The Diversity boardwalk
This aptly-named boardwalk meanders through shadowy mangroves, towering eucalypts, cool melaleucas and dense vine thickets.
- Journey type
- Walk
- Distance
- 1.2km return Start and finish points are the same and the traveller must return via the same path
- Time suggested
- Allow 40min walking time.
- Grade
- Easy (walk)
Accessible by
- Conventional vehicle
Journey facilities
- Wheelchair access (may require assistance)
- Walking
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![Plants aren't the only things to see along the walk. Look for butterflies like these blue tigers.]()
Plants aren't the only things to see along the walk. Look for butterflies like these blue tigers.
Photo credit: © Mike Griinke
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![Stop to read informative signs about mangroves.]()
Stop to read informative signs about mangroves.
Photo credit: © Tamara Vallance
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![Fungi provide splashes of colour along the walk.]()
Fungi provide splashes of colour along the walk.
Photo credit: John Atkinson © Queensland Government
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![Understand the importance of the diverse plant communities from signs along the boardwalk.]()
Understand the importance of the diverse plant communities from signs along the boardwalk.
Photo credit: Querida Hutchinson © Queensland Government
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![Meander through open eucalypt forest along The Diversity boardwalk.]()
Meander through open eucalypt forest along The Diversity boardwalk.
Photo credit: Querida Hutchinson © Queensland Government
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![You can see middens on this walk.]()
You can see middens on this walk.
Photo credit: Querida Hutchinson © Queensland Government
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![The Diversity boardwalk is an easy 1.2km track.]()
The Diversity boardwalk is an easy 1.2km track.
Photo credit: John Atkinson © Queensland Government
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![Learn about the different plant communities from signs along The Diversity boardwalk.]()
Learn about the different plant communities from signs along The Diversity boardwalk.
Photo credit: John Atkinson © Queensland Government
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![Marvel at the diversity of plant communities along The Diversity boardwalk.]()
Marvel at the diversity of plant communities along The Diversity boardwalk.
Photo credit: John Atkinson © Queensland Government
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![Enjoy views across Sandy Bay to Andrews Point.]()
Enjoy views across Sandy Bay to Andrews Point.
Photo credit: Querida Hutchinson © Queensland Government
Take this journey through an ever-changing landscape of plant communities. Marvel at how these communities are shaped and influenced, and of their importance to the Yuibera people.
As you walk, look for the remains of shell middens along the track edges. The Yuibera people collected shellfish from the mangroves and roasted them over an open fire. After the fleshy insides were eaten, the shells were discarded in large piles, or middens.
Stop along the way to take in the view across Sandy Bay to Andrews Point.
The first 300m of the walk is wheelchair and pram friendly.
Getting there and getting around
The Diversity boardwalk is in Cape Hillsborough National Park, 50km north-west of Mackay, on the Central Queensland coast.
The track starts on the right-hand side of Cape Hillsborough Road, about 1km from the park entrance. Access is suitable for conventional vehicles.
From Mackay
- Travel north on the Bruce Highway for 20km and turn right onto Seaforth Road.
- Travel a further 20km and turn right onto Cape Hillsborough Road.
From Proserpine (without caravan)
- Travel south on the Bruce Highway for 79km to Mount Ossa.
- Turn left onto the partly-unsealed Mount Ossa Road and travel 15km towards Seaforth.
- Turn right onto Seaforth Road then left onto Cape Hillsborough Road.
From Proserpine (with caravan)
- Travel south on the Bruce Highway for 104km and turn left onto Seaforth Road.
- Travel a further 20km and turn right onto Cape Hillsborough Road.
Wheelchair access
You can take wheelchairs along the first 300m of this walk.
Before you visit
Opening hours
The Diversity boardwalk 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 Cape Hillsborough safely and Walk with care.