Wooroonooran National Park
Located around 20 kilometres west of Innisfail in Yidinji, Ngatjan and Mamu Country within the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, Wooroonooran ("Black Rock") National Park covers most of the Bellenden Ker Range and includes Queensland's two highest mountains, Mount Bartle Frere and Mount Bellenden Ker and Walshs Pyramid.
The extensive park has several sections and points of interest:
- Walshs Pyramid (includes the Walshs Pyramid walking track https://parks.desi.qld.gov.au/parks/wooroonooran/journeys/walshs-pyramid-walking-track);
- Goldsborough Valley, with lowland rainforest along the scenic Mulgrave River: https://parks.desi.qld.gov.au/parks/wooroonooran-goldsborough-valley/about
- the Goldfield Trail over a saddle between Queensland's highest mountains in the Bellenden Ker Range https://parks.desi.qld.gov.au/parks/wooroonooran-goldfield
- the scenic Josephine Falls https://parks.desi.qld.gov.au/parks/wooroonooran-josephine-falls
- the Bartle Frere trail, between Josephine Falls and the Atherton Tableland https://parks.desi.qld.gov.au/parks/bartle-frere
- the Palmerston (Doongan) section west of Innisfail includes the steep gorges carved by the North and South branches of the Johnstone River and the Mamu Rainforest Tropical Skywalkhttps://parks.desi.qld.gov.au/parks/wooroonooran-palmerston
Sources:
Queensland Government: Parks and Forests: Wooroonooran National Park: https://parks.desi.qld.gov.au/parks/wooroonooran
Wikipedia: Wooroonooran National Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wooroonooran_National_Park
