Cliff Gilker Park

Cliff Gilker Park is one of my favourite spots on the Sunshine Coast to walk my faithful, four-legged walking companion, Toby.  The colour coded trails wind and cross Clack and Roberts Creek. Verdant forest surrounds the well maintained trail systems and bridges.  

From the parking lot you will cross the soccer and baseball pitch which is surrounded by Red Cedar and Douglas fir trees. They greet the pensive pedestrian before the journey among the gentle giants.

I am pleased to report for all you canine lovers out there that Cliff Gilker provides doggie boggy bags. As well as running water 'WCs' for the two-legged traveler.

I've walked these trails in the wet winter season and the lush summer.  I can't say which I prefer.

In the winter the smell of wet cedar and dirt is decadent, as is the sumptuous, torrential rain which soaks to the bone.  The solitude of the rainforest in the wet season is one of my favourite ways to spend a Saturday.  There is nothing like a hot shower, dry clothes and a good book in front of the fire after a walk in Cliff Gilker Park, in the rain.

In the summer months the natural sunlight and azure blue sky through the stoic trees makes a peaceful getaway.  

Cliff Gilker is just south east of Robert's Creek on the main highway.
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by Emily Walton

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