Local Area

The Taste of the Hinterland

The rolling landscape, temperate climate, and dedicated & enthusiastic local farmers combine to produce exceptional and often unique fruits, nuts & dairy products. You will have the chance to purchase these gourmet delights including freshly picked strawberries, sweet juicy pineapples, buttery macadamia nuts & avocados from road side stalls. Or you may choose to visit internationally renowned tourism award winning mass producers like Queensland’s own famous icons including the Big Pineapple, Yandina’s Ginger Factory, and Nut Works Macadamia Factory.  You can visit local producers like Maleny Dairy which are complimented by award winning manufacturers including Maleny & Kenilworth Cheese Factories, Colin James Ice Cream & Cheese Fromargerie who all sell direct to the public.

The Eumundi Markets is one of Australia’s leading tourist attractions is only 30 minutes  north from the  Montville Mountain Inn, and is located in the heart of the historic town of Eumundi.  The iconic and towering heritage listed fig trees rise above the 500 plus stall market.  View artworks and sculptures by local artists. Taste homemade lemonade, freshly baked breads, locally grown produce and fresh seasonal fruits.  Listen to the diverse music of the electronic didgeridoo and bongo drums or traditional bush poetry and street theatre.

Awarded Australia’s Best Major Tourist Attraction year after year, Australia Zoo is only a short 20 minute drive from the Montville Mountain Inn, and offers a whole day of wildlife action and adventure. Get your adrenalin pumping as you watch crocodiles launch a strike in the 500 seat Crocoseum. Catch the zoo’s thrilling free flight bird show where you get the chance to witness the graceful flight of a Macaw or a powerful Wedge Tail Eagle. Other exciting daily shows include cheeky Asian otters, cuddle koalas, snakes, tigers, and we can’t forget the amazing Giant Galapagos Tortoise, who hatched in 1830.

Only 15 minutes from the Montville Mountain Inn, Mary Caincross Scenic Reserve is one of the best remnants of a sub-tropical rainforest in Australia, with amazing views across the Glass House Mountains, also features an excellent education centre.  Many rare and threatened tree species flourish in this park, and the endangered Coxen’s Fig Parrot and Richmond Birdwing Butterfly have been seen.  The Glass House Mountains are remnants of volcanoes active about 25 million years ago.  They were formed as molten rock was forced out of vents from within the earth.

The vision for the Sunshine Coast hinterland Great Walk was to create an eco-tourism destination that is fun and pleasurable for experienced walkers and day-trippers of varying ages and fitness levels.  It offers a world-class walking track with a variety of experiences from mid-to-long distance track of 4 days as well as short walk section that can be completed in less than one day. The 45km of walks traverse some of the more scenic and spectacular natural areas of the range including Kondalilla National Park, Maleny Forest Reserve, Mapleton Falls National Park and Mapleton Forest Reserve.