• Stunning views await you at the Gillies lookout. Photo credit: © Tim Wood
• Gillies lookout offers views over the Mulgrave River valley to the coastal mountains ranges beyond. Photo credit: Mike Prociv © Queensland Government

Jump in your high-clearance 4WD and head through undulating farmland and forests to this spectacular lookout where you’ll feel on top of the world!

Read about the 400-million-year-old story of this ancient landscape and marvel at the peaks, ranges and valleys that stretch out before you.

When not shrouded in cloud, Queensland’s two highest peaks—Bartle Frere and Bellenden Kerr—are the pinnacles of the view. At their feet is the Mulgrave River, snaking its way along the valley to the coast.

The Gillies lookout, Danbulla National Park is part of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, famed for its exceptional natural beauty, outstanding examples of the record of life, evolutionary history and remarkable diversity.

Getting there and getting around

The Gillies lookout is in Danbulla National Park, on the central part of the Atherton Tableland, 70km (1.5hr) from Cairns.

• The lookout is 4km from Danbulla Road, 27.9km from the western entrance and 100m from the eastern entrance, on Madigan Road off Danbulla Road.
• Most of Danbulla Road is unsealed but it is accessible to all vehicles.
• Leave farm gates as you find them.

For more information see visiting safely—getting there and getting around.

Wheelchair access

There are no wheelchair-accessible facilities.

Before you visit

Opening hours

Gillies lookout 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 Danbulla safely.