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Walking Currumbin Seaside, Gold Coast, Australia
July 29th, 2010 by admin
When I walk I like to think like a tourist and that I am seeing the location for the first time, it is not always easy depending on your mood. But most of the time the sheer essence of the location is enough. So let us start the Currumbin Beach walk at Thrower Bridge, (which has its own history). You have to start at the bridge to really get the feel of the locality.Walk along the concrete footpath by the side of Currumbin creek, the area can get quite busy on the weekend depending on a number of factors. If the fish are biting, the road way will be littered with trailers and 4WD’s hoping for great day fishing at Palm Beach Reef. Currumbin Creek can be alive with lots of water activities and the park full of picnickers enjoying the lush green grass and shade at Winders Park.Swell Sculptural FestivalFollowing the pathway along Currumbin Creek heading east Surfers accommodation Alley you will come across a number of timber piers with an assortment of pelicans perched on top constructed from a variety of metal components. These beautiful art pieces were displayed at Swell Sculptural Festival, this event is featured on Currumbin beachfront every year around September. Continue walking along the footpath along the Currumbin Creek until the end of the Park, and then it is onto the concrete walkway and under Currumbin Bridge. If it’s a warm day you can rest here under the shade of the bridge, the view is spectacular at this point. This is also a good spot for photos, opposite are the picturesque walks of Beree Badalla Boardwalk and Currumbin Lagoon including Tarrabora Reserve, but that’s for another day.Rest at Farmers Family ParkNow we start to climb Currumbin hill, during the summer month it can get very warm hoped you remembered your hat and bottle of water, just to keep you fresh in anticipation for a spot of breakfast or a coffee at one of the many cafes & restaurants on the esplanade. Further along the walk you come to ‘The Farmer Family Park’ a small area with shade trees and benches with views of Surfers Paradise in the distance with its towering buildings makes for a great photo. Once you have reached the top of the hill, it’s all down hill to Currumbin Alley and Currumbin Rock.Currumbin Rock will come into view, this is a unique location with it unusual rock formation and changing moods. The water can be glassy and serene or foaming with anger, It can be what you want it to be, a world class surfing location, a photographers paradise, or for walkers a setting to be soaked up and speak about. I have seen many of its moods and never tire of its beauty.What can you do at Currumbin Beach?The list is endless there are a couple of lookouts worth climbing, so at this point you can refresh yourself at one of the many Cafes and then start doing some climbing to work off that breakfast or lunch it is up to you