Sunshine Coast and hinterland national parks

Sunshine Coast Motorway Mt Coolum High School Lupin Place Kanooka Ave T r i t o n i a D r W a r a t a h C l D a v i d L o w W a y R o w a n C t N e e d l e C t Coolum Coolum Pony Club Peregian Springs Peregian Beach Unpatrolled beach Swimming is not advised Pacific Ocean To Noosa To Weyba Creek Conservation Park 1.5km To Coolum Beach To Stumers Creek 1.1km 5 Havana Rd East Emu Mountain Peregian Unpatrolled beach Swimming is not advised Hastings Street Drive Noosa Viewland Drive Beach Rd David Low Way Ben Lexcen Drive Solway Dr Cooyar Street E n t e r p r i s e S t N o o s a P a r a d e M c A n a l l y D r S e a v i e w T c e Laguna Bay Tea Tree Bay Winch Cove Picnic Cove Granite Bay Alexandria Bay Lion Rock Noosa Heads Surf Life Saving Club Sunshine Beach Surf Life Saving Club Boiling Pot Dolphin Point Hells Gates Laguna Lookout Duke Sunshine D a v i d L o w W a y Emergency radio Emergency radio Noosa Hill (limited views) Sunshine Beach Parkedge Rd Morwong Dr Bicentennial Dr Park Rd St Sunshine Beach Noosa Heads Headland entrance 1 2 2 4 3 3 3 Emu Mountain summit (71m) 6 Surf St 0.5 1km Scale 0 200m Scale 0 Bus stop Swim between the flags Beware—swimming not advised Rough surf Legend Peregian and Emu Mountain Noosa Headland Beware: swimming is not advised for beaches surrounding the park. Swimming is only recommended at nearby Surf Life Saving patrolled beaches. Please note: Map reference numbers used here are different to the map references used on park signs that provide information about all tracks. Places to go Noosa Headland 1 Palm Grove walk 1.1km circuit (15–30min) Find respite from the summer heat in cool rainforest with hoop pines and piccabeen palms. 2 Tanglewood walk 8km return (2–3hr) Alternatively return via the part of the Coastal walk for a scenic 7.1km circuit. Meander through rainforest and eucalypt woodland on this quiet inland walk to northern Alexandria Bay. 3 Coastal walk 10.8km return (4hr) 300m one way to Boiling Pot 1.2km one way to Dolphin Point 2.7km one way to Hells Gates 3.3km one way to the northern end of Alexandria Bay 4.4km one way to southern end of Alexandria Bay 5.4km one way to Sunshine Beach Follow the shore around several bays with spectacular coastal views. 4 Laguna lookout Enjoy wheelchair-accessible access paths to the lookout with views over Noosa, Laguna Bay, and Noosa River. Peregian 5 Ocean Beach walk 1km return (30min) Walk along a boardwalk through paperbark swamp and sedgelands, down a sandy track through heathland and she-oak forests to the beach. Enjoy seeing splashes of wildflower colour and quirky-named dune plants like beach bean and pigface. Emu Mountain 6 Emu Mountain summit walk 1.1km return (45min–1hr) Take a short, uphill walk to the summit (71m) for panoramic views over the coast. Sections of the track are uneven, so take care. The montane heath boasts a colourful array of wildflowers as well as threatened plants, including the Emu Mountain she-oak. 9