone.

So grab your picnic blanket, day pack and walking shoes and get outside to these places:


1. Grand Canyon
    Blue Mountains, New South Wales
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2. Coomera Circuit
    Lamington National Park, Qld
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3. The Canyon Walk
    Kings Canyon, Northern Territory
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4. Wineglass Bay to Hazards Beach
    Tasmania
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5. Pinnacles Desert
    Western Australia
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6. Mt Anne and Eliza Plateau
    Tasmania
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7. Mt Warning
    New South Wales
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8. Barrk Sandstone Bushwalk
    Northern Territory
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9. Cape Hillsborough
    Queensland
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10. Mt Gower
     Lorde Howe Island, New South Wales
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11. Bluff Knoll
     Western Australia
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12. Sealers Cove Track
     Wilson's Prom, Vic 
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13. Kata Tjuta
     Northern Territory
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14. Raoul View to Tunnel Bay
     Tasmania
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15. Carnarvon Gorge
     Queensland
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16. Macushla to Cape Richards
     Queensland
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17. Rosewood Creek Circuit
     Dorrigo, New South Wales
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18. Bouddi Coast Walk
     New South Wales
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