Burleigh Headland National Park is right in the centre of the Gold Coast 26.7 ha of beautiful rainforest and stunning views; it still amazes me how lovely this National Park is, every time I take one of the walking tracks and depending on the time of year the Rainforest circuit can look quite different.

Burleigh Headland was set aside as a Reserve for Public Purposes in 1886, and according to the government website was earmarked for a proposed subdivision for growing bananas, attempts were made during these dates to change its use 1916, 1929 and 1941, fortunately some individuals had extreme foresight and the headland became a National Park in 1947.

What a tragedy it would have been if this had occurred, so when you are soaking up this unique location think about what might have happened.

This is the view from the Rainforest Circuit southern aspect Tumgun Lookout

There are two walking tracks;

What does a class 3 walk mean?

According to Australian standards it means the following

http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/parks/burleigh-head/about.html

Enjoy your walk around Burleigh Headland the pages below are a review of my experience walking in this unique location right in the middle of Australia’s Gold Coast.

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