Tamborine Mountain is a nature lover’s paradise. The famous “Witches Falls” section of the Tamborine National Park was declared in 1908, making it Queensland’s first national park. Over the years additional reserves have been declared and today the park is made up of 13 sections of land on the Tamborine plateau and surrounding foothills. There are a large number of beautiful rainforest bushwalks, most tracks are under 3 kms taking about 1 hour, are well established and easy to follow.
The walking trails are located in 6 sections of the Tamborine National park:
1. Joalah
2. Cedar Creek
3. The Knoll
4. Witches Falls
5. Palm Grove
6. MacDonald
For a detailed description and MAP of each walking track please click on the respective 
button shown at the end of each trail overview below.
Joalah Section
1. Joalah Section of the Tamborine National Park
Access:
There are two different ways of accessing this very popular walk. For ease of parking, turn off Eagle Heights Road into Dapsang Drive at the “St George Anglican Church”, there is a large parking area to the left at the end of the street.
Alternatively, you can also access the start of this walk via a 400meter long track starting at “Tall Trees” T-junction of Eagle Heights Road and Geissmann Drive. This is a popular tourist stop with several cafes and eateries, so parking is limited at times.
Curtis Falls (D5) 1.5km return, 106 stairs, moderate grade with some steeper sections, allow 60 minutes return with plenty of time to admire the waterfall.
The track begins in wet eucalypt forest beneath towering flooded gums. You will notice a drop in temperature as this turns into lush rainforest. Look out for beautiful crows nests and staghorn ferns growing in the canopy above.
The track gradually descends to Cedar Creek, which is reached after the last set of steps. Turn left to reach beautiful Curtis Falls, only a short stroll away. The falls run all year-round, however, they are at their most spectacular after heavy rainfalls. The track ends at a viewing platform overlooking a large rock pool, with great views of the falls and the surrounding columnar basalt rock face.
Please note that swimming is prohibited at the falls, there is a restricted access area below Curtis Falls protecting a fragile glow-worm colony.
Joalah Circuit (D5 / C5) 4.2 km return, allow about 1 hour, easy