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Kondalilla Falls Circuit

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Kondalilla Falls Circuit

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434

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Kondalilla Falls Circuit

01:25

4.63km

160m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 10, 2026

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Kondalilla National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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599 m

Picnic Creek Circuit

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Picnic Creek Circuit is a popular walking trail of about 4 kilometres that loops through rainforest, open forest and along Picnic Creek, with a mix of shaded creekside sections and elevated ridge views. The track generally takes 1.5–2.5 hours to complete, with several footbridges, rock steps and occasional scenic outlooks, making it suitable for moderately experienced bushwalkers. Along the way, you can enjoy diverse subtropical vegetation and a peaceful creek environment, both great examples of the beautiful natural character of Kondalilla National Park’s lower slopes.

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1.30 km

Kondalilla Rock Pool

Highlight • Lake

The Rock Pools are natural swimming holes formed on Skene Creek near the falls, where cool water collects in smooth rock basins. These picturesque pools, often referred to locally as the “swimming hole”, are a favourite resting spot in warmer weather and provide a refreshing break along the walk. Accessible just off the main track, the rock pools are surrounded by lush rainforest vegetation.

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1.64 km

Kondalilla Falls Circuit Track

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Kondalilla Falls Circuit Track is a well-signposted loop track that features more than 300 stairs, lush subtropical vegetation, lookouts, rock pools, and an 80-metre waterfall viewpoint, making it a rewarding but moderately strenuous walk of roughly 2–3 hours. The route is well known for its varied scenery, from eucalypt slopes to dense forest and cool creekside sections, and is a highlight of the park’s day walks.

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2.64 km

Kondalilla Falls

Highlight • Waterfall

Kondalilla Falls is an impressive waterfall in Kondalilla National Park where Skene Creek plunges roughly 90 metres into a steep rainforest gorge. The cascade flows over dark rock ledges before continuing through the forested valley below, and is worth capturing a few memorable photos any time of the year. Surrounded by dense subtropical rainforest, the beautiful falls are one of the most well-known natural features of the Sunshine Coast hinterland.

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3.67 km

Obi Valley Lookout

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Obi Valley Lookout is a scenic vantage point offering expansive views over the forested Obi Obi Valley and its subtropical rainforest canopy. Located partway along the loop walk, it’s a popular spot for walkers to pause and take in the valley’s lush landscape framed by the Blackall Range escarpment.

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4.63 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.90 km

1.84 km

895 m

Surfaces

1.40 km

1.13 km

930 m

686 m

488 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 8 July

20°C

12°C

27 %

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Comments

January 7, 2025,kondalilla falls circular route

There's a walk in to this, lots of swim spots along the route, several small deep pools at the base of the falls, required some rock scrambling. Larger pool where most people congregated about 1k in. Shoes/walking sandals. Mostly amongst the trees. Lots of steps. Anticlockwise easier. Car park small, but parking available in roads nearby. Toilets near car park.

February 18, 2023,Kondalilla Falls (Queensland, Australia)

These Falls are situated in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland and are in a most beautiful rain forest. The trail is easy and relatively short but the views you get along the trail are fabulous. If you do the circuit walk, the swim at the bottom of the Falls is extra rewarding.

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