Tallebudgera Creek Conservation Walk
Unfortunately this walk is closed to the public at the moment, I had the privilege of walking this route last January 2009, but due to some damaged to the boardwalk near David Fleay Wildlife Park and a tree down across a small bridge the area has been closed off. To my knowledge no works have been scheduled yet.
This is a gem of a walk so don’t forget your camera..
This is a gem of a walk and with spectacular views of Tallebudgera Creek that emerge from gaps along the pathway. Birdlife is prolific with screaming sulphur-crested cockatoos over head, some stretches of the walk you could believe you were in some deserted location and nobody was around. If you stand quietly and just listen you could imagine what it would have been like for the early settlers and the local Kombumerri / Bunjalung people who then inhabited this area.
Mangroves are amazing!
Continuing along this track you eventually come to the Mangroves, the boardwalk through this area is amazing, what a wonderful location to educate people about the beauty and importance of their existence. The Mangroves are quite different here to the ones along Beree Badalla Boardwalk (Currumbin Creek) This is the upper stretches of Tallebudgera Creek, where Beree Badalla Boardwalk is near the month of Currumbin Creek.
Tallebudgera Conservation Park mangroves are dense and less influenced by human interference.
The walk is not easy to find or access, you have two options, you can drive to the location or walk which means an up hill climb along Ocean Parade and the entrance is on your left…. the sign is also down which makes it difficult to see. If you decide to drive there is only parking for a limited number of vehicles. You can also access this walk from David Fleay Wildlife Park
Remember wear a hat, put on your sunscreen and take a bottle of water and don’t forget to wear a good pair of walking shoes…and insect repellent!
Read more and see for yourself!
Let’s hope we can walk this track in the not too distant future…..
