Take a Break in Babinda and Surrounds - half day itinerary

Grab something from the local shops and follow the signed historical Museum Walk through town. In Munro Street, you will see the quaint Post Office and the Munro Picture Theatre, complete with canvas seats! In Knowles Street are the old Nurses’ Quarters, a wonderful example of 1950’s architecture and excellent accommodation. For over 100 years, the beloved Babinda Mill was the most important building in the town. Professional photos of the mill can be found at the Museum in the town centre and at the Visitor Information Centre. Dotted around the cane fields surrounding Babinda, you will see many “cane barracks”. These small and very basic buildings were home to the “gangs” of men who cut the cane by hand during the crushing period that went approximately from May to November. Drive to the beautiful Babinda Boulders where you can picnic in comfort and swim in emerald rainforest pools, then follow the magical walk to the Devil’s Pool Lookout. This 2.4km out-and-back trail is an easy 20 min walk, a popular trail for hiking and walking, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day. Make sure you read about the Legend of The Boulders. Continue south to Josephine Falls. Located in the Wooroonooran National Park, the area was proclaimed a Wet Tropics World Heritage Area in 1988. This 700m walk is at the base of Mt Bartle Frere, at 1622m, the highest mountain in Queensland. Swim in the bottom pool which has its own natural waterslide! The eastern trailhead for Mount Bartle Frere departs just by the Josephine Falls carpark.