10 Beautiful Walks On The Gold Coast Not To Miss

Ask me what my favourite way to explore a destination is and I always say it’s walking. Especially in Goldie, as there are so many beautiful walks on the Gold Coast that allow you to see the best landscapes of the region.

Whether it’s finding a hidden beach or backstreet cafe or hiking to the top of a hill, you can experience more or the city and the joy of the landscape just by wandering around.

There are many Gold Coast walks for you to choose from.

Sure the Gold Coast has its imposing concrete skyline, but it’s built around the great outdoors and the local council has done a great job in providing excellent footpaths, walking tracks, and cycleways for the active locals to enjoy their own backyard.

But if you’re not sure which walk in the Gold Coast you want to add to your itinerary, below are my favourites…

Is the Gold Coast Good for Hiking?

The Gold Coast is a great base for hikers and walkers, it’s one of the reasons we loved living on the Gold Coast.

Get up at 6.00 am on the Goldy and it feels like midday with everyone out walking, cycling, and surfing. You can’t help but get caught up in the energy of the place.

And the great thing about taking a bush walk on the Gold Coast is that it’s FREE and you’re seeing things at a slower pace, which means you’ll take more in and appreciate an area more.

The Gold Coast is so great for walking, when we lived there, we didn’t own a car. Plus, many of the walks are family-friendly and our small children could do them too.

If you want more strenuous hikes, the surrounding national parks have plenty of green mountains you can explore.

The best thing about the Gold Coast is you’re not sitting in traffic or rushing around on public transport, instead, you’re soaking up the local landscapes and walking off the overindulgence of eating on your holiday.

The Best Gold Coast Walks

So once you’re done with the theme parks and laying on the beach, get active and get beyond the concrete skyline and choose one of the many fantastic bush walks on the Gold Coast.

1. Burleigh Heads National Park

• Distance: The combined Oceanview Track and Rainforest Circuit is 3.4 km
• Time to complete: 1.5 hours without stopping for breaks
• Difficulty: easy
• Start / Finish: start and finish at the park entrance near Tallebudgera Creek

Burleigh Heads is one of our favorite spots on the Gold Coast, but for reasons I can’t answer, we’d never ventured into Burleigh Heads National Park before.

We’ve been…