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If you know your local streets, parklands and walking tracks like the back of your hand, it’s time to drop your location pin a little further afield in Southern Queensland Country.

While you’ll need to clock up a few bitumen miles in the car before starting your walking adventure, there’s national parks, farmlands and purpose-built trails in nature reserves to explore once you cross the Great Dividing Range.

Get your activewear and walking shoes ready for these fun and active things to do in the great outdoors.

Couple hiking in Girraween National Park

Mother of all water adventures in Toowoomba blog

The mother of all adventures in the Toowoomba Region

Crows Nest & other destinations

Mother of all nature experiences in Western Downs blog

The mother of all nature experiences on the Western Downs

Bell & other destinations

Waterskiing in Chinchilla

10 best spots for water sport activities in Southern Queensland Country

Southern Downs & Granite Belt & other destinations

Mother of all nature getaways in Southern Downs & Granite Belt

Enjoy nature’s harvest on the Southern Downs and Granite Belt

Applethorpe & other destinations

Car driving on country road

8 best places to 4WD and stay the night in Southern Queensland Country

Lockyer Valley & other destinations

Mountain biker riding on trail

Best mountain bike trails in Southern Queensland Country

Lockyer Valley & other destinations

Colourful flowerbeds in Laurel Bank Park

Bloomin’ beautiful: Where to see flowers during Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers

Toowoomba & other destinations

Mountain biking blog

Best action-packed experiences in Southern Queensland Country

Crows Nest & other destinations

Man hitting golf ball

Best golf courses in Southern Queensland Country

Allora & other destinations

Couple hiking in Girraween National Park

10 best mountains to climb in Southern Queensland Country

Goondiwindi & other destinations

Man standing at the Picnic Point lookout

48 hours in Toowoomba

Toowoomba & other destinations

Women looking at sunflower field in the Southern Downs

14-day ultimate road trip through Southern Queensland Country

Allora & other destinations

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Acknowledgement of Country

Southern Queensland Country Tourism acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waterways that run through these regions. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders past, present and emerging.