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Best Gold Coast Walks
Welcome to walking the Gold Coast, the Gold Coast is a wonderful place to walk and thousands of visitors come here each year and do just that. This site is all about local Gold Coast walks, with 70 kilometres/43 miles of pristine beaches this region is a beach walker’s paradise.
In addition the Gold Coast Hinterland with its subtropical rainforest opens up a whole new world of bush walks for those who build their holiday vacations around walking trails.
Gold Coast Oceanway
The Gold Coast Oceanway also features a network of 36 kilometres/22 miles of walks developed by the Gold Coast City Council and this is a perfect place to start. Many of these local walks are mapped and the details are available on the Gold Coast City Council’s website.
“The pathways provide healthy and environmentally-friendly ways for pedestrians and cyclists to explore the renowned beaches of the Gold Coast”..
This network of walking paths meanders along the Gold Coast coastline stretching from the Gold Coast Seaway (The Spit) to Point Danger Lighthouse Coolangatta to the south, in addition a pathway continues over the New South Wales border down to Duranbah Beach and Jack Evans Boat Harbour. Quote – Gold Coast City Council Oceanway
Walkers don’t recognise borders they just continue forward to their destination.
Gold Coast Walking Tracks
The network of walking tracks along the coastline features many terrains from windswept points to quiet bays and boardwalks through mangroves; this also includes brief walks along sandy foreshores to admire million dollar properties on quaint Jefferson Lane Palm Beach and Hedges Avenue Mermaid Beach.
In addition the Gold Coast Hinterland features hundreds of recognised walking tracks from boardwalks through dense lush rainforest to gruelling bush walking trails only suitable for experienced bush walkers. Walking the Gold Coast will attempt to give you a visual taste of what you can expect along with slideshows of some of these walks.
So check out the walks on the left menu of this page and plan your adventure, walking the Gold Coast today…
Walking Vacation
If you are holidaying on the Gold Coast or planning to holiday here, your vacation can be built around Gold Coast walks and Hinterland bush walking. The Gold Coast is best seen on foot! So plan a self guided holiday on the Gold Coast and see the real Gold Coast. Accommodation is available to suit every price range from low budget Motels, Caravan Parks to five star accommodation, in addition the Gold Coast Hinterland features secluded retreats in subtropical rainforest. Just the right location to explore the beautiful Gold Coast Hinterland.
Gold Coast Hinterland
Only minutes from the Gold Coast is the ‘green behind the gold’ an old tourism slogan referring to the subtropical rainforest behind the famous Gold Coast beach strip. This is particularly true if you are vacationing on the southern end of the Gold Coast, easy access via Currumbin or Palm Beach to a network of roads, where you can explore beautiful Currumbin Valley and Springbrook National Park Mount Cougal Section.
If a scenic drive on winding mountain roads with spectacular views is your thing, take a scenic drive on the Tomewin Mountain Road, over Currumbin Valley this road skirts beautiful Northern New South Wales on route 97 and then swings back into Queensland along the Nerang Murwillumbah Road (route 97) and through the Numinbah Valley.
Mountain Trails
Mount Cougal walking trail is only for experienced bushwalkers, Mount Cougal bush walking trail is virtually an unmarked track following the Queensland and New South Wales border fence. The views are spectacular on the grassy plateaus and the eastern summit of Mt Cougal is breathtaking, however this is only for experienced bush-walkers. Mount Warning climb is another popular bush walking track although it is in northern New South Wales it should be part of your Gold Coast walking activities.
Pet Friendly Gold Coast
The Gold Coast has numerous pet friendly areas to exercise your dog; it’s also pet friendly when it comes to bringing your pooch on holiday with you, so there is no excuse not to walk your dog here or bring your pet on holiday. Just visit the pages on the left entitled ‘Dog Walking‘.
One of the joys in life is walking and soaking up your surrounds, the early mornings are the best for walking whether you feel the cool sea breeze or smell the clean tang of the bushland.
Take this virtual walk on the Gold Coast and plan your next walk now…
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