This walk matches the seasonal conditions of mid-autumn.  The walk begins at Purling Brook Falls at Springbrook in the Gold Coast hinterland.  We begin walking by following a graded track down cliffs of cream-coloured rhyolite.  At Warringa Pool. known for its basalt slabs, we follow a track along the west branch of Little Nerang Creek.  We eventually come to a powerline which brings us to Apple Tree Park on the top of the ridge line of Springbrook.

From there we descend 1.9kms to the campsite known as Woonoongoora which involves descending 900 steps.  Along the way we pass ancient plant forms – ancestors of the living cycads predating the dinosaurs.  Fossil records indicate that the ancestral plants existed almost 300 million years ago.

We come to Chester Road and then a further 1.6 kms bring us to the township of Numinbah.  All are welcome to join this walk.