Purling Brook Falls circuit
Mudgeeraba, Gold Coast Area

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Description

From the Purling Brook Falls lookout in Springbrook National Park, take the track along the top of the cliffs through open forest sprinkled with cycads to the top of Tanninaba Falls. From here, you can see the Gold Coast and Purling Brook Valley.

The track leads down 450 steps into the rainforested valley and along to spectacular Tanninaba Falls which is almost concealed within rock. Continue through the rainforest to the Purling Brook Falls that plunge more than 100 metres into the valley.

A sidetrack leads one kilometre down the creek to the rainforest fringed Waringa Pool. Admire buttress roots, epiphytes, and a grove of piccabeen palms along the way to the falls. The track then steadily winds its way back up to the cliff tops through open eucalypt forest with a wildflower heath understorey.

About the Walk

4 kilometres
1.5-2 hours
Short Walk
Easy
Circuit
Springbrook's most popular walk starts in the rainforest at Gwongorella picnic area.

Walk Highlights

• Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area
• Remarkable valley outlook
• Spectacular waterfalls
• Open eucalypt forest
• Waterhole

Walk Hints

Best walked in a clockwise direction.

Allow an extra hour to visit Waringa Pool. Be careful when walking behind Purling Brook Falls. The drop to the pool is steep and the track is boggy and slippery. Be very careful where the track follows the clifftop.

Best Time To Go

A refreshingly cool retreat from the summer heat.

Property Details

Facilities

• BBQ Facilities
• Car park
• Public toilet
• Walking Tracks

Activities

• Animal Watching
• Birdwatching
• Walking

Other Information

Further Details:
The Purling Brook Falls circuit features: Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area, remarkable valley outlook, spectacular waterfalls, open eucalypt forest and creeks. Pass through open eucalypt forest of New England ash Eucalyptus campanulata where fire-adapted species such as lepidozamias and hakeas and various wildflowers grow before descending into the gorge to view the falls from below. A steady climb through forest brings the walker back to the picnic area.
The Circuit is a four kilometre easy walk which should take between one and a half and two hours to complete. Best walked in a clockwise direction. Allow an extra hour to visit Waringa Pool. Be careful when walking behind Purling Brook Falls. The drop to the pool is steep and the track is boggy and slippery. Be very careful where the track follows the clifftop.

How To Get There:
From the Pacific Motorway, Springbrook plateau is 29 kilometres from Mudgeeraba or 42 kilometres from Nerang. Exit the Pacific Motorway at Mudgeeraba (exit 79 from the north, exit 80 from the south) and follow the Gold Coast - Springbrook Road. Alternatively, exit the Pacific Motorway at Nerang (exit 69) and follow the Nerang - Murwillumbah Road for 42 kilometres then take the Springbrook turn-off at Pine Creek Road. Both bitumen roads are steep and narrow.

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