This is a walk along the sunny beaches of the Gold Coast Glitter Strip. The walk also is a chance to watch all the planes buzzing around the coast for the Pacific Airshow.
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We will catch the train from Roma Street Station at 7.32 am down to Varsity Lakes Station (8.55 am ) and then catch the 765 bus to Palm Beach at the Tallebudgera Recreation and Fitness Centre.(near 28th Avenue Palm Beach)
We will start walking at Tallebudgera Creek (Palm Beach) and cross the bridge and walk around Burleigh headland at the lower level. There are great views from the lookout and then we will walk back along the beaches to Main Beach, which is about 2 kms north of Surfers Paradise. There is a cordoned off section near Surfers Paradise for the Airshow and we will either walk around it or catch a tram up a few kilometres (from Northcliffe to Cypress Avenue) and then continue the walk.
Bring your lunch, a hat, sunnies, sun screen, May I strongly suggest you wear long sleeve shirts and long pants (not shorts) And bring your Go Card.
There are many places to get a coffee on the Coast but they are usually always very busy. So please bring your own coffee.
I expect to finish walking about 3 ish. The trams from Main Beach leave about every 10 minutes
· The Tram from Main Beach to Helensvale leaves at 3.11 pm and arrives at Helensvale at 3.39 pm
· The train leaves from Helensvale leaves at 3.50 pm and arrives at Roma Street Station at 4.57 pm.
Please note that lots of transport upgrades are happening on the Coast –
The 2 main ones are the construction of the Coomera Connector Freeway and the extension of the Gold Coast Trams
The Coomera Connector is a new freeway from Nerang to Loganholme and is designed to reduce the traffic on the M1. The construction work is amazing especially around Helensvale, Parkwood and Nerang and most of the earthworks are visible from the train. Also 2 new train stations have been opened recently, namely Pimpama Station and Hope Island Station.
Also the extension of the tram lime for the Gold Coast Trams from Broadbeach South to Burleigh Heads has been has been completed but are not yet open for passengers as they are still doing testing and it may not be open for passsengers for a few months.
