Ocean View Walking - The options are endless...





For the walkers Blue Ocean Apartment offers endless options for anyone seeking an aquatic outlook.

The best option is what I call the Currumbin Loop or Blue Ocean Loop. This walk starts out the front of the complex and is visible from the balcony. You head south down this pathway and essentially keep following it through the Palm Beach Parklands area and then on through the nature reserve area complete with bush turkys and butterflys, then on along the Boardwalk through the wetlands area heading up Currumbin River. The Boardwalk offers great river front vistas up the river with hinterland views beyond. When the tide is in and the wetland area imersed in fresh seawater you can see many small fish swiming along and under the suspended walkway and occasionally a larger one swims under you, it can be a real novelty for the littleones.

Where the boardwalk ends turn left and follow the pathway markings along and under the Thrower Drive bridge and on past the skateboard activity park and then on past the Palm Beach Currumbin Sports Club and over a small bridge which leads to the walkway over the Currumbin River next to and parrallel to the Currumbin River freeway overpass.

This bridge walkway takes you to the carpark area of the Currumbin RSL Club that sits on the banks of the River. This is were you turn back towards home so just follow the path back along the river past the RSL Club, and on past the Rowing club sheads and then on to " The Boatshed" here you will find a coffee shop and Paddleboard and Kayak hire business.

The trick here is to take the pathway down under the Thrower Drive bridge and then double back around and then take the footpath back over the bridge to the other side of Currumbin Creek. Follow this on until you reach the carpark entrance then turn right and cross the carpark to meet up with the start of the board walk back trough the wetland area following the pathway back along the way you came to the apartment. At the very end of this walk you get a magnificent view up the coast to the surfers skyline.

The best time to do this walk in Summer is at first light. You will find that Queenslanders are early risers so the pathway will be busy with other walkers, joggers and cyclists at this time of the day, so you will not be alone and everyone is very friendly at this time of the day.

You will also find all the cafe's open offering the opportunity to stop in for coffee or breakfast at the end of your walk. The Dune cafe opens at 6 am with staff on hand at 5.30 am if you are desperate for a caffine fix.

If the Loop walk is too short for you or you get boared with it very quickly there is also the Ocean Front walk. Known as the Oceanway and streches the full length of the Gold Coast some 36 kilometres in length. Just pick the level of engagement you want and head off in either direction.

The best option is to head south along the Gold Coast ocean pathway which will take you all the way to Rainbow Bay and point danger lookout if you are keen. The rainbow bay surf club is a excellant option for lunch and a cool ale.

The view from the balcony seating is amazing, looking down on the south bowl beach and all the way back to the surfers skyline makes for a memeorable day. Some of the Oceanway path remains a work in progress and so requies some street walking behind the ocean front homes in some places but by and large it is a pedestrian ocean front walk.