Lonely Planet's Best Day Hikes Australia is your passport to 60 easy escapes into nature. Stretch your legs away from the city by picking a hike that works for you, from just a couple of hours to a full day, from easy to hard. Explore the Outback, hike along the coastline and admire Australia's wildlife. Get to the heart of Australia and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Best Day Hikes Australia Travel Guide: Color maps and images throughout Special features - on Australia's highlights for hikers, kid-friendly hikes, accessible trails and what to take
Best for... section helps you plan your trip and select hikes that appeal to your interests
Region profiles cover when to go, where to stay, what's on, cultural insights, and local food and drink recommendations to refuel and refresh. Featured regions include:
Sydney and Around, Byron Bay to the Sunshine Coast, The Daintree and the Far North, the Outback, The Kimberley and Pilbara, Southwest Forests to the Sea, Flinders to Fleurieu, Grampians to the High Country, the Prom to the Great Ocean Road, and Tasmania Essential infoat your fingertips - hiking itineraries accompanied by illustrative maps are combined with details about hike duration, distance, terrain, start/end locations and difficulty (classified as easy, easy-moderate, moderate, moderate-hard, or hard) Over 70 maps The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Best Day Hikes Australia, our most comprehensive guide to hiking in Australia, is perfect for those planning to explore Australia on foot. Looking for more information on Australia? Check out Lonely Planet's Australia guide for a comprehensive look at what the country has to offer. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveler since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travelers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveler's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' Fairfax Media (Australia)