Hikes in Australia

The best hikes in Australia: 3 on the world’s top 100

3 of the world’s 100 best hikes are in Australia, according to The World’s 100 Best Hikes 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Grand Canyon Track in Blue Mountains at N° 24, followed by Kings Canyon Rim Walk in Watarrka National Park at N° 66 and Mount Amos in Freycinet National Park at N° 89.

Source: The World’s 100 Best Hikes 2026, Worth a Journey, https://worthajourney.com/hikes/

Australia has the 11th most entries of the 32 countries on The World’s 100 Best Hikes 2026.

Australia has 3 of the 9 entries from Oceania; the highest ranked in Oceania is Gertrude Saddle in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand, at N° 23 in the world.

N° 1 in the world is Múlagljúfur in South Iceland, Iceland.

Grand Canyon Track in Blue Mountains is N° 24 of The World’s 100 Best Hikes 2026, published by Worth a Journey, and N° 1 in Australia.

Kings Canyon Rim Walk in Watarrka National Park is N° 66 of The World’s 100 Best Hikes 2026, published by Worth a Journey, and N° 2 in Australia.

Mount Amos in Freycinet National Park is N° 89 of The World’s 100 Best Hikes 2026, published by Worth a Journey, and N° 3 in Australia.