Westcott to Cherry Plain walk
Wind through rainforest, vine forest and open eucalypt forest, admire sweeping views to the west and glimpse soaring birds of prey.
- Journey type
- Walk
- Distance
- 9.6km one way A path where the start point is different to the finish point
- Time suggested
- Allow 3-4hr walking time.
- Grade
- Grade 4 walking track
Accessible by
- Conventional vehicle
Journey facilities
- Walking
From Westcott picnic area, this track follows the cliff-line to provide views over remnants of bottletree scrubs (Brachychiton rupestris) protected in the park. Wind your way along this breathtaking track where rainforest-clad summits give way to dramatic exposed escarpments and views west over the township of Bell and the distant plains below. Meander through eucalypt-clad ridges interspersed with shady gullies.
Look for white-browed scrubwrens in the gullies, and spot carpet pythons basking in the sun along the track. Watch red-backed fairy-wrens, superb blue wrens and variegated wrens flit from grass to branch in sunny open areas. See wedge-tailed eagles soaring in the distance, red-necked wallabies bounding through tall grass, and brown quails in grassy areas.
The track ends at Cherry Plain—from here retrace your steps along the track, return via the road for a shorter return journey, or continue to Burtons Well for a longer walk.
Getting there and getting around
The Westcott to Cherry Plain track is in the Bunya Mountains National Park, 200km north-west of Brisbane and 125km north-west of Toowoomba in the South Burnett region.
- The track starts from either the Westcott picnic area, 4km along Bunya Mountains Road or Cherry Plain picnic area, 6km along Bunya Mountains Road from the Bunya Avenue intersection.
Three steep, narrow and winding routes, signposted as the Great Bunya Drive, lead to the park. The Bunya Mountains Road passes through the park from the south-east to the north.
For more details on how to get to Bunya Mountains National Park, please see getting there and getting around.
Wheelchair access
There are no wheelchair-accessible facilities.
Before you visit
Opening hours
Westcott to Cherry Plain walk 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 Bunya Mountains safely and Walk with care.
- Bunya Mountains - Burtons Well walking tracks closed due to storm damage 1 February to 18 October 2024
- The Bunya Bunya walking track is closed 29 January 2023 to 29 January 2025
- Bunya Mountains Road from Kumbia - closed to all caravans due to road maintenance 16–30 September 2024