Trail Maps | Trails Adventure Fitness | Townsville

05 :: Mt Marlow Summit

Where: Townsville Town Common

Grading: Moderate

Length: 4.6km

Time: 2 hours

Notes: Steady uphill scenic walk; 360° views of Townsville city, Town Common, Bohle Creek, Magnetic Island and the Palms; clearly defined; insect repellent a must.

06 :: Many Peaks Range

Where: Townsville Town Common

Grading: Difficult

Length: 6.9km

Time: 3 hours

Notes: This trail links Tegoora Rock to Mt Marlow; rough track between the look outs; good experience for those training for longer hikes.

07 :: Graves Circuit

Where: Cape Pallarenda Conservation Park

Grading: Easy

Length: 3.6km

Time: 1 hour

Notes: Track varies from beachside to forest; one short hill section; takes in local history.

08 :: Cockatoo Creek

Where: Bowling Green Bay NP,
Mt Elliott Section

Grading: Easy

Length: 4km

Time: 90 minutes

Notes: First section of Alligator Falls walk; end walk at natural creek causeway; undulating track.

09 :: Alligator Falls

Where: Bowling Green Bay NP,
Mt Elliott Section

Grading: Moderate

Length: 17km

Time: 5 hours

Notes: Mostly flat with some hill sections; rough track from bush campground to falls marked with orange track markers; multiple creek crossings.

10 :: Mt Stuart

Where: Stuart, Townsville

Grading: Moderate

Length: 9km one way

Time: 2.5 hours

Notes: Walk up the road, little traffic; mostly uphill, some very steep sections; very quiet with good views to Ross Dam on the way up, and views across Townsville to Magnetic Island at the top; excellent walk for fitness.

11 :: Arcadia Track

Where: Magnetic Island

Grading: Strenuous

Length: 5.2km

Time: 2.5 hours

Notes: Great access to trailhead from Nelly Bay ferry terminal; lots of birdlife; varying ecosystems; great sea views; finish with a swim in Alma Bay.

12 :: Bays Walk

Where: Magnetic Island

Grading: Moderate

Length: 6.5km

Time: 3 hours

Notes: Plenty of birdlife; good variety of plantlife; some rock-hopping; very scenic showing all the Island’s best features; varied terrain with hills and flats over well-defined track; good chance of koala spotting.

13 :: H Track

Where: Paluma State Forest

Grading: Easy

Length: 2km

Time: 40 mins

Notes: Mostly level track; well kept; historic tin mining track; lots of birdlife as is the norm with any track in Paluma.

14 :: Witt's Lookout/Cloudy Creek

Where: Paluma State Forest

Grading: Moderate

Length: 4km

Time: 2.5 hours

Notes: Beautiful rainforest track with two branches to explore; well defined; fairly level; lookout may be completely covered in cloud, or give views from the Palms to Hinchinbrook Island; lots of birdlife; descends to Cloudy Creek and falls.

15 :: Birthday Creek Falls (from Paluma Township)

Where: Paluma State Forest

Grading: Strenuous

Length: 20km

Time: 7 hours

Notes: Walk from town along the road to Paluma Dam; road has many steep inclines and declines; little traffic and thick rainforest on roadside; path to falls winds through rainforest to the top of the falls, and continues on to their base; swimming is a possibility at the base.