Springbrook & Mount Tamborine — Gold Coast HinterlandLoop.
Distance
150 km
Duration
1 day
Climb
2,200 m
Springbrook & Mount Tamborine — Gold Coast Hinterland Loop.
A high-altitude loop through the Tweed Volcano caldera — the eroded heart of a 23-million-year-old shield volcano that once rose 2,000m. Mount Tamborine, Beechmont, and the Springbrook plateau are all remnants of the rim, with cliff-edge lookouts in every direction and World Heritage subtropical rainforest tucked into the gullies. Twisty plateau roads connect them — a Gold Coast hinterland classic.
Quick facts
SurfacePaved
Distance150 km
Days1
Total climb2,200 m
DifficultyModerate
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The route.
Mount Tamborine NorthStart · Plateau village at the start of the loop. Galleries, German-Swiss themed Eagle Heights, and rainforest cafes.
Tamborine Mountain PlateauScenic Point · The plateau road descends through wineries and forest. Steep twisty exit to the valley floor.
CanungraRestaurant · Coffee in the historic dairy village before the climb to Springbrook. The Outpost Cafe is a moto favourite.
Natural Bridge SpringbrookScenic Point · A basalt arch carved by Cave Creek waterfall plunging through the roof of a cave. Glow worms light the chamber at dusk.
Springbrook National Park PlateauPhoto Spot · Cliff-edge lookouts over the volcanic caldera with Mt Warning (Wollumbin) at its centre. World Heritage Gondwana rainforest.
Currumbin ValleyScenic Point · Drop down through subtropical rainforest gorge towards the coast. Cougal Cascades swimming hole at the head of the valley.
Mount Tamborine NorthEnd · Return to Tamborine for sundowners on the plateau looking back over the Gold Coast lights.
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