Make sure you refresh yourself with a snack or sit down before embarking on your way back up it gets pretty steep! Park your car at O’Reilly’s and make your way through the rainforest, past Picnic Rock and further downhill for another 400 metres until you reach the cascading falls. Where: 16 Eagle Heights Rd, North Tamborine – Get there via Eagle Heights Road and park right at the entrance to the walk.Įlabana Falls are certainly a hidden gem located amongst Lamington National Park close to O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat (a great spot to grab a bite to eat after your waterfall adventure). It’s just a 1.1km round trip, so you can knock it over in the early morning then stop for a spot of morning tea at the Curtis Falls Cafe.
The walk should only talk half an hour or less to get down to the falls, but you will likely want to stay awhile and soak up the peacefulness. There are lots of cute creatures to spot along the way too, keep an eye for resident platypuses and wallabies. You’ll wander past towering trees and through a canopy of ferns, down to this miniature and photogenic waterfall. It’s a short, beautiful walk through the rain-drenched Eucalyptus forest to the magical Curtis Falls. From there, it’s only a short drive down a narrow road and across a small creek before coming to the Cedar Creek Falls section and the car park at its entrance. Where: Cedar Creek Falls Rd, Tamborine Mountain – To get there, take Tamborine Mountain Road until you get to Cedar Creek Falls Road, just past the information map stopping bay on the left. Your best bet is to explore the area via the Cedar Creek Circuit (3.2km), which will take you along all the cascades and rock pools. Be aware these walking paths are steep and narrow and right next to deep gorges.Ĭedar Creek Falls are one of the better-known waterfalls on Mt Tamborine and a popular destination for locals and tourists alike (be warned – it can get quite busy). Once you park your car (on Doncaster Road), it’ll only take half an hour to make your way down to the falls. Just a 50-minute drive from Surfers Paradise and nestled amongst the Denham Scenic Reserve are the Beechmont rock pools - or Lip Falls as the locals call them. Here are a few of our favourites, all within an hour or so from the Gold Coast. Set your phone to silent and let the serenity feed your soul. So we highly recommend you clear your schedule, pack your swimmers and embark on a fun-filled sojourn into the green behind the gold in search of large pieces of falling water. And the best part about these fantastic places and mind-blowing natural spectacles is they are entirely free!
Sara Barnes says floating in cool water helped relieve her of the mental despair and physical agony she experienced after a surgery that left her wheelchair-bound for six weeks.When it comes to impressing visiting family and friends, is there any better way than going on an adventure and chasing a waterfall - or two? Because beyond epic beaches, and one of the world’s most renowned surfing reserves, we also have world heritage listed rainforests and breathtaking surrounds literally right on our doorstep. Wild swimmers love the spontaneity and invigoration of plunging into an icy body of water, and there are many testimonies that advocate for the beneficial healing effects of wild swimming. However, upon googling the term, it quickly became apparent that there is a whole community out there that loves wild swimming just as much as I do. I was surprised by how addicting it became, despite not thinking of myself as a water person. Wild swimming is exactly that - swimming in natural bodies of water and getting close to nature. After all, I need only run 20 seconds back to a steaming bath. The house was located right next to the IJmeer, which made convincing myself to plunge into that icy water just a tiny bit easier. When I was housesitting in Amsterdam’s IJburg neighbourhood, I started wild swimming.
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