From Westcott picnic area, this track follows the cliff-line to provide views over remnants of bottletree scrubs (Brachychiton rupestris) protected in the park. Wind your way along this breathtaking track where rainforest-clad summits give way to dramatic exposed escarpments and views west over the township of Bell and the distant plains below. Meander through eucalypt-clad ridges interspersed with shady gullies.

Look for white-browed scrubwrens in the gullies, and spot carpet pythons basking in the sun along the track. Watch red-backed fairy-wrens, superb blue wrens and variegated wrens flit from grass to branch in sunny open areas. See wedge-tailed eagles soaring in the distance, red-necked wallabies bounding through tall grass, and brown quails in grassy areas.

The track ends at Cherry Plain—from here retrace your steps along the track, return via the road for a shorter return journey, or continue to Burtons Well for a longer walk.

Getting there and getting around

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

• The track starts from either the Westcott picnic area, 4km along Bunya Mountains Road or Cherry Plain picnic area, 6km along Bunya Mountains Road from the Bunya Avenue intersection.

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

Westcott to Cherry Plain 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.