Fig tree walk
Stand in awe beneath magnificent, 150 year-old Moreton Bay fig trees and look for wildlife in this lush rainforest.
- Journey type
- Walk
- Distance
- 780m circuit The same start and finish point, but the traveller doesn’t return along the same path
- Time suggested
- Allow 45min walking time.
- Grade
- Grade 1 walking track
Accessible by
- Conventional vehicle
Journey facilities
- Wheelchair access (may require assistance)
- Walking
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![Photo advising to take a short walk in a magnificent rainforest on the Fig tree walk. It is suitable for people using wheelchairs (some assistance may be required).]()
Take a short walk in a magnificent rainforest on the Fig tree walk. It is suitable for people using wheelchairs (some assistance may be required).
Photo credit: © Ross Naumann, QPWS volunteer
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![Photo advising to look for the orange flowers of the blackbean tree along the Fig tree walk.]()
Look for the orange flowers of the blackbean tree along the Fig tree walk.
Photo credit: © Ross Naumann, QPWS volunteer
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![The Fig tree walk is suitable for wheelchairs (may require assistance)—it is a bitumen sealed path with some timber boardwalk sections.]()
The Fig tree walk is suitable for wheelchairs (may require assistance)—it is a bitumen sealed path with some timber boardwalk sections.
Photo credit: © Ross Naumann
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![Butterflies add splashes of colour to the rainforest green on the Fig tree walk.]()
Butterflies add splashes of colour to the rainforest green on the Fig tree walk.
Photo credit: © Ross Naumann
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![Watch out for large stinging tree on the Fig tree walk. Look but don't touch!]()
Watch out for large stinging tree on the Fig tree walk. Look but don't touch!
Photo credit: © Ross Naumann
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![Brightly coloured insects are great subjects for photography enthusiasts.]()
Brightly coloured insects are great subjects for photography enthusiasts.
Photo credit: © Ross Naumann
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![Photo of the Fig tree walk, accessible to wheelchairs, leads through magnificent rainforest.]()
The Fig tree walk, accessible to wheelchairs, leads through magnificent rainforest.
Photo credit: © Ross Naumann, QPWS volunteer
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![Look for the brilliant orange of rainforest fungi on the Fig tree walk.]()
Look for the brilliant orange of rainforest fungi on the Fig tree walk.
Photo credit: © Ross Naumann
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![Keep an eye (and an ear) out for Lewin's honeyeaters.]()
Keep an eye (and an ear) out for Lewin's honeyeaters.
Photo credit: © Ross Naumann
Take a stroll through lush riverine rainforest—its towering canopy filled with Moreton Bay fig trees, piccabeen palms, flooded gums and white cedar trees.
Learn about the forest’s plants and animals from signs along the wheelchair-accessible boardwalk. You’ll see Australian brush-turkeys foraging in the leaf litter and skinks sunning themselves along the track, while beautiful butterflies flit about the rainforest canopy.
Listen to the ever-present bird chorus. If you are quiet you might hear the wailing, cat-like call of green catbirds or the long whip call of eastern whipbirds—one of the most characteristic sounds of the Australian bush.
Getting there and getting around
From Kenilworth travel 7km on the Maleny–Kenilworth Road (bitumen road) to the Little Yabba Park on the banks of Little Yabba Creek.
Just after you cross the Little Yabba Creek bridge (150m past the intersection with Sunday Creek Road), there are entrances to the park areas on both sides of the road (the park on the right has a public toilet).
Walk across the bridge on the pedestrian path to reach the start of the walk.
Read more access information.
Wheelchair access
The walking track is accessible for people in wheelchairs (may require assistance)—a bitumen sealed path with some timber boardwalk sections.
Before you visit
Opening hours
Imbil State Forest is open 24 hours a day. For your safety, complete your walk during daylight hours.
Check park alerts for the latest information on access, closures and conditions.
Visiting safely
For more safety information see Visiting Imbil safely and Walk with care.
- Mt Allan fire tower closed to climbing 22 May to 1 November 2023