After completing this circuit we had only covered a little over 5 kilometres, so we took a short drive to the nearby Pine Ridge Conservation Park and clocked up a few more Ks. Pine Ridge Regional Park protects one of the last wallum remnants on the Gold Coast, featuring banskia woodland, heath and paperbark swamp forests. We could not find walking tracks marked on maps here or online, but followed a very pleasant path through the middle of the park and back skirting the eastern border. |
The Hungry Hikers have been off adventuring independently for a while, but this week 4 of us were back together to hike on the northern end of the Gold Coast. We began with morning tea on Jabiru Island at a peaceful spot overlooking the water, then walked along the Myola Boardwalk, which runs through mangroves in the Coombabah Lakelands Conservation Area. We enjoyed the sunshine and cool breezes on this section, but it got a little warmer as we crossed the waterway and followed a track back along the other side. Lunch was a fitting end to our day out and we found a real gem at Paradise Point. Sitting on the sidewalk we had a great meal - a bargain at $20 for bruschetta, a main meal and wine. Try The Point 44 restaurant sometime. We highly recommend it. The service was great, the food delicious, and the setting, very pleasant.
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