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Last Updated: Sep 24th, 2005 - 10:18:54

Whitsunday Walking Trails
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Sep 7, 2004, 12:10

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Walking Trails
Coral Beach Walking Track 1km one way
The Coral Beach Walking Track starts at Shute Harbour and travels through open forest to Coral Beach. Along the track you can get great views across Shute Harbour and the Whitsunday Passage. You can also wander to a ridge over Coral Bay, which offers views over the Molle Islands.

Circuit Track 1.2km circuit
The Circuit Track starts from the picnic area just outside of Airlie Beach (between Airlie Beach and Shute Harbour). It is a pleasant short walk, with an interesting information sheet at the start of the walking trail, which notes various points of interest along the way.

Haywood Gully 16km
The Haywood Gully is a long, but rewarding walking trail. It starts from the picnic area just outside of Airlie Beach (between Airlie Beach and Shute Harbour).

Mt Rooper Walking Track 2.4km to lookout / 5.4km circuit
The Mt Rooper Walking Trail is a fantastic walking track, which gives great opportunity to see a variety of plantlife. On the way to Mt Rooper you will pass plenty of grass trees and wattles within the forest. Once you reach the Mt Rooper lookout, you will see fantastic views of the Whitsunday Islands and Whitsunday Passage. From this track there is also a 2km track which leads to the Swamp Bay track, where you will pass through rainforest areas, and also get great views of Swamp Bay.

Swamp Bay Walking Track 2.1km one way
The Swamp Bay Walking Track follows alongside the creek at the base of Mt Rooper. On arrival at Swamp Bay you will notice the coral covered beach, which has been washed up from the Great Barrier Reef. It is from here that you can get fantastic views of the Molle Group of Islands across the Molle Passage.