Adventure: Lake Currimundi (Kathleen McArthur) Conservation Park circuit

While popular with locals, this gorgeous 4km conservation park circuit, taking in the shoreline of Currimundi Lake, the ocean and coastal bushland, is largely unknown to those from further afield - and provides a perfect active adventure for the kids now on school holidays!

Suitability 

Easy grade, flat trail - great for a family walk or solo trail run. Dogs are not permitted in this conservation park.

Highlights

Named after a local conservationist and botanical artist – and one of four founding members of the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland in 1962 – Kathleen McArthur Conservation Park is a small parcel of wallum heath between the lake and the sea. The bright heath wildflowers that bloom in late winter and spring were widely featured in her illustrations and books.

Look for white tea tree, orange and yellow banksias and other small flowers – and the birds that come to drink their nectar.

The marked trail is a short sandy single track that winds through beautiful coastal heath. It offers glimpses of Currimundi Lake before bringing you out on the beach. To make a loop, look for the northern beach access and after a brief paved stretch, it’s back into the bush. Brilliant!

Afterwards

Do the Currimundi Lake "Loop the Lake" Walk which goes along both sides of the lake, crossing over via the bridge. Swimming is also popular in the lake’s end.

And why not enjoy a pit stop at one of the coffee shops and eateries at Currimundi.

How to get there

Head to Wurtulla on Nicklin Way. At the IGA intersection turn into Anuna Street towards the coast. Turn left into Mandara Drive and the first right into Bareki Street. Follow this road to the end where it joins Coongarra Esplanade and look for a car park here. The walk starts here in the park.

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