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Southport broadwater

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Southport broadwater

Length6.4 mi
Elev. Gain59 ft
Est. Steps15000

River

Created by Susan
Introduction
Southport broadwater is a 6.4 mile (15,000-step) route located near Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. This route has an elevation gain of about 59 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
Pleasant walk along the broad water

Nerang River

Water
The Nerang River is a perennial river located in South East Queensland, Australia. Its catchment lies within the Gold Coast local government area and covers an area of 490 square kilometres (190 sq mi). The river is approximately 62 kilometres (39 mi) in length.

Loders Creek

Water
The Loders Creek is a stream and tidal creek which flows through the suburbs of the Gold Coast of South East Queensland, Australia. The creek is 8.3 kilometres (5.2 mi) long, and forms part of The Broadwater estuary catchment area.

Gold Coast Broadwater

Place
The Gold Coast Broadwater, also known as Southport Broadwater, Gold Coast Harbour and The Broadwater, is a large shallow estuary of water located in the Gold Coast district of South East Queensland, Australia. The estuary reaches from the locality of Southport in the south, to the southern section of the UNESCO World Heritage Listed Moreton Bay in the north.

Gold Coast Aquatic Centre

Sports
The Gold Coast Aquatic Centre (also known as the Optus Aquatic Centre for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games) is a public swimming pool complex located in the Southport Broadwater Parklands on the Gold Coast, Queensland. It was the swimming and diving facility for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Chinatown, Gold Coast

Place
Gold Coast Chinatown is focused on Davenport and Young Streets, and includes the connecting laneways (Regent and Davison Lanes) and parts of Nerang, Garden and Scarborough Streets, Southport. Gold Coast Chinatown is part of the revitalisation of Southport as a central business district for the Gold Coast.

Jubilee Bridge, Southport

Place
The Jubilee Bridge (1925–1966) was a bridge across the Nerang River in South East Queensland, Australia. The bridge connected the suburbs of Southport to Main Beach on the Gold Coast, providing the first road connection to Surfers Paradise. It facilitated the development of the Gold Coast beach suburbs and holiday resorts.

1954 Australian Grand Prix

Place
The 1954 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Southport Road Circuit near Southport in Queensland, Australia on 7 November 1954. The race was held over 27 laps of the nine mile (9.7 kilometre) circuit, a total distance of 153.9 miles (247.6 km). It was the nineteenth Australian Grand Prix and the second to be held in Queensland.

1988 Lifesaving World Championships

Place
The 1988 Lifesaving World Championships were held between 22-27 March 1988 at the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.These were the first Lifesaving World Championships to include both pool and ocean events with the pool events being conducted at the Southport Olympic Pool in Southport and the ocean events being conducted at Main Beach and Greenmount Beach.

Broadwater Parklands light rail station

Place
Broadwater Parklands light rail station is located on Queen Street in the Gold Coast suburb of Southport. The station is part of the Gold Coast G:link light rail system and provides direct access to Southport Broadwater Parklands, a large community park situated on the Gold Coast Broadwater.

Southport Pier, Gold Coast

Place
Southport Pier is a pier spanning the Gold Coast Broadwater in Southport, a suburb on the Gold Coast in South East Queensland, Australia. The current pier was constructed in 2009, replacing a previous structure demolished in 1969.
Route Details

Length

6.4 mi

Elev. Gain

59 ft

Est. Steps

15000
Created by
Susan
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