Gold Coast Hinterland

The Gold Coast Hinterland is a rural area in the west of Gold Coast. It consists of mountain ranges covered in rainforests, most of which are national parks. For Wikivoyage purposes, Springbrook, Numinbah Valley and Tamborine Mountain are covered separately.

Get in

By car

Driving to any part of the hinterland is easy by car. Simply take the 99, 95, 90, 92 or 97 routes off the M1.

By public transport

The public transport network west of the M1 is very sparse. The hourly 748 operates from 6:20AM to 5:20PM.

See

  • 🌍 Freeman's Lookout, 300 Freemans Road. Lookout offering great views of the Gold Coast. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 🌍 Rosin's Lookout, 1684 Beechmont Road. A lookout on a hill facing out to the Numinbah Valley. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 🌍 The Panorama's Best View, 517 The Panorama. A lookout area of the Gold Coast. Fully accessable by car. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 🌍 Wongawallan Powerline Lookout. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 🌍 Wickham Peak Lookout. Lookout of the city of Brisbane and Mount Barney. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 🌍 Gold Coast Motor Museum. $24. OSM directions target=_blank

Do

  • 🌍 Hinze Dam. The dam to the Nerang River. Has a park, cafe and mountain bike trails. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 🌍 Nerang National Park. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 🌍 Lower Beechmont Conservation Area, 116 Belliss Road. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 🌍 Willow Vale Recreational Trail. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 🌍 Pages Pinnacle. A 6 km-return trail that takes you to a 400-m-tall volcanic plug. Great for experienced hikers and scramblers. OSM directions target=_blank

Buy

Eat

  • 🌍 View Cafe, 100-200 Advancetown Road, +61 7 5563 0313. 9AM-4PM. $20-40. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 🌍 BARROW. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 🌍 Pollys Country Kitchen. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 🌍 Hotel Panchos. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 🌍 Rivermill Cafe. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 🌍 The Hunted Cafe. OSM directions target=_blank

Drink

Sleep

  • 🌍 Gold Coast Tree Houses. $225. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 🌍 Clouds on Beechmont. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 🌍 The Hillside Retreat. OSM directions target=_blank

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