Karboora Track
Dunwich, North Stradbroke Island

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Description

On North Stradbroke Island, Blue Lake National Park protects coastal wallum and a freshwater lake of special significance to the local Aboriginal people, the Quandamooka.

Walk through wallum woodlands with stunted eucalypt trees, wallum banksias and a flowering heath understorey to Blue Lake. Take your camera and binoculars. Look for birds, sand goannas and swamp wallabies early morning and late afternoon. Enjoy the wildflowers in spring.

Blue Lake or Karboora is a window lake formed with a hollow in the islands water table. Blue Lakes' crystal clear, blue waters are home to the soft-spined sunfish.

About the Walk

5 kms
1.5 - 2 hours
Easy
Return
Follow the main track from the car park near the entrance to the national park, then turn off on the right track.

Walk Highlights

• Scribbly gums and wildflowers
• Clear freshwater lake
• Abundant birdlife

Walk Hints

Visitors must be self-sufficient. There are no facilities. Please remove your rubbish from the park. Wear a hat and sunscreen and take drinking water. Wear insect repellent in summer. Walking in soft sand can be very tiring, so take a rest when needed.

Best Time To Go

Try this walk in spring and enjoy the wildflowers. Look for birds early morning or late afternoon.

Property Details

Facilities

• Car park
• Viewing Platform
• Walking Tracks

Activities

• Animal Watching
• Birdwatching
• Walking

Other Information

Further Details:
Try the Karboora Track in spring and enjoy the wildflowers. Look for birds early morning or late afternoon. Highlights along the track include: scribbly gums and wildflowers, clear freshwater lake and abundant birdlife.
The track is approximately five kilometres long and takes approximately two hours. Follow the main track from the car park near the entrance to the national park, and then turn off on the right track.
Visitors must be self-sufficient. There are no facilities. Please remove your rubbish from the park. Wear a hat and sunscreen and take drinking water. Wear insect repellent in summer. Walking in soft sand can be very tiring, so take a rest when needed.

How To Get There:
Water taxis and vehicle ferries from Cleveland provide regular access to North Stradbroke Island. The water taxi takes about 20 minutes and the ferry takes about 90 minutes. From Dunwich, drive 9 kilometres along Tazi Road to the park entrance. Access beyond the entrance is four-wheel-drive only.
The road to the lake is 2.1 kilometres. The walking track to the lake is the best way to see the park.

Free Entry