Get a taste of NSW Great Walks with these shorter options that can be hiked in a day.
These day walks are located all around NSW including some of the best sections of NSW Great Walks. You’ll experience beautiful landscapes and journey to waterfalls, lookouts and local villages.
Choose from coastal, alpine, woodland or rainforest to set the scene for a great day of hiking outdoors.
Gordon Falls to Katoomba walk is 8km and the second day of Grand Cliff Top Walk, in the Blue Mountains. It offers impressive views of Three Sisters Aboriginal Place and Mount Solitary.
Wentworth Falls to Leura walk is the first day for those hiking Grand Cliff Top Walk. This 11km journey though World Heritage area on Gundungurra County passes plunging waterfalls and lookouts in Blue Mountains National Park.
This 7.5 km one-way walk from Birubi Point to One Mile Beach offers ocean views and Aboriginal culture. Located in Tomaree National Park near Port Stephens, it winds through several coastal villages with convenient facilities.
Tomaree Head Summit walk offers a short but challenging hike and picturesque ocean views across Port Stephens and beyond. It's a must-see destination if you're in the area.
Burrawang walking track, across Depot Beach Headland, features scenic coastal views, forests and birdwatching in Murramarang National Park, near Batemans Bay.
Pretty Beach to Pebbly Beach walking track follows the coast along rock platforms, isolated beaches and through coastal forest.
Intrepid hikers can tackle the challenging Main Range walk, which takes in glacial lakes, historic huts, and the summit of Mount Kosciuszko, across alpine high country in Kosciuszko National Park.
Experience a taste of adventure in the Snowy Mountains on this 12km walk from Perisher Valley to Bullocks Flat in Kosciuszko National Park.
Travel back in time as you walk through ancient Gondwana rainforest on the Byan Yangala loop walk. Immerse yourself in nature less than 1 hour from Byron Bay.
Nature lovers staying near Murwillumbah or Mullumbimby will enjoy this gently undulating walking track with its creek crossings, tall rainforest and chances to see wildlife.
Don’t miss Platypus Pool walking track when you’re staying at Mooraback campground in Werrikimbe National Park, near Walcha. You might spot a shy platypus as you walk alongside the Hastings River.
The moderately challenging Budds Mare to Riverside walking track takes in ancient rainforest and wild rivers of Macleay World Heritage-listed wilderness area.
From boardwalk strolls to adventurous hikes, there's no better place for a day walk surrounded by nature than in a NSW national park.
