Creek walk
Explore open eucalypt forest, look for birds and take a dip in the delightful waterholes of Broadwater Creek along the way.
- Journey type
- Walk
- Distance
- 3km return Start and finish points are the same and the traveller must return via the same path
- Time suggested
- Allow 1hr walking time.
- Grade
- Easy (walk)
Accessible by
- Conventional vehicle
Journey facilities
- Lookout (constructed)
- Walking
- Photo credit: Tony Ryan © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: Russell Kluver © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: Tony Ryan © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: Tony Ryan © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: Russell Kluver © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: © Jodie Bray
- Photo credit: Robert Ashdown © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: Paul Curtis © North Queensland Wildscapes
Follow this walk through eucalypt and riparian forest to waterholes along Broadwater Creek. Bring your bathers and refresh in the pools as you walk. Starting from the Broadwater camping area, the walk leads to the 'Overflow' on the boundary of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, then returns along the same track.
As you walk through the open forest, look for agile wallabies in the grassy understory. Among the red gum, brown salwood and swamp mahogany trees, you'll also see blue-winged kookaburras, forest kingfishers, eastern yellow robins. Relax with a picnic in the Broadwater day-use area after your walk.
Getting there and getting around
The Creek walk is in Broadwater, Abergowrie State Forest, 47km north-west of Ingham.
The Creek walk begins from the Broadwater camping area, 16km along an unsealed access road from the entrance to the state forest.
For more information see visiting safely and getting there and getting around.
Wheelchair access
The boardwalk at the start of the Rainforest walk, the toilets and showers in the Broadwater camping area and the shelter shed in the Broadwater day-use area are wheelchair-accessible.
Before you visit
Opening hours
Creek walk 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 Broadwater, Abergowrie safely and Walk with care.
- Access road caution: Broadwater, Abergowrie State Forest 8 March to 30 April 2024
- 8 ton load limit at 5km/h for Canoe Creek bridge, Broadwater Forest Road, Abergowrie State Forest 29 August 2023 to 30 June 2024