Best trails in Idalia National Park

Although the shortest walk in the park, this one is arguably the most interesting of the three. The walk commences at the derelict site of the Old Idalia Homestead ruins and is an easy walk on a well marked trail with a small, almost dry (site of a very minor natural spring) creek crossing before a slow ascent up a hill to the impressive Wave Rock formation. On the way, one passes other rocks containing ‘windows’ and small caves, which judging by the animal droppings, are frequented by...

The Bullock Gorge Walking Track through mulga bush of the Idalia National Park, located in central Queensland (south of Longreach). 4WD vehicle is required to reach the trailhead at the end of Bullock Gorge Track. The trail itself is relatively easy, mostly flat and well signposted. You'll catch some good views over the surrounding countryside.

This is an easy, generally flat walk on a sand-based, well-marked trail that has short, broken rock sections mainly on the small ascents and descents. The ‘gorge’ that the trail leads to is a creek bed that continues over the edge of the escarpment and the descent to the creek bed is not at all steep, but very gradual. Nevertheless, the walk is pleasant through open mulga woodland and takes only 30 minutes to reach the trail end and another 30 to return.