Hikes near the Gold Coast
The Gold Coast is the rare city where a morning surf and an afternoon in Gondwana rainforest are the same day out. Twenty minutes behind the beaches the hinterland climbs fast — Springbrook's waterfall circuits, Tamborine Mountain's short rainforest loops, and the big Lamington track network around Binna Burra and O'Reilly's. Everything below is sorted by real driving-crow distance from Surfers Paradise, with full elevation profiles and offline maps before you head up the range.
72 trails within 100 km, across 32 parks and reserves — closest first.
Federation Walk
Federation Walk Coastal Reserve
Casuarina Grove Track
Nerang National Park
Melaleuca Boardwalk Circuit
Coombabah Lakelands Conservation Area
Oceanview Circuit
Burleigh Head National Park
Tallebudgera Creek Walking Track
David Fleay Wildlife Park / Tallebudgera Creek Conservation Park
Goshawk Track
Coombabah Lakelands Conservation Area
Koala Track
Coombabah Lakelands Conservation Area
Myola Boardwalk
Coombabah Lakelands Conservation Area
Jabiru Track
Coombabah Lakelands Conservation Area
Freeman's Lookout Track
Nerang Conservation Park / Nerang Forest Reserve
MacDonald Rainforest Circuit
Tamborine National Park
Curtis Falls track
Tamborine National Park
Lower Creek Circuit
Tamborine National Park
Warringa Pool track
Springbrook National Park
Purling Brook Falls Circuit
Springbrook National Park
Witches Falls Circuit
Tamborine National Park
Cougal Cascades track
Springbrook National Park
Warrie Circuit
Springbrook National Park
Twin Falls Circuit
Springbrook National Park
Illinbah Circuit
Lamington National Park
Lower Bellbird Track
Lamington National Park
Ballunjui Falls (Lower Ballunjui Falls track)
Lamington National Park
Caves Circuit
Lamington National Park
Border Track
Lamington National Park
Gwongoorool Track
Lamington National Park
Dave's Creek Circuit
Lamington National Park (Binna Burra)
Tullawallal Circuit
Lamington National Park
Gold Coast Hinterland Great Walk
Lamington & Springbrook National Parks
Coomera Circuit
Lamington National Park (Binna Burra)
Mount Hobwee Circuit
Lamington National Park
West Canungra Creek Circuit
Lamington National Park
Toolona Creek Circuit
Lamington National Park (O'Reilly's)
Box Forest Track
Main Range National Park
Box Forest Circuit
Lamington National Park
Centenary Track
Lamington National Park (Green Mountains section)
Wishing Tree Track
Lamington National Park
Morans Falls Track
Lamington National Park (Binna Burra)
Python Rock Track
Lamington National Park
Albert River Circuit
Lamington National Park
Wollumbin (Mount Warning) summit track
Wollumbin National Park
Brindle Creek Walking Track
Border Ranges National Park
Pinnacle Walk and Lookout
Border Ranges National Park
Byrrill Creek walking track
Mebbin National Park
Falcorostrum Loop walking track
Border Ranges National Park
Booyong walking track
Border Ranges National Park
Rosewood Loop
Border Ranges National Park
Palm Forest walking track
Border Ranges National Park
Federation Track
Mount Gravatt Outlook Reserve
Historic Nightcap Track
Nightcap National Park / Whian Whian State Conservation Area
Protesters Falls walking track
Nightcap National Park
Peates Mountain via Rummery Road
Whian Whian State Conservation Area
Sandy Creek Circuit
Tamborine National Park
Minyon Falls walking track
Nightcap National Park
Big Scrub Loop walking track
Nightcap National Park
Aboriginal Art Trail (Hoop Pine Trail)
Mt Coot-tha Reserve / D'Aguilar National Park
Yellow Pinch Track
Mount Barney National Park
Lower Portals Track
Mount Barney National Park
Melaleuca Circuit
Karawatha Forest Park
South Ridge (Peasants Ridge) Route
Mount Barney National Park
Goanna Trail
Enoggera Reservoir
Cronan Creek Track
Mount Barney National Park
Mee-bor-rum Circuit
Moogerah Peaks National Park
Gold Creek Trail
Gold Creek Reservoir / Enoggera
Upper Portals Track
Mount Barney National Park
Three Sisters walking track
Broken Head Nature Reserve
Egernia Circuit
D'Aguilar National Park (Jollys Lookout)
Thylogale Walking Track
D'Aguilar National Park (Jollys Lookout to Manorina)
Morelia Track
D'Aguilar National Park (Manorina)
Atrax Circuit
D'Aguilar National Park (Manorina)
Cypress Grove Circuit
D'Aguilar National Park (Maiala, Mount Glorious)
Gap Creek Falls Track
Main Range National Park
Greenes Falls Track
D'Aguilar National Park (Maiala, Mount Glorious)