Gold Coast TDF Uplate

Our trip starts with staff meeting you at Gold Coast airport at 11 am. It is only a short drive to our hotel in the heart of the Gold Coast and a short walk from the beach. Alternately you are free to meet us at the hotel at 12 noon.

For those arriving a day or two earlier, Bikestyle Tours can arrange pre-trip accommodation on the Gold Coast.

Our ride this afternoon heads into the Gold Coast Hinterland on one of our favourite climbs, Springbrook. Situated on the Qld/NSW border ranges it has luscious vegetation with many brooks and waterfalls. The winding road is comparable to what you’d find in Europe on the foothills of the Pyrenees. However, you are not mistaken by the dominant Eucalypt to remind you that you are in Australia.

Our first climb to Tamborine is a solid climb with gradients reaching 18% in some sections. We will stop at the famous Mt Tamborine bakery before descending off the mountain to start our next climb up to Beechmont. Beechmont offers amazing views across Hinse Dam and to the Gold Coast coastline.

We have a shorter ride option available which tackles the easier side of Beechmont. We can meet up with those on the long ride at the summit of the Beechmont, where paragliders launch into the thermal air current heading for the best views of the Border Ranges and the Gold Coast.

From the summit of Beechmont, we will enjoy a great descent back to our hotel where we will stop for a short break and lunch. After lunch, we do one of the favourite activities on the Gold Coast Broadwater, stand up paddleboarding. We’ll also be supporting a local tourist operator recover.

On leaving our hotel this morning, our ride heads south along the golden beaches before turning inland and across the NSW border into Murwillumbah. We will take a tour of the popular Ink Gin Distillery (maybe purchase a few samples for after the ride!) and continue our ride. We have a short gravel section to reach Murwillumbah where we can fuel up for our stunning climb over Tomewin, our toughest challenge. We will pause at the lookout at the summit and carefully descend into the Currumbin Valley and back along the coastline to our hotel.

For those looking for a shorter option today, we have a more direct route home from the distillery, skipping the steeper hills.

Snapper Point is probably the most picturesque beach on the Gold Coast. We’ll ride along many of them today, so it’s up to you to decide which is your favourite. We’ll make a stop for a coffee along the way.

Once we return to the hotel your staff will be on hand to assist with packing your bike in preparation for your trip home. We will provide a single transfer back to Gold Coast airport at 2 pm.