Tamborine-Nationalpark

The Tamborine National Park (English: Tamborine National Park ) is a national park in the southeast of the Australian state of Queensland. It is 45 kilometers south-west of Brisbane and 20 kilometers northeast of Beaudesert in the hinterland of the Gold Coast.

The National Park consists of 14 separate sections, between which lie individual villages.

The main sections are called Joalah, Cedar Creek, The Knoll, MacDonald Park, Niche 's Corner, Palm Grove and Witches Falls.

Provincial nature

The National Park covers an area of ​​11.6 square kilometers of the plateau of Tamborine Mountain. This plateau is 8 km long, 5 km wide and rises to an altitude of 525 meters on. The height of the plateau provides for more moderate temperatures in the summer, but the time from December to April is the wettest. In winter they are drier and cooler.

Basalt columns, cliffs, rock steps and waterfalls characterize this area, which can be seen as the northernmost remnant of the active 23 million years ago Mount Warning Volcanoes.

Flora and Fauna

In the park there is sparse forests, wet eucalypt forests and rainforests.

Among the wild animals in the park include, for example, Lyrebird, platypus, bush hens, Loris, Black - crested Wippflöter ( Psophodes olivaceus ), Lärmpittas ( Pitta versicolor) and silk foliage birds. The importance of the park is that there 85 % of all animal species and 65 % of all plant species on the Gold Coast are represented.

Facilities

There are a number of picnic areas and many hiking trails to canyons, cliffs, waterfalls and forests. All sections except Cedar Creek have visitor centers. The tents in the park is prohibited, but there are a number inns, hotels, motels and other accommodation.

Sections

Witches Falls

The section Witches Falls is located in the eastern part of the village of Mount Tamborine. This area was declared in 1908 as the first field in Queensland a national park. The main trail is the Witches Falls Circuit (3 km), down a steep slope winds through dense forest in the rain forest with cycads, periodic waterholes, enormous fig trees and palm trees and the waterfalls. Another way to the falls is the Beacon Road Track (4 km one way ). Access to this section is on the Main Western Road (also: Tamborine Mountain Road and Geissmann Drive).

Palm Grove

In the western part of the village of Mount Tamborine is the Palm Grove section. The Curtis Road Track ( 1.2 km one way) links the Curtis Road and Palm Grove Avenue. The Palm Grove Circuit (1.4 miles) leads through the rain forest, as well as fig and palm groves. The Curtis Road branches off from the Tamborine Mountain Road, Tamborine Mountain and from the Palm Grove Avenue from Central Avenue in Eagle Heights.

Joalah

Between these two sections and north of them lies the section Joalah. The Curtis Falls Walk (1.5 miles) leads down to a rock pool at the foot of the falls. On the way one can well consider the basalt rocks. Busch chicken can be from Joalah Circuit (4 km) from watching that goes up again to Curtis Falls Walk. The Section can be reached via the Eagle Heights Road.

MacDonald Park

Also in Eagle Heights, then to the Tamborine Mountain Botanic Gardens, the section is MacDonald Park. It has a rainforest loop trail ( 2.6 km ), on which the plants are provided with nameplates. The Section can be reached via the Wangawallan Road.

The Knoll

The section The Knoll is located northwest of North Tamborine. There you find the Cameron Falls Circuit (3 km), the beautiful views, rainforest, bright woodland and occasionally skinks offers on the rocks sunbathing. The Knoll Road branches off the Main Road. The Tamborine Mountain Natural History Association Information Centre is also located in the village of North Tamborine.

Cedar Creek

On the way from North Tamborine north over the Tamborine Mountain Road to get to the exit onto Cedar Creek Falls Road. One of the finest walk in the entire National Park, Cedar Creek Circuit (3.2 km), leads to the numerous cascades and rock pools of the River and through some vegetation, such as clear and dry rainforest and Guinea - Araucaria forests. The waterfalls cascade rather leisurely but spectacular down into a valley. The 1.5- kilometer-long rock Scree Walk branches off from the trail and represents a worthwhile detour

Niche 's Corner

The Section Niche 's Corner is located approximately 20 kilometers north of The Knoll and the main sections of the national park. It is the Gold Coast and offers far -reaching views. One of the most recommendable trail of the entire national park is Niche 's Lookout Circuit (3.2 km), which leads to the numerous cascades and rock pools of Niche 's Corner along and through several vegetation types, such as clear and dry rainforest and Guinea - Araucaria forests.