Between Surfers Paradise
and Broadbeach.

From the front door at 1 First Avenue, the Oceanway runs south to Broadbeach. Paved, sealed, lit at night, lifeguarded by day where the path meets the sand. Walked, scootered, prammed, cycled at all hours. This is the spine of the location.

2 kmTotal length
0Road crossings
24/7Lit and open
Start · 0 kmBroadbeach · 2 km →
Beach view from a Viscount apartment balcony
0 km · Start

1 First Avenue

The front door. The Oceanway runs past on the ocean side.

Beach entrance across First Avenue from the apartment building
0.1 km · 1 min

Surfers Paradise Beach

Patrolled stretch directly opposite the building. No road to cross.

Palm trees lining the foreshore near the tram line
0.5 km · 6 min

Florida Gardens G:link

Tram stops on either side; the spine of the Gold Coast network.

Empty beach meeting rolling waves at Kurrawa
1.2 km · 12 min

Kurrawa Beach

Quieter stretch; lifeguarded most of the year.

Oceanway promenade where the Sunday markets set up
1.6 km · 15 min

Weekend markets

Sunday morning fresh produce, makers, coffee.

Broadbeach skyline at dusk
2.0 km · 20 min

Broadbeach

Cafés, the mall, the bowls club, the Friday markets, restaurants.

Coastline curving past Mermaid Beach
2.1 km · +5 min

Mermaid Beach

Keep going, fewer towers, longer sand.

On foot from the door

  • Surfers Paradise Beach0 m · across the road
  • Corner store, tram stop, bus stop2 blocks
  • Broadbeach Bowling Club5 min walk
  • Florida Gardens G:link tram500 m · 6 min
  • Kurrawa Beach1.2 km
  • Weekend markets15 min · either way
  • Broadbeach centre15 min · 2 km Oceanway
  • Cavill Avenue20 min · Oceanway
  • Mermaid Beach2.1 km

Tram or short drive

  • Broadbeach North G:link tram1.4 km
  • Cascade Gardens1.4 km
  • SkyPoint Observation Deck1.7 km
  • Ripley's Believe It or Not!2.1 km
  • Southport Broadwater Parklands6 km
  • Burleigh Head National Park15 min drive
  • Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary20 min drive
  • Dreamworld~30 min drive
  • Gold Coast Airport (Coolangatta)18 km · 30 min
  • Brisbane Airport86 km · ~90 min
Aerial view of Viscount on the Beach at the southern toe of Surfers Paradise

Surfers Paradise,
the quieter end.

  • Address1 First Ave, Surfers Paradise
  • PostcodeGold Coast QLD 4217
  • BeachAcross the road
  • Tram500 m to Florida Gardens
Oceanway promenade winding past coastal vegetation2 km · No cars
01

The Oceanway

A two-kilometre paved beachfront path from the front door south to Broadbeach. Fully sealed, lit at night, no road crossings. Pedestrians, prams, scooters, cyclists, runners.

  • Florida Gardens G:link 500 m south
  • Broadbeach North G:link 1.4 km
  • Weekend markets 15 min in either direction
  • Cavill Avenue 20 min on foot
Broadbeach skyline at dusk along the foreshore15 min · 2 km
02

Broadbeach, the easy walk

Fifteen minutes south along the Oceanway, no road crossings. The bowls club, the mall, the convention precinct, the Friday markets, restaurants on Surf Parade. Most guests stop bothering with the car.

Surfers Paradise skyline towards Cavill Avenue at dawn20 min · north
03

Cavill Avenue, the other walk

Twenty minutes north on the Oceanway, the main Surfers Paradise strip. Cafés, restaurants, the tram, the lights at night. Back at the building inside an hour.

Coastline curving south towards Burleigh HeadsDrive · 15-30 min
04

Beyond the strip

Burleigh Head National Park 9 km south for the headland walk and a coffee in the village. Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary for the kids. Coolangatta Airport 30 minutes south on the highway.

Three beaches within reach.

Surfers Paradise patrolled beach with footprints0 m

Surfers Paradise Beach

The front door. Patrolled, broad sand, the swimming flags up most days.

Quiet Kurrawa Beach meeting rolling waves1.2 km

Kurrawa Beach

Twelve minutes south on the Oceanway. Quieter than the main stretch, lifeguarded most of the year.

Coastline curving south towards Mermaid Beach2.1 km

Mermaid Beach

Keep walking the Oceanway south of Broadbeach. Fewer towers, a longer line of sand.