A short loop walk in the Dinden National Park (an hour from Cairns), the Davies Creek Falls circuit track combines great views, a waterfall and many idyllic swimming holes.
The Clover Hill Trail combines an easy walk along an old forestry road, followed by a challenging scramble through rainforest. It passes four waterfalls and some nice swimming holes.
The bushwalk from Woy Woy to Point Clare in Brisbane Water National Park has some great views from the Koolewong Ridge. A side-trip to Spion Kop offers an even more spectacular lookout.
The Mobong Walking Track in Cascade National Park (inland from Coffs Harbour) traverses dense rainforest and passes a nice waterfall, before emerging at a swimming hole on Mobong Creek.
An informal walking pad provides access to Refuge Bay at West Head. This spectacular spot has a waterfall which plunges onto the beach, a clifftop swimming hole, great views and fascinating WWII history.
Combining the Burraga Walk and part of the Murri-yanna Track in the Bidjigal Reserve, this interesting loop follows a number of creeks and visits the only waterfall in the Hills Shire.
A loop through Irrawong Reserve and Ingleside Chase Bushland Reserve, exploring the many waterfalls and cascades along Mullet Creek
The Narara Dam bushwalk through Darkinjung Land in Gosford crosses Fountain Creek and descends to the Narara Railway Dams.
A circular bushwalk in Popran National Park which combines the Mount Olive Trail, Hominy Creek Trail and 248 Track. The destination is the beautiful Emerald Pool, and there are multiple Aboriginal engraving sites along the route.
A challenging and mostly off-track loop walk, which follows the upper reaches of Kierans Creek past waterholes, cascades and sandstone caves.