Pitta circuit
Be in awe of a giant 300-year-old strangler fig 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 300-year-old strangler fig, with its spreading buttress roots. 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 side-track through dry rainforest, to Mount Nebo village and discover local produce, cafes and art.
Take a virtual tour of the Pitta circuit captured with Google Street View Trekker.
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 from the day-use area here.
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.
- Planned burn Northbrook Mountain 21 June to 5 July 2022
- White Cedar day use area closure (TMR road works) 14 June to 13 July 2022
- Camp Mountain access road closed due to landslip 2 March to 30 June 2022
- Westside track partial closure 25 February to 30 June 2022
- Mt Mee - Mill Rainforest walking track closed due to storm damage 5 January 2021 to 31 December 2022
- Planned upgrade/maintenance to facility and day-use area 4 January to 31 December 2022