Honeyeater lookout walk map

Conway · Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service

Alerts and conditions (4) · Last automated check: 9 Nov 2026, 7:22 am AEST

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Check before you go. Trail line: © State of Queensland (Department of Environment and Science), Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service access data, licensed under CC BY 4.0. (we retrieved this data on 1 October 2026; the source may have since updated it). Tracks close and conditions change without notice, and this map may be wrong or out of date — following a wrong line can get you lost or hurt. Check Queensland Parks alerts before you set out, carry a backup way to navigate (such as a paper map), and don't rely on your phone alone. Full details

Trail line: © State of Queensland (Department of Environment and Science), Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service access data, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Assembled by Audacia from 1 segment of that data.

Start of the mapped line: -20.2928, 148.6976 (circle). The square marks the turnaround point. The interactive map isn't on this page yet.

Distance: 3.6km return (from the Honeyeater lookout turn-off)
Grade: Grade 4 walking track Difficult mountain-bike trail

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Elevation profile

Elevation profile computed from Geoscience Australia elevation data along the mapped line. For orientation only — the official figures are below. Data attributions.

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Along the mapped line	Height
0.0 km	387 m
0.3 km	354 m
0.7 km	371 m
1.0 km	349 m
1.3 km	316 m
1.6 km	334 m
2.0 km	316 m
2.3 km	349 m
2.6 km	371 m
2.9 km	354 m
3.3 km	387 m

From Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service

Track	“Honeyeater lookout”
Grade	“Grade 4 walking track Difficult mountain-bike trail”
Distance	“3.6km return (from the Honeyeater lookout turn-off)”
Time	“Allow 1.5hr walking time and allow 40min riding time”
Starts	“From the Forestry Road trailhead follow the Conway Range trail for 24.8km one-way to reach the Honeyeater lookout turn-off. From the Airlie Beach trailhead at Kara Cresent follow the Conway Range trail for 2.3km one-way to reach the Honeyeater lookout turn-off.”
Hazards and cautions	“This trail has very steep sections, a high level of fitness and experience is required.”

Quoted from Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service's page for this walk (page last reviewed 30 June 2026; fetched 3 November 2026).

Before you walk

Best time of day

This walk's page doesn't cover the best time of day to walk. QPWS's general advice for the park: Plan to finish your walk or ride well before dark [2]. QPWS adds: Ensure you have enough daylight [2].

Water

This walk's page tells you to carry and drink lots of water [1]. The park also advises: Treat all water you take from tanks, creeks and taps before drinking [2].

Shade

This walk's page doesn't cover shade. QPWS's general advice for the park: Be sun-smart and wear a hat, long sleeved shirt and sunscreen [2]. The park also notes that some areas of the parks are quite exposed [2].

Seasonal hazards

This walk's page doesn't cover seasonal hazards. QPWS's general advice for the park: During and after heavy rain, creek conditions can change and become very dangerous [2]. At the nearest long-record Bureau of Meteorology station, Proserpine Airport (26 km south-west), mean rainfall is highest in January, February and March (307.8, 351.7 and 212.0 mm) [3]. Station averages are a guide only; conditions on the track can differ.

Alerts and conditions

As shown on this page when printed, :

We don't confirm whether this walk or park is open. Check Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service's current alerts for the park and this walk before you travel, and again on the day.

Alerts for this park that don't name this walk:

‘Planned works: Mount Rooper circuit and Coastal Fringe circuit, 02 October to 13 November 2026, Conway National Park’ (Applies: 2 Oct to 13 Nov 2026)
‘Limited access to the Conway Range Trail at Forestry Road trailhead: 28 September 2026 to 30 January 2027.’ (Applies: 28 Sep 2026 to 30 Jan 2027)
‘Notice of extended baiting program for feral pigs and foxes on Conway National Park, Dryander National Park, Dryander State Forest and Dryander Forest Reserve (update 1 Apr)’ (Applies: 25 Mar 2025 to 25 Mar 2027)
‘Planned burn : Isolated sections of Conway and Dryander National Park’ (Applies: 21 Oct to 21 Nov 2026)

Last automated check: 9 Nov 2026, 7:22 am AEST. Automated checks can miss closures.

Check the Bureau of Meteorology forecast before you go.

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Sources

Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service — Honeyeater lookout. https://parks.qld.gov.au/parks/conway/journeys/honeyeater-lookout (page last reviewed 30 June 2026; fetched 3 November 2026)
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service — Visiting Conway safely. https://parks.qld.gov.au/parks/conway/visiting-safely (page last reviewed 30 June 2026; fetched 3 November 2026)
Bureau of Meteorology — Climate statistics, Proserpine Airport (033247). https://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_033247.shtml (records from 1978; fetched 3 November 2026)

Trail line: © State of Queensland (Department of Environment and Science), Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service access data, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Source dataset qld-qspatial-walking-track, data dated 1 October 2026; joined from 1 segment and simplified for display by Audacia. Data attributions.

Climate: Bureau of Meteorology station Proserpine Airport (033247), records from 1978, 26 km south-west of the start of the mapped line.

Alerts last checked automatically 9 Nov 2026, 7:22 am AEST. Page built 3 November 2026.

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