Bunya Mountains National Park Southern Queensland Country

Explore the fern-carpeted subtropical rainforest of the Cherry Plain to Burtons Well track. Photo credit: © Bruce Thomson

Bunya Mountains National Park is a haven the whole family will enjoy. Photo credit: © Tourism and Events Queensland

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Cherry Plain to Burtons Well walk

Delight in the beauty of nature on the park’s longest west-side walk as you discover rainforest, vine thickets, open forest and scenic lookouts.

Journey type
Walk
Distance
12km return Start and finish points are the same and the traveller must return via the same path
Time suggested
Allow 3-4hr walking time.
Grade
Grade 4 walking track

Accessible by

  • Conventional vehicle
  • Bicycle

Journey facilities

  • Lookout (natural and constructed)
  • Walking

From Burtons Well picnic area, wander through fern-carpeted rainforest along the mountain top and admire views from scenic lookouts, including Bottle Tree Bluff, Ghinghion and Cherry Plain. In spring, marvel at the cliff lines edged with gold as king orchids (Dendrobium speciosum) flower. Walk through pockets of open forest with views over sheltered valleys and distant plains then emerge into open forest and grasslands along the western cliff line.

Listen for the songs of forest birds and the croak of frogs in the gully streams. Scan the forest floor for feasting black-breasted button-quails.

Begin at Burtons Well for the easiest walk. For a shorter walk, arrange to be picked up at Cherry Plain or return to Burtons Well by road (8.4km in total).

Getting there and getting around

The Cherry Plain to Burtons Well track is in the Bunya Mountains National Park, 200km north-west of Brisbane and 125km north-west of Toowoomba in the South Burnett region.

Three steep, narrow and winding routes, signposted as the Great Bunya Drive, lead to the park. The Bunya Mountains Road passes through the park from the south-east to the north.

For more details on how to get to Bunya Mountains National Park, please see getting there and getting around.

Wheelchair access

There are no wheelchair-accessible facilities.

Before you visit

Opening hours

Cherry Plain to Burtons Well walk is open 24 hours a day.

Check park alerts for the latest information on access, closures and conditions.

Visiting safely

For more safety information see Visiting Bunya Mountains safely and Walk with care.