Hinchinbrook Island Attractions 
39,000 ha.
Hinchinbrook Island is the largest island off the Queensland coast and the largest island national park in the world. It is separated from the mainland only by the narrow but deep mangrove-fringed Hinchinbrook Channel. Cook, sailing this way in 1770, did not realize that he was passing an island.
The island extends for 34km from north to south, with Mount Bowen (1121m) as its highest peak. It is an island of sandy beaches, partly unexplored wilderness, dense rain forest of milky pine and palm fig trees, and mangrove swamps.
This is an island for nature lovers. There is little in the way of entertainment but plenty of scope for walking and water sports. There is a very rewarding walk (30km) along the coast from Ramsay Bay on the east side of the island to George Point in the south. Walkers must be fit and take plenty of water with them. The Queensland National Park and Wildlife Service (QNPWS) issues a brochure on this coastal walk.
Hinchinbrook Island is the largest island off the Queensland coast and the largest island national park in the world. It is separated from the mainland only by the narrow but deep mangrove-fringed Hinchinbrook Channel. Cook, sailing this way in 1770, did not realize that he was passing an island.
The island extends for 34km from north to south, with Mount Bowen (1121m) as its highest peak. It is an island of sandy beaches, partly unexplored wilderness, dense rain forest of milky pine and palm fig trees, and mangrove swamps.
This is an island for nature lovers. There is little in the way of entertainment but plenty of scope for walking and water sports. There is a very rewarding walk (30km) along the coast from Ramsay Bay on the east side of the island to George Point in the south. Walkers must be fit and take plenty of water with them. The Queensland National Park and Wildlife Service (QNPWS) issues a brochure on this coastal walk.
