1 hour and 10 minutes walk (return)
This walk encompasses some of our favourite beaches and an elevated view from Point Danger that pays homage to an intrepid explorer.
Follow the oceanside pathway past Coolangatta, Greenmount, Rainbow Bay, Snapper Rocks, Froggies Beach and finally on to Point Danger.
Here you’ll find a spacious green park with a scenic lookout over the rocks and ocean.
Steps away you’ll find the seven-storey lighthouse overlooking Lovers Rock Park, Duranbah Beach and the seawall.
Originally erected to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Captain James Cook’s voyage to the east coast of Australia on the HMS Endeavour, it undertook a transformation in 1969.
The expansion incorporated the lighthouse - the first helium-neon laser lighthouse in the world.
Make this walk an exercise in beach hopping or a story from the history books.
3 hours walk / 45 minutes cycle (return)
For lovers of the long walk or those who prefer pedal power, the Kirra to Currumbin circuit offers insight into local beach life.
Begin at our local Kirra Beach, the sound of waves kissing the rocks a soundtrack to the beginning of your journey.
The easy shared path makes for a casual ride amongst walkers, bikes, skateboards and scooters. Don’t forget the local etiquette of sharing a heartfelt, ‘hello’ along the way.
With music from sidewalk cafes washing out onto the path from the left, to your right one pristine Kirra Beach after another merges together.
Stop off at Belinga Beach and follow the sandy path through the coastal scrub to the open ocean. Or wait until you reach Tugun Beach and explore Flat Rock to its north.
From here follow the Currumbin Oceanway path through the lush Kropp Park. Pull over in the shade. Let the kids hit the playground. Or pedal over the small bridge into Len Wort Park.
The canvas of sand and ocean masterpieces to your right doesn’t end as the famous Elephant Rock welcomes you to Currumbin.
Climb the stairs to the top of the structure and cast your eyes over the beach and back toward the path you’ve just ridden along. Or stop in at Currumbin Beach Vikings Surf Lifesaving Club for lunch with a northern view of Currumbin Beach.
Bathe in Currumbin’s nostalgic atmosphere, watching locals sit on the hoods of their cars and take in the surf action like the scene from a 1970’s surf movie.
Refuelled and ready to return to Kirra Point, head straight home or choose to stop in at different beaches along the way.
8 hours walk (one way) / 4 hours cycle (return)
The ultimate Kirra walk or cycle. The Gold Coast Oceanway is 36 kilometres of pathways that span from the Captain Cook Memorial and Lighthouse in the south to The Spit at Main Beach in the north.
To complete the entire circuit, we recommend a one way walk north and then catching a bus or taxi back to Kirra Point, or hire a set of wheels and devote the day to seeing the Gold Coast by bike.
Outside of local Kirra beaches like Snapper Rocks, Coolangatta, Tugun and Currumbin the Gold Coast Oceanway extends north through Palm Beach and into Burleigh Heads National Park.
A wonderful place for a first stop the National Park is a wild headland with a rocky foreshore to the east and lush rainforest surrounding. You’ll spot white-bellied sea eagles, birdwing butterflies and more.
Beyond the National Park you can also stop off at North Burleigh Lookout and take in views before cycling past Miami, Nobby, Mermaid, Broadbeach, Surfers Paradise beaches and finally onto the Southport Spit.
The Spit is a great place to dive into the ocean and cool off, watch surfers master the swell or visit an internationally renowned attraction like Sea World.
Head home past the same odyssey of beaches or turn inland and ride through some of the Gold Coast’s shopping and suburban areas.
On foot or on wheels, you’ll uncover Kirra’s authentic heart.
