Explore the Mary Valley on foot or two wheels, where scenic trails, quiet country roads and historic pathways reveal a landscape rich with nature, wildlife and local stories. Take your time, breathe deeply and discover adventure at your own pace.
Charlie Moreland Day-Use Area
1.8km return (allow 45 mins) Grade 3
The same start and finish point, but the traveller doesn’t return along the same path. The circuit starts from the Charlie Moreland day-use area, where you can wade across Little Yabba Creek to explore hoop pine plantation and riparian rainforest.
This is a fabulous area for bird watching. Creek banks lined with riparian rainforest provide the perfect habitat for local birdlife. Track-side signs are there to help identify these birds. Discover towering hoop pines before enjoying a cool swim in one of the waterholes in Little Yabba Creek.
From Kenilworth, follow Maleny–Kenilworth Road for 7km and turn right onto Sunday Creek Road. Drive 5km to the day-use area.
Wheelchair access – There are no wheelchair-accessible facilities.
Charlie Moreland Day-Use Area
3.5km return (allow 2 hrs) Grade 3
An extension of the Little Yabba Circuit, this walk explores hoop pine plantation, riparian rainforest and a piccabeen palm grove. Admire the tall stands of native hoop pines originally planted in the mid-1900s by Charlie Moreland’s forest ranger crew.
Piccabeen circuit is in Imbil State Forest, about 150km north of Brisbane or 60km south of Gympie. The circuit is an extension of Little Yabba circuit, which is accessed from Charlie Moreland day-use area. From Kenilworth, drive 7km south on the Maleny-Kenilworth road to the Sunday Creek Road intersection. Drive 5km along Sunday Creek Road to the Charlie Moreland camping and day-use areas.
Wheelchair access – There are no wheelchair-accessible facilities.
Charlie Moreland Day-Use Area
8.8km return (Allow 4hrs walking time) Grade 4
This challenging hike is a shared trail with walkers, cyclists and horse riders. The final 300m to the Mt Allen firetower, however, is only for walkers, so leave your bike or horse at the hitching rail. You’ll pass through hoop-pine plantations as you head upwards to Mount Allan. Breathtaking scenery surrounds you and photographers will love the panoramas.
Mount Allan shared trail is in Imbil State Forest on the Sunshine Coast, about 150km north of Brisbane or 60km south of Gympie. This trail is accessed from Charlie Moreland day-use area. From Kenilworth, follow Maleny–Kenilworth Road for 17km and turn right onto Sunday Creek Road. Drive 5km to the day-use area.
Wheelchair access – There are no wheelchair-accessible facilities.
Bolumba Creek Day-Use-Area
56km3 – 4 day walk
Grade 4 walk
A range of walking experiences are offered within this great walk—from short strolls to the challenging four day, 56km, full circuit walk. Whichever you choose—the Conondale Range Great Walk offers an adventure to remember!
Day 1:
Booloumba Creek section – 11km
Day 2:
Mount Gerald – Peters Creek section: 17km
Day 3:
Peters Creek – Summer Falls section: 15.2km
Day 4:
Mount Allan – Booloumba Creek section: 12km
From Kenilworth travel south on the Maleny Kenilworth Road for 7km before turning right onto Booloumba Creek Road. Travel a further 5km along this road to the entrance of the park. From here on, the road is unsealed and you will need a High Clearance 4WD as there a number of creek crossings. After 1km you will reach the Day Use Area on the right, where you can park.
Little Yabba Creek
780m (allow 45 mins)
Grade 1
Stand in awe beneath magnificent, 150 year-old Moreton Bay fig tree and take in the towering canopy of piccabeen palms, flooded gums and white cedars. Utilise the wheelchair – accessible boardwalk to explore this walk. Listen for the multitude of birds always present in the forest.
The circuit starts from the day-use area at Little Yabba Creek on the Maleny-Kenilworth road. You then walk 150m on the footpath beside the Kenilworth-Maleny Road to the start of the circuit track. Please be careful as the road can be busy.
To reach Little Yabba Creek Day-Use Area, from Kenilworth drive 7km south on the Maleny–Kenilworth Road, 150m past the intersection with Sunday Creek road.
Accessible by 2WD conventional vehicle.
Amamoor Creek Camping Area
Walk 2.5km circuit (Allow 2hrs 30min)
Grade 4 walking track
A hiking trail through open, eucalypt forest and through forest with an interesting mix of rainforest plants.
The trail starts at teh Amamoor Creek Camping Area and heads East then branches North to start the loop trail. The trail finshes in the same locationb but takes the walker on a different return path. There are some challenging sections and a moderate fitness level is required.
Amamoor Creek Camping Area lies aproximately 16 km from Amamoor township and 12km along Amamoor Creek Road from the park entrance. You travel past the Amama Day-Use Area and Cedar Grove Camping Area on the way.
Caution is required in wet weather, the creek can rise quickly during heavy rainfall cutting off access.
Accessible by conventional vehicle.
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