Scenic Circuit Track
Dalby, Western Downs Area

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Description

Probably the most popular walk on Bunya Mountain, this track from the Dandabah picnic area passes through bunya pine forest and a variety of mountain scenery.

This easy walk allows you to discover delightful rock pools, Festoon and Tim Shea Falls, and passes through a huge strangler fig tree.

Ticks are active all year round. Reduce exposure to ticks by wearing insect repellent and check yourself carefully for ticks. Boil or treat water for drinking or bring your own. Avoid lingering under bunya pines between December and March.

About the Walk

4 kilometres
1.5 hours
Short Walk
Easy
Circuit
From the Dandabah picnic area or Paradise Carpark. Look for the sign indicating the track entrance.

Walk Highlights

• Mountain scenery
• Rock pools
• Bunya pine forest

Walk Hints

Ticks are active all year round. Reduce exposure to ticks by wearing insect repellent and check yourself carefully for ticks.

Boil or treat water for drinking or bring your own.

Avoid lingering under bunya pines between December and March. That is when the soccer-ball sized cones weighing up to 10kg fall from the tops of towering trees.

Avoid stinging nettles and giant stinging trees and leaves.

The Bunya Mountains have a cool climate and an annual rainfall of about 1000mm. Heavy fog and mists occur at any time of year and winter mornings can be frosty. Bring warm clothing, even in summer.

Best Time To Go

This walk can be enjoyed all year round.

Property Details

Facilities

• Car park
• Shaded Area
• Walking Tracks

Activities

• Animal Watching
• Birdwatching
• Walking

Other Information

Further Details:
The Scenic Circuit Track features mountain scenery and bunya pine forest. The track is four kilometres long with and easy classification so you should be able to complete it in 90 minutes.

How To Get There:
The park can be reached via several routes. From Brisbane via Toowoomba: Take Ipswich Motorway and then Warrego Highway 138 kilometres west to Toowoomba. Continue 44 kilometres to Jondaryan and turn right towards the Bunya Mountains. Travel a further 65 kilometres through Maclagan, following directional signs to the Bunya Mountains. A section of the road is gravel.
From Brisbane via Yarraman: Travel up the Brisbane Valley through Esk. Turn left to Yarraman then left again at Yarraman towards Toowoomba. 20 kilometres from Yarraman turn right to Maidenwell. At Maidenwell turn left to the Bunya Mountains. About 6 kilometres of the road is gravel.

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