Burrum Coast Discovery Trail

Hervey Bay >> Dundowran >> Toogoom >> Burrum Heads >> Torbanlea >> Maryborough

Experiences: Ocean and river views, sand dunes, golf courses, dining, swimming, boating and fishing, wildlife, national park and camping.

Route: Departing from the Hervey Bay Visitor Information Centre turn left onto Pialba-Burrum Heads Road and follow the road until you get to the base of the hill. Turn right on to Ansons Road and follow the road to …

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DUNDOWRAN BEACHThis quiet, dog friendly beach with gentle waves at high tide also offers a relaxing sandy haven out to the horizon at low tide. Off Sempfs Road you will find the Ted and Maud Mungomery Vine Forest Reserve – the last littoral vine forest remaining in Hervey Bay. Access the walking tracks at Cissus or Ebony Courts only.

Head up the road to Panorama Drive and discover the valuable self-sustaining ecosystem at the beautiful Arkarra Lagoons; a haven for turtles, eels, fish, ducks, pelicans, waterbirds, insects and many more species. Have a drink or tee-off up the road at Craignish Golf and

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Country Club located on the left off the Pialba-Burrum Heads Road.

Continue along the Burrum Heads Road and take the turn off to…

TOOGOOMThis picturesque seaside community is only 15 minutes from Hervey Bay and boasts un-spoilt beaches, great fishing, wildlife and bird watching. Toogoom is popular with windsurfers and is a favourite holiday retreat for award winning recording artist Guy Sebastian.

Return to the Burrum Heads Road to reach...

All day to enjoy the Burrum Coast foreshore

Burrum Heads and ToogoomA short drive from Hervey Bay, these picturesque fishing villages offer kilometres of unspoilt beachfront. Stroll along soft, sandy beaches, collect fascinating shells, explore rivers and creeks by boat or canoe or just sit and watch the pelicans or some of the other 90 species of bird life that inhabit the area.

Calm blue waters provide an excellent place to fish from a boat or the foreshore.

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•BushwalkingorcampingatthenearbyBurrum Coast National Park

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BURRUM HEADSThis friendly fishing village is nestled in the mouth of the Burrum River, about 36km north of Hervey Bay. From The Esplanade, you can look across to Hervey Bay and on most days see the top end of Fraser Island.

Take a stroll along the miles of soft, sandy beaches, collect fascinating shells, explore or fish rivers and creeks by boat or canoe or just sit and watch the pelicans and some of the other 90 species of birds that inhabit the area.

BURRUM HEADS NATIONAL PARKCovering 23,100 hectares, Burrum Coast National Park has mangrove-lined riverbanks, wallum heath with spectacular wildflowers and tea tree-dominated swamps. The southern section of the park, the Burrum River Section, is located on both sides of the Burrum Heads Road just before Burrum Heads township.

(ThecentralsectionofWoodgateNationalParkcanbereachedfromWoodgateBeach,38kmfrom Childers).

Return to Hervey Bay or continue on the Burrum Heads Road through Howard and Torbanlea to the Bruce Highway and south to Maryborough.

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TiaroMayne Street ph (07) 4129 2599OPEN daily 9am–4.30pm

MaryboroughCity Hall, Kent Streetph1800214789OPEN Mon–Fri 9am–5pm Sat & Sun 9am–3pm

Hervey Bay AirportDon Adams Drive ph (07) 4197 4730OPENMon–Fri8am–4pm Sat&Sun8am–3pm

Hervey Bay227 Maryborough-Hervey Bay Road ph1800811728OPEN daily 9am–5pm

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For more information, contact a Fraser Coast Visitor Information Centre or go to www.ourfrasercoast.com.au