Walking tracks and information

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Springbrook National Park
Detailed walks information—page 2; Safety and Restricted Access Areas—page 3.

Map 1 Purling Brook Warringa Pool Legend for maps

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Restricted access area
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Thefts have occurred in Grade 4 track

this park. Car crime is a problem • Rough track. May be long
even in Springbrook National Park. and very steep with few
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Walks on page 1 maps

Track Return distance and Walking Coloured track code
Track name Map and track starting point
grade direction time as shown on maps

Map 1—Gwongorella picnic area

1 Purling Brook Falls circuit 4km (best walked clockwise) 2hr
at the end of Forestry Road

6km (best walked clockwise Map 1—Gwongorella picnic area then

2 Warringa Pool track from Gwongorella picnic area; 3hr branching off the Purling Brook Falls
return same way) circuit
Map 2—Gauriemabah—place
3 Buliya-Buliya jagun 100m 5min
boardwalk of stories
Map 2—Canyon Parade (take
4 Canyon lookout 30m 5min
Boy Ull Road off Springbrook Road)
4.2km 2hr Map 2—Tallanbana
5 Twin Falls circuit
4km 2hr Map 2—Canyon lookout

14km 5–6hr Map 2—Tallanbana

6 Warrie circuit
14km 5–6hr Map 2—Canyon lookout

Map 2—Goomoolahra picnic area,

7 Goomoolahra Falls 250m 10min
lookout track end of Springbrook Road
Map 2—Goomoolahra picnic area,
8 Boojerahla lookout track 450m 20min
end of Springbrook Road

Walks on page 2 maps

9 Best of All lookout track 600m 30min Map 3—End of Repeater Station Road

10 Natural Bridge circuit 1km (best walked clockwise) 1hr Map 4—Natural Bridge car park

Map 5—Cougal Cascades car park

11 Cascades track 1.6km 1hr
and picnic area
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Adventure safely
Make your visit memorable for all
the right reasons.
• Stay on the tracks and pay
attention to safety signs and
do not enter restricted access
areas.
• Take care near cliff edges,
especially when using
binoculars or cameras.
• Never dive or jump into creeks
or pools—water depth may
be shallow or hide submerged
objects.
• Leave plenty of time to reach
your destination and always
keep your walking party
together. Never start long walks
after midday.
• Let somebody know where you
are going, plan to return, and
what to do if you’re late.
• Walk in small groups, never
alone—in case someone needs
to go for help. Always keep your
walking party together.
• Be aware mobile phone
reception may be poor in
places—don’t rely on your
phone, print or download a
map before you visit.
• Take warm clothing and a
raincoat. The plateau can be up
to 5°C cooler than the lowland
and is wetter on average—
receiving up to 3,000mm of rain
each year.
• Pack drinking water or
sterilisation tablets—safe
drinking water is not provided
in the park.
• Carry a first-aid kit and use
insect repellent for ticks and
leeches.
Tread softly
Help maintain this pristine
environment—here’s how:
• Take all rubbish with you
(including food scraps, cigarette
butts and hygiene items).
• Help stop the spread of harmful
organisms—wash your boots at
the pathogen control stations.
• Bush hygiene—keep it clean!
There are no toilets away from
picnic areas, so take care with
sanitation and hygiene and
don’t pollute the natural water
supplies.
• Be frog friendly—please don’t
disturb or remove rocks or
trample vegetation near creeks.
• Swimming is not recommended
in the park’s creeks as it can
harm wildlife and pristine
aquatic ecosystems.
• Don’t feed the wildlife. Feeding
native animals may cause poor
health and sometimes death.
• Leave your pets at home.
Domestic animals are not
permitted in national parks.
For all emergencies call
Triple Zero (000)
Mobile phone coverage is not
available in many of Queensland’s
parks and forests. If there is no
coverage on any mobile network,
you will not be able to reach the
Emergency Call Service via a
mobile phone. A Person Locator
Beacon is recommended where
mobile coverage is not available
or on longer walks such as the
Warrie circuit.

For your safety Purling Brook Falls

Do not enter the restricted access areas surrounding Cave Creek Restricted Access Area
in Natural Bridge section and the top and base of Purling Brook
Falls located on the Springbrook plateau. From car park Warringa
• Stay on formed tracks and behind barriers at all times. and Gwongorella Pool
day-use area To car park and
• Do not go beyond markers showing this symbol. Gwongorella
day-use area or
The Settlement
camping area
Natural Bridge
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Scale Private access Scale
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camping area