Jurors in a high-profile Australian murder trial have been taken to the remote Queensland beach where the victim was found.

Toyah Cordingley was repeatedly stabbed with a sharp object and put in a shallow sandy grave with little or no hope of surviving, the jury has heard.

Rajwinder Singh, 41, denies murdering Ms Cordingley on a Sunday afternoon in October 2018 in Far North Queensland.

The 24-year-old's body was discovered by her father the following day on Wangetti Beach - a stretch of coastline between the tourist centres of Cairns and Port Douglas.

The jury of ten men and two women, plus three back-up jurors, attended the beach along with the judge and barristers as the second week of the trial got underway.

In a nod to the tropical conditions and temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius, the judge, Justice Lincoln Crowley, wore a T-shirt, sports shorts, and trainers. Both the lead prosecution and defence barristers opted for polo shirts, shorts, and baseball caps.

The jurors were led around 1.2km north up the sand to see where Ms Cordingley was discovered. Earlier, as they arrived by bus, four red and white cones marked where the victim's car had been parked.

The trip was intended to familiarize the jurors with key locations in the case, and no official evidence was given.

Last week, the Cairns Supreme Court heard that the day after Ms Cordingley's body was discovered, Mr Singh flew from Australia to India—leaving behind his wife, three children, and parents. He was not heard from until he was arrested four years later, the prosecution said.

It is alleged that Mr Singh, who was working as a nurse in the town of Innisfail south of Cairns, confronted Ms Cordingley, whom prosecutor Nathan Crane described as a young woman, blonde and attractive.

The pharmacy worker was found wearing a bikini, with virtually all her other clothes and possessions missing, allegedly taken by the killer to avoid detection. Her dog, Indie, which Ms Cordingley had taken to the beach for a walk, was found tied up to a tree hidden in shrubland about 30 metres from the grave.

No murder weapon has been recovered, and no eyewitnesses have been found. However, the prosecution argues that circumstantial evidence points to Mr Singh and eliminates others. This includes DNA evidence found at the scene, which suggests a high probability it came from Mr Singh.

The jury has already heard evidence suggesting that Ms Cordingley's phone left the beach after the killing and that its movements matched those of a blue Alfa Romeo owned by the accused.

Mr Singh's sudden departure from Australia is cited by the prosecution as implicating his guilt. As the police were finding Toyah's body, he was organizing a hurriedly-arranged one-way trip back to India, Mr Crane stated.

The defense is yet to present any formal evidence, arguing that Mr Singh was in the wrong place at the wrong time. He has claimed he witnessed two masked men attacking Ms Cordingley and expressed regret over not coming forward sooner.

Ms Cordingley's boyfriend, among others, has been ruled out as suspects, and the trial will reconvene in the courthouse.