The National Trail is Australia’s premier long distance, multi-use recreational trekking route, stretching an extraordinary 5,330 kilometres from Cooktown in tropical far north Queensland to Healesville in Victoria.
Variously known as ‘the BNT’, the National Trail or simply ‘the Trail’, the National Trail follows the foothills of the Great Dividing Range and the Eastern Escarpment offering self reliant distance trekkers a uniquely Australian adventure.
As it winds along Australia’s eastern seaboard the National Trail reveals some of the most spectacular scenery in the country. The Trail provides access through some of Australia’s wildest, most inaccessible country and provides endless fascination for those interested in our unique fauna and flora.
Please go to this website if in the North Burnett, or this website in the Gladstone Region for fire, flood or other emergency information before accessing the Trail.
In dry times, this is where to check if fire bans are in place for campfires in the camping areas.
Depending on screen size the maps have a list of locations beside or below the map.
The trail (red) has a number of icons along it pointing to points of interest. Zooming in will show them in more detail. Tapping on an icon will enable a popup with an image and or information
Tap the green heading at the top of each list item on the right/bottom side of the map to open an information/location popup on the map. On small screens scroll back up to the map after tapping the heading.
The profile graphs at the bottom of each map are map generated and show land surface, not the track surface (tunnels & cuttings) through the terrain.
Dragging your finger/mouse across the profile graph will move a dot locator (red round icon) along the trail on the map.
The maps have popup images which show the main creek crossings.
This icon is located at the top of each list item on the right/bottom side of the map and opens a standalone Google directions map.
This icon is located at the top of each list item on the right/bottom side of the map.
It opens a standalone map centred and zoomed in to the corresponding icon on the map, with an open popup showing an image and or information.
On small screens scroll up after tapping.
Kilometre marker
Tap this icon in the top right corner of the map to download a gpx file for the trail.
This icon, in the top right corner, loads a standalone map with location list and elevation profile.
This loads the map only, fullscreen without location list or elevation profile.
This allows a choice of OSM or Google Maps
Resets the map zoom and centres the map.
Zooms the map to your location. Sometimes the Google maps layer is better to use for this.
Tapping either of these icons will show the icons clustered in that part of the map.
Each of those icons will show a popup with an image and or information if tapped.
Tapping this icon will show information about the dump point.
Tapping this icon will show information about the siding with camping.
Please make sure to read our Camping Policy.
