A bushwalker has been rescued after falling 10 metres from a popular cliff-side walking track in the Gold Coast hinterland.

Rescuers struggled to gain access to the hiker who had fallen at the Purlingbrook Falls walking track about 1.30pm.

Purlingbrook Falls in Springbrook National Park (file image). Credit:Queensland Government Tourism Bureau

After three hours, a man believed aged in his 30s was flown to hospital with significant ankle injuries.

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