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Gold Coast Bushwalks
Listed in order of distance. (shortest to longest)
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Tree Top Walk
(Rainforest Circuit)
Lamington National Park | Distance: 800m | Duration: 20mins
This walk comprises of 9 suspension bridges up to 15 metres off the ground giving you views over the forest canopy and has a 30m high tower which you can climb to really take it all in at leaf level.
Natural Arch
Natural Arch,
A viewing platform in the forest is a good place to stop and listen to the birds or rest on your way back. See strangler figs and giant stinging trees. If you're lucky you might see the local platypus. At night, look for glow-worms in the surrounding cliffs.
Purling Brook Falls
Springbrook National Park | Distance: 4 kilometres | Duration: 1.5-2 hours
From the Purling Brook Falls lookout in Springbrook National Park, take the track along the top of the cliffs through open forest sprinkled with cycads to the top of Tanninaba Falls. From here, you can see the Gold Coast and
The Caves Circuit
Binna Burra, Lamington National Park | Distance: 5 kilometres | Duration: 2-3 hours
There are wonderful views of the Coomera Gorge and a commemorative seat to Robert Collins whose efforts form the foundation on which Lamington National Park was created which now is part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area. The
Federation Walk
The Spit | Distance: 6km return | Duration: 2-3 hours
(6km if you go to the end and back) along a well made path through the sand dunes of The Spit. It's perhaps the closest walk to Surfers Paradise and provides a unique insight into the coastal dune network. The walk starts at the beach car park on the opposite side of the road from the entrance to Sea World (you'll need to go around the roundabout to get to the car park). It's basically a 3km stretch of sand dunes, beach and sheoak trees and the path is made of compacted gravel, so it's easy to walk on. There are a couple of small inclines, but nothing too dramatic. The path ends at the Gold Coast Seaway where, on a clear day, you can get an excellent view south down the beach along the entire stretch of the Gold Coast right down to Coolangatta. You can then turn around and walk 3km back, or have someone pick you up at the end.
Take plenty of water on a hot day because there are only amenities at the start and finish of the walk and parts of the track have no shade.
The Box Forest Track leads past Picnic Rock and
The Araucaria Lookout Track
Binna Burra section of Lamington National Park | Distance: 19 kilometres | Duration: 5-8 hours
The Araucaria Lookout Track in the Binna Burra section of Lamington National Park is reached by following the Border Track to the foot of Mount Hobwee. For much of this section, the track winds upwards along the
You'll need to be fit take plenty of water. This track forms the basis of all other walking tracks in the
Gold Coast Hinterland Great Walk
Springbrook | Distance: 55 kms | Duration: 3 days
Discover beauty, mystery and history along the 54 kilometre Gold Coast Hinterland Great Walk linking the species-rich, Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area of Lamington and Springbrook plateaus via the scenic Numinbah Valley. Walk through the ancient volcanic landscape of the Tweed Volcano, which is still being eroded by rushing streams and plummeting waterfalls, through lush rainforest with relicts of Gondwana flora and fauna.
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Gold Coast Hinterland
The Gold Coast Hinterland is located approx 1 hours drive west Surfers Paradise. The Gold Coast's Hinterland mountains which includes world heritage listed national parks and reserves where visitors can enjoy wonderful views, local tea houses and picnic spots, shopping, bush walking, bird watching, swim in natural rock pools, take 4WD day tours. Lamington National Park, Australia's largest preserved stand of subtropical rainforest, offers more than 160 kilometres of graded walking tracks. About 23 million years ago an ancient volcano formed Lamington, Springbrook, Border Ranges, Nightcap and Mount Warning National Parks which are spread across an area of some 7,000 square kilometres throughout the hinterland.
About 1 hours drive west Surfers Paradise is situated the Gold Coast's Hinterland mountains which includes world heritage listed national parks and reserves where visitors can enjoy wonderful views, local restaurants and picnic spots, shopping, bush walking, bird watching, swim in natural rock pools, take 4WD day tours.
Lamington National Park, Australia's largest preserved stand of subtropical rainforest, offers more than 160 kilometres of graded walking tracks. About 23 million years ago an ancient volcano formed Lamington, Springbrook, Border Ranges, Nightcap and Mount Warning National Parks which are spread across an area of some 7,000 square kilometres throughout the hinterland.
Have a picnic at Binna Burra. Picnic tables, toilets, electric barbecues and tap water are provided. See colourful crimson rosellas, king parrots, pademelons and brush-turkeys around the picnic areas. Go bush walking, birdwatching during the day.
Natural Arch: A spectacular waterfall which cascades through the roof of a cave into an icy pool. The cave is home to Australia's largest glow worm colony that is best viewed at night.
Mount Tamborine: The area includes no less than seven national parks and is a favourite weekend trip for locals who take time out to browse through the craft workshops brimming with Australian crafts, wineries and galleries. Mount Tamborine is also an ideal location for spectacular views back towards the Pacific Ocean & Mt Warning.
Springbrook: Has plentiful waterfalls, bush walks and range of interesting flora and fauna and is renowned for its teahouses and wide choice of self-contained cottages and welcoming bed & breakfast lodges.
Mount Warning: World Heritage-listed Mount Warning (Wollumbin) is the remnant central plug of an ancient volcano.
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