Federation Walk

Federation Walk

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Posted 2016-05-16 by Karen Rossfollow
If you feel you can only take so much of the glitz and glamour of Queensland's Gold Coast, here's an easy escape.

Federation walk is a 3km (6kms return) track through bush and dunes, so close, and yet so far from Surfers Paradise.



You can catch the 705 bus, or drive your car to the start of the walk which is across the road from that well known landmark called Sea World.

Here's a worthwhile tip if you are catching public transport; a one way bus trip from Surfers Paradise to Sea World will cost around $5.60. That's $11.20 both ways. If you purchase a 'go explore' card for $10, you immediately save $1.20 and the card entitles you to unlimited travel, all day, on buses and trams. So you can use it later to go out to dinner. Cards can be purchased at retail outlets and hotels.



If you drive to the start of the Federation Walk, there are plenty of carparks available as well as toilet facilities at each end of the walk.

Be sure to take drinking water and a hat.



Adding a bit of excitement to this walk is the very real possibility of seeing a boa constrictor. They rarely slither out in public before dark but if you do see one, notify the relevant authorities.



As you begin the walk you'll see a sign indicating distances near and far. Surfers Paradise is 4.6kms south.



The path is made of compacted gravel and is therefore easy to walk along. You'll see cyclists too. It's a popular path so if you don't see a soul for let's say, ten minutes, you're lost.



There are exit points along the way, leading to quiet beach spots, fringed by coastal plants and trees.



The path goes through a narrow strip of land known as The Spit and finishes at the Gold Coast Seaway from where you can take in spectacular views of the coastline. To the north is South Stradbroke Island and to the south, the skyscrapers of Surfers Paradise.



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