Pitta circuit
Be in awe of a giant strangler fig, estimated to be over 300-years-old, and enjoy birdwatching while exploring open eucalypt forest and subtropical rainforest on this walk.
- Journey type
- Walk
- Distance
- 1km circuit The same start and finish point, but the traveller doesn’t return along the same path
- Time suggested
- Allow 30min walking time
- Grade
- Grade 3 walking track
Accessible by
- Conventional vehicle
Journey facilities
- Walking
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A giant 300-year-old strangler fig reaches beyond the canopy. Photo credit: B Hicks © Queensland Government
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Stroll through palms, ferns and yellow carabeen trees. Photo credit: B Hicks © Queensland Government
Wander through open eucalypt forest before dipping into lush subtropical rainforest, featuring slender palms, climbing ferns, vines, orchids and other epiphytes.
Gaze upon the magnificent strangler fig, with its spreading buttress roots—it’s more than 300-years-old! Keep your eyes peeled for red-necked pademelons in the gullies.
Look for the brilliantly coloured wompoo fruit-doves, yellow-throated scrubwrens and crested shrike-tits in the rainforest greenery.
Take a detour off the boardwalk, along a 600m Post Office track through dry rainforest, to Mount Nebo village and discover local produce, cafes and art.
Getting there and getting around
Pitta circuit is in the South D'Aguilar section of D'Aguilar National Park, about 29km from Brisbane's city centre.
Access roads are sealed and suitable for conventional (2WD) vehicles.
- From the Brisbane suburb of The Gap, take Mount Nebo Road (tourist route number 8) to Walkabout Creek Discovery Centre.
- Continue north-west along Mount Nebo Road for another 17.5km to the Boombana turn-off.
- Park in the car park at Boombana. The Pitta circuit starts at the trailhead just a short walk from the car park.
Wheelchair access
There are no wheelchair-accessible facilities on this circuit.
Before you visit
Opening hours
Pitta circuit 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 D'Aguilar National Park safely and Walk with care.
- Fires Prohibited - D'Aguilar Backcountry Bush Camps 19 September 2023 to 1 January 2024
- Camp Mountain access road closed due to landslip 5 July 2022 to 30 December 2023
- Mt Mee - Mill Rainforest walking track closed due to storm damage 5 January 2021 to 30 October 2023