Fraser Island Great Walk

Fraser Island
Native name: K'gari
Geography
Location Australia
Coordinates 25°13′S 153°08′E / 25.217°S 153.133°E / -25.217; 153.133Coordinates: 25°13′S 153°08′E / 25.217°S 153.133°E / -25.217; 153.133
Area 1,840 km2 (710 sq mi)
Administration
Australia
State Queensland
LGA Fraser Coast Regional Council

The Fraser Island Great Walk is a long-distance trail in Queensland, Australia. Hikers must be fully self-sufficient and carry water. The walk is rated easy to moderate on a difficulty scale being mostly at sea level[1] and is traversed in one direction.

The track

It leads from Dilli Village, an environmental education camp of the University of the Sunshine Coast, to Happy Valley.[2] The entire 90 km walk, which includes numerous smaller walks branching off the main trail, can be completed in 6 to 8 days.[3] 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 40-kilometre (25-mile) extension to the walk from Lake Garawongera to Arch Cliffs, was started by volunteers in 2010. This would increase the length of the main trail to 80 kilometres (50 miles).[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Susan Gough Henly (16 July 2007). "Fraser Island on foot". The Australian. News Limited. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
  2. ↑ "Fraser Island Great Walk". Tourism Queensland. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
  3. 1 2 Jennifer Chapman (29 January 2010). "Great Walk to be even greater". Fraser Coast Chronicle. APN News & Media. Retrieved 12 September 2010.


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