Australian hiking destinations
Walking routes across the Lucky Hills regions, from short summit climbs to half-day circuits. Distances and times are approximate and for planning only.
Lucky Hills Trails
Walking routes across the Lucky Hills regions — summit climbs, gully descents and half-day circuits. Filter by difficulty or region.
The steady climb from Waterfall Gully to the summit is the best-known walk in the Adelaide Hills — a continuous ascent on a formed track, with a cafe and lookout at the top.
Related: Adelaide Hills guideNearby stays
A short but genuinely steep climb through fern gullies and mountain ash, with memorial plaques along the way. Popular, so early starts are quieter.
Related: Yarra Valley guideNearby stays
A rugged circuit above and beside the Werribee River, including rock scrambling and exposed sections. Best attempted in cooler months by walkers with some experience.
Related: Macedon Ranges guideNearby stays
A descent into a cool, fern-filled canyon and back out to the escarpment. Stone steps, overhangs and creek crossings throughout.
Related: Blue Mountains guideNearby stays
A well-used track from behind the Australian War Memorial up to the Mount Ainslie lookout. Steady rather than steep, with views opening out on the way.
Related: Canberra Region guideNearby stays
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Conditions can change. Check current local weather, access and park information before travelling. Distances and times are approximate.
Hiking Guides
General guidance only. For any specific track, the park or land manager publishing that track is the authority — not us.
Track status, closures, fire danger ratings, park opening hours and any permit requirements come from the relevant national park service, council or land manager. Check on the day, not the week before — conditions change quickly.
Australian walks are commonly graded on a scale that accounts for steepness, surface and navigation, not just length. A short walk can be a hard one. Where a track has an official grade, use that rather than our approximate description.
More water than you think, sun protection, warm layers for exposed ridgelines, sturdy footwear and a charged phone with an offline map. Tell someone where you are going and when you expect to be back.
Hill car parks fill early on weekends, afternoons are hotter, and light goes quickly in gullies and on east-facing slopes. An early start solves several problems at once.
Formed tracks exist to protect both walkers and the vegetation either side of them. Take rubbish out, give way going uphill, and leave gates as you found them on farmland routes.
Emergency services in Australia are reached on 000. Many popular tracks carry numbered emergency markers — note them as you pass. Reception in gullies is often poor, so do not rely on it.
