| Starting at the bottom
of the mountain ... 1.
Wunburra Lookout overlooks
the Purlingbrook Gorge to the right and the Gold Coast & ocean to the left .
2. Appletree Flat. Found on the Wunburra Ridge , the remnants of an
old apple orchard (2 trees) are featured as a centrepiece of this newly landscaped resting
spot / barbecue facility for tourists to our area . There is a resident koala colony in
this area and on occasion show themselves to eager onlookers.
3. Lyrebird Ridge rainforest scenic loop . Starts at the corner of
Lyrebird & Springbrook Roads and climbs around the ridge through some dense rainforest
& joins up with Repeater Station Road.
4. Purlingbrook Falls. Worth the trip to Springbrook just to see the falls
particularly in the wet season when it is an inspiring sight . The falls plunge more than
100m into a gorge filled with palms ferntrees and lilies. Lookouts are located on either
side of the head of the falls, and longer walking tracks that pass under the falls and
down to the Waringa rock pool which is a favourite swimming hole frequented by
locals & tourists alike .
5. The Public Hall .Built around 1937 from local hardwood , this
"cultural centre" is the throbbing heart of the community with activities
ranging from community meetings , dances and the indoor sports persuits of the more mature
locals.
6. Hardy's Lookout .Named after Jim Hardy & family (one of the
original pioneer families on Springbrook) The Pioneer Monument is at this point and
registers the names of the original settlers.
Elevation 2428 feet above sea level.
7. Best of All Lookout . Top end of Repeater Station Road . A
small stand of Antarctic Beech trees on the track to the lookout are perhaps more than
2000 years old. Views over the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales , Mount
Warning , Murwillumbah and Brunswick Heads.
8. The Old School . Down the end of School Road is the original
Springbrook School . It has been preserved as an Information centre for the National Parks
.
10. Twin Falls. Tallanbana picnic area, just past Canyon Lookout
offers a quick 300m stroll to the top of Twin Falls, or a longer canyon walk down to the
rock pool at the bottom that is frequented by the locals & tourists in the warmer
weather.
11. Goomoolahra picnic area at the end of Springbrook Road leads to another
waterfall and two more breathtaking lookouts. Lookout on top of Bilborough's Falls (
a.k.a. Goomoolahra Falls ) allows a view of the waterfall cascading to the gorge below
with a backdrop of mountain ranges and the Gold Coast . You can see 70 miles out to sea at
this point.
These are but a few of the easy to get to
spots on the Mountain . The best country to see requires the use of suitable footware and
walking through the many kilometres of National Park walking tracks in order to gain a
better appreciation of our beautiful area. |
